Reunited

by | Jul 31, 2025 | Pray

Dear All,

By now, you know that I always put the “bottom line” first, so you all can quickly see what’s going on during a mission trip. If at all possible, please also read the prayer requests and pray. Then, if you’d like to know more and have the time, read on for more details.

Thursday’s Bottom Line:

Our two U.S. missionaries have wrapped up their various separate seminars and summits, and all have gone well, praise God! Now Mark and Scott are both back at Hillary’s house near Nairobi, where they are resting and gathering steam for leading the Better Together marriage seminar on Saturday. Scott is not feeling well and is looking forward to some extra sleep and better health.

Thursday’s Prayer Requests:

  1. Restorative rest and great health for both Mark and Scott, as well as for James and Hillary.
  2. Many existing DM leaders – and especially those eager to start leading – to “take the challenge” to organize and begin their new groups by August 9th.
  3. Absolutely nothing (spiritual, logistical, financial, relational, etc.) to keep the ministry couples God wants at Saturday’s Better Together marriage seminar from coming; the Holy Spirit to clearly direct our team’s specific preparations for that event.

Thursday’s Details:

Here’s Scott at his DM summit at Hillary’s church in Juja…

What a happy preacher!

… Scott said, “36 people currently in DM groups who are not DM Coaches signed up to become coaches today. Only two came who are not in a DM group. Here are the ones requesting to start groups.”

He continued, “Notice the one(s) with the white turban(s). They are called Akurinu. The one [on the left of the screen] is a pastor. According to their tradition, they are not to fellowship with any outside their church, but through the DM process, they have found many new friends in the family of God. Hillary will be holding a vision-casting in one of their churches a few weeks after our mission. God is bringing His body together!”

Scott also sent us some kitchen-ish pictures.

Crockpot in the carport

And here’s a close-up of the features and controls of such an appliance.

“African crockpot”

Whether or not it’s been simmering in your garage, may your dinner tonight be as tasty as theirs was, and may God bless you and your family bigtime as you keep praying for Our Heroes during this mission trip!

More news soon!

Patty