The Number 7

       Rest. Its one thing that both Ben and I havn't had the chance to catch up on. We pretty much jumped out of school on a plane and hit the ground running in Africa and it has been awesome and totally God Breathed but now its rest time. Both of us were in the long haul to push ourselves to the max but even super heros take holidays. So we were invited by Wycliffe to their annual missions conference in Malindi Kenya and that is where we have been for the last 7 days soaking up the sun on the beach for half price. It has been such a blessing being able to see old faces and hang out with new ones. I enjoyed meeting and getting to know the team from the US that came to run the childrens program and the kids themselves. Heres some of the kids/students that stood out.
        Silas. Hes Got a mullet i got Dreads we automatically hit it off cool. German missionary kid who is by far bilingual especially when his sister bothers him in the middle of an intense game of water polo. In that way i was totally jealous of him. If you watch Tarzan then you pretty much have seen this kid. His parents are stationed in Nairobi. Look forward to seeing him in years to come.
       Andrew. Can swim but you would never know it. Has an extreme fascination with headbands. Wears goggles that are usually half full of water. Is the palest kid in his family. A head shorter than Silas.
       Josh. Junior is high school. Messed up his elbow last time i was here in 07' doing gymnastics on the beach. Defies the traditional missionary kid stereotype by being cooler than most of the kids in the states. Wears dark tan Crocks. Has a younger sister named Kendra who was one of my students last time and is growing up to be a young woman quickly.
       Its also been cool getting to hang out with Robin Rempel again and have conversations about end times. I went to kelifi today to see Nate the kenyan i hang out with a lot last time. He is going great.
      We are almost done here and then we will head back to the samburu hills where we will complete our trip by continuing to serve Stakwell and his ministry. Im looking forward to the time there. Please be praying for our time there and that we will be able to get the well fixed and workable. Also pray for Alison Gamble the Cofounder and logistics person. She is the sole reason this trip has been made possible. She had surgery on her gall bladder on wednesday and is having a hard time in recovery so pray that she will be healed. Thanks for reading.
-AV