Monday, September 24, 2012
We have three new children as of last week. We got two twin girls and their older sibling!
Priscilla, Celine, Alyce ( not sure if i spelled those right :)
They are very sweet girls and I've enjoyed getting to play with them. On Friday Peter and Maryann took us to the market in Eldoret so we could get some clothes for Alyce because we didn't have any for her size! They have this market every Friday in Eldoret west were it seemed like hundreds of people had their tarps/blankets set up selling either new or used clothing. I wish we had brought our camera with us, there was a sea of thousands of people there. It was a good experience and we hope to go back in the future.
On another note my ( Danielle ) heart has been heavy, full of questions. I was talking to one of the ladies that works at the childrens home last night and she told me she walks 2 hours to and from work! 4 hours a day of just walking !!!! It made me sad that just to be able to make some money ( which isn't much, about 4 or 5 dollars a day in the U.S. ) she spends that much time walking just to be able to have a job. So do many of the other workers here, and I was told the other day there is a 60 % unemployment rate here.. I've often wondered, Why did GOD place me where he did when he could have placed me anywhere else in the world that doesn't have as much as we did. Why was I blessed so much ? And why do these people have to endure all the things they do and still praise GOD more than I do and don't question him as much. Why do I get upset over such silly things and not trust GOD over simple everyday things ? Maybe thats why I was sent here, so I can learn again to have faith like a child, and hopefully help some of these children and people while im here....
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Our First Week
Our first week has been busy/hard, but we have gotten to meet some wonderful little kids that we already love and are excited to take care of. Our flight went well and we got to Eldoret without any trouble. Thanks for all of the prayers and encouragement ! The second day we got here they went and picked up five more children Karen, Asa, Jacob, Enoch, and Elias. We have had a lot of fun playing with them and getting to know them. Then on Monday morning when we woke up we found out Job had passed during the night. He had come to the home with stomach problems and was advised by the doctors just to keep feeding him protein but he did not get better. He was the sweetest little boy you would ever meet. He always wanted to sit in our laps and hold our hands, and he was my little helper the first few days when i didn't know where to find anything. Even though we couldn't understand each other because he only speaks Swahili, he would take me by the hand and show me where to go :) . I know he is in heaven with Jesus without his stomach pains anymore but it still has been a very sad week. We just got back from his funeral a few minutes ago. Please also be in prayer for Rachel. She came to the home with meningitis and now they think she may have cerebral palsy. We start Swahili lessons on Monday for an hour a day ! Please be in prayer for that also. We don't have internet regularly so we will try and update as we can. We have taken some pictures and will try and get them uploaded soon.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Two new babies and we have an official leave date !
We found out we are leaving August 27th ! We were able to move our leave date up to be able to get there sooner to help with the new children and so they can start taking in more !! We are very excited and thank everyone for their prayers, donations, encouragement, etc . ! We have been so blessed ! Here are two pictures of the two new children at the Tobiah home !
Job
Augustus
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Impact!
Hey everybody,
We had another awesome week and saw God do some incredible things. As you know, we are in the process of fundraising to move to Eldoret, Kenya. This week we went up to Impact, which is a christian conference for teens all over the southeast, in order to try to sale some t-shirts. We were extremely blessed by the generosity and encouragement we received from everyone while we was there. So a special thanks to everyone at impact who bought a shirt or just came up to us and blessed us with a word of encouragement.
Also, I am really excited to announce that our family over in Kenya has grown a little more already. We now have 5 beautiful children. The newest addition to our family is a one year old baby boy named Javon.
We have still yet to order our plane tickets, but our plans are to leave in October.
Please continue to pray for us as we continue our journey!
God bless
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Adopt Us!
SEEKING ADOPTION
Well, we are not really
orphans—but, adoption is a beautiful word that helps describe the strong
relationship that we are seeking between our family and the churches and
friends that pray and support us. The church at Antioch, in a sense, adopted
Paul and Barnabas as special messengers of the Gospel to Asia and Europe (Acts
13:1-3). We are hoping to
have the same relationship with the people who send us.
We encourage everyone we
meet to prayerfully consider adopting OUR FAMILY as their missionaries. We hope
that you will discover that adopting us as your missionary family can be a very
rewarding experience. It will open your life and the life of your family to a
world that is completely unseen in your present context. You will gain a
new perspective of your
world, the world outside the U.S. and learn what God is doing in foreign lands
while you become more directly involved in reaching the world for Jesus Christ.
How
and Why Adopt OUR FAMILY
Much of the effectiveness
of adopting a missionary truly depends on you taking the time to know the
family or individual you are adopting—in this case us. If you adopt a small
child, you don't just assume you know all you need to know and then head down
some predetermined path. So, as with a child, we are seeking people to be involved
in our lives and ministry through prayer, communication, and material support.
• Prayer: Augustine
said, "Without God, we cannot; but without us, God will not." Prayer
is the life blood of
missions—and we covet
it!!! I tell you, nothing is more humbling and encouraging than when someone
tells us they
have been praying for us.
• Encourage and
Communicate: Being in a foreign land is often like being on another planet. In
Kenya, we are completely disconnected from the churches, people, and community
we left. Therefore, we are seeking peoplewho are willing to keep us connected
to the life we left.
• Material Support: You might
be surprised, but most missionaries receive the majority of their monthly
financial support from individuals and not from churches—it is the same with
us. We really depend on individuals to adopt and support us financially. The
average amount individuals give missionaries is usually between $25 and $50 per
month. Currently, we are still short about $1000/mo. (only 20 people at
$50/mo.) Therefore, we are seeking
people to prayerfully consider financially supporting us on a monthly basis on
top of their montly tithes to church.
We are asking for prayers and
for financial assistance because we are about to be moving to Eldoret, Kenya to
work at an orphanage. We currently live in Murfreesboro, TN and have attended
Stones River Church of Christ for the past 2 years. We have felt for several years led to the
eastern part of Africa and an opportunity arose this past fall for an organization
that would be seeking a couple to come in and begin in an orphanage called
Children with Hope. We will be working
alongside a native Kenyan named Peter and his wife in addition to working with us at Children With Hope. They
have asked us to come on board with their ministry beginning August
of this year and make a commitment of at least 2 years though we plan on
staying longer if it is God’s will. When we get there we will begin the process
of taking on children. As we take on more children we will be able to hire
staff that will help give them jobs to provide for their families. We felt very
led to this area because of the number of orphans. There are around 60,000
orphans in Kenya alone and we hope to be able to invest in as many lives as
possible to help them know they are loved and to bring them to a knowledge of
God.
If you are interested
please contact us at hammy1285@gmail.com
or leave a comment on how to get in touch with you.
“Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the
Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to
let the world corrupt you.” James 1:27
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Please buy one of our shirts to support our trip to Africa!
If you live in Murfreesboro we will get the shirt to you, but if you live out of town we can ship it to you for 2.00 more. Thanks for your time ! Hope you have a great day !
If you live in Murfreesboro:
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