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Monday, February 19, 2007

High Gear

As some of you might have heard, I haven't been feeling well for the past couple of days. At first I was showing signs that I could have malaria, but the worst of the sickness lasted only for one night and now I'm just left with no appetite and a very weak body. I'm doing alright now, and I assume I'll be fine by tomorrow.
Which is very important, because tomorrow we leave in the morning for a town called Narok in Massailand. We are not actually staying in that town, but we'll go there first to buy our food and some other supplies and then head to our ministry location. This is an area of high altitude which can become very cold at night and during a cloudy day, even though it's the hot season in Kenya. It's not too rough out there though. We have buildings to stay in and two main churches that we will be working with. On building is brand new, thanks to a team that Shane led a few months ago. Shane builds these places called Hope Centers equipped with a church room, school rooms, eating area, and solar powered lights. We'll be staying there for the week going out to schools and living areas from there.
After today, we will have minimal downtime and lots of work to do for the rest of the trip. From here our schedule is very tight and we'll have to always be watching to make sure we make the best use of our time.
Thank you to those of you who left comments, it meant a lot to me. If you would like to get in touch with me personally, and so that I can write you back, feel free to e-mail me at jesusfreaktonfry@yahoo.com
Of course, I won't be able to get back to you until we return to Nakuru next week, so you'll all hear from me then. That is also the time when I will have some good pictures to put up because life here isn't nearly as exciting, and I'm not a good enough photographer to find shots worth sharing.
Thank you for your prayers and support; it means so much to me that everyone back home is reading this. I miss all of you very much- you have no idea. You'll hear from me in a week.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey brother.

how beautiful is it to see God's love come through people? i love seeing how intensely these young adults are really pulling for the work God is doing through you. it is amazing. there is so much going on in these "young adults" lives, but yet i still see them pressing on. it is very encouraging to me. and it is great to see them find some example in your actions. so, keep it up.

not to make you sounds super amazing, because it isn't you; it is God & the AMAZING work He has done through you and is continuing to do.

as about a million other people said before this, i am praying for you. & so is the rest of the land of lincoln.

best of luck & health in the future.
hey, your brother bought a new transformer game. it is sweet. i LOLed a lot. and i thought about how you would get a kick out of it.

peace be with you.

Anonymous said...

Praying you are all better like... NOW!!! Eric just told me today that you were sick- and he found out Saturday!!! So just wanted you to know that you're in our prayers- you can email us at nicolebspa@yahoo.com if you'd like (or can even recieve) any kind of care package!! Loves! The Bittermanns!!!

Anonymous said...

Hey Tony,
God bless you! I trust the Lord has answered all our prayers for your health. We miss your big smile at church, but you are a light shining bright in Kenya now and we thank God for that. Please know we are praying for you and your mission. Blessings, Tee & Tom Bayless

Anonymous said...

hey tony, wats up? im glad to hear your feeling better. i was going to comment with everyone else but i hadnt read your entire blog since you got there and i didnt want to take up too much time on arols laptop. anyway, stay warm and feel better! -Melissa Dorantes

Anonymous said...

hey tony, wats up? im glad to hear your feeling better. i was going to comment with everyone else but i hadnt read your entire blog since you got there and i didnt want to take up too much time on arols laptop. anyway, stay warm and feel better! -Melissa Dorantes

Anonymous said...

Hey Tony!

Hi from all the kids at MCS! We are praying for you DAILY in all our classrooms, and we hope you are feeling completely well now. The kids ask about you all the time! We hope to be able to get the older ones on our slow little office dial-up PC to leave their own comments,too - maybe next week. It's great to hear about your trip and about all that God is doing through you.

In His service,
Mrs. Johnson & the MCS kids

I Cor 16:13!

Anonymous said...

Tony,
It's so great to hear about and "see" what's happening in Kenya. Keep up the hard work and soak in every moment of serving Christ- your act of worship!
Much love, Aunt Karen