IN Nairobi!

Arrived safe and sound with all luggae on October 30th! That means clean underwear! Praise The Lord! Resting in Nairobi leaving for Yei, Sudan in the morning... with Medical Team that arrived tonight. Please pray for the health and stamina of our entire team and that we will be able to make all our bags with medicine and bibles and clean uderwear on the charter flight as weight will be a factor! Please pray that I will have a good memory for my bible stories and womens teaching that God will bring to mind every word and every scripture needed! Internet is slow so this will be a short post.... All of you are in my prayers and I look forward to reading your posts and comments.
In His Service-
MJ

Just 3 days to go! And God has been so failthful to me.....There have been lots of last minute plans for in country travel but I know it will all come together just as God has planned it....I am getting more and more excited with each passing day about how God is going to use me and waiting with expectancy to see it unfold. My suitcase and back pack are pretty much ready to go with the exception of just a few last minute things to take along....malaria rx, and my Bible. There has been some spiritual warfare with my health so I went to the Dr this past week. I will have some issues to address when I return but with the Dr's approval I'm good to go now.....I am praying for health, saftey, and spiritual strength for myself and all the teams I will work with ....In heavenly armor we enter the land. Satan has already been defeated and the battle and victory belong to the Lord! Glory, Honor, Power, and Strength to the Lord!
I serve a mighty God!!!

It's getting closer and closer to GO time! Only 16 days til I fly away! Saturday evening was fantastic....All the ladies that came together to give of their time and talent to sew skirts for this trip have made me feel so blessed and humbled at the way they have served the Lord! The beautiful skirts I will wear and then give to the Sudanese women.Iam so grateful for all God has done and how he has brought together so many to make this all happen in His timing. Those who have given financially, those who are praying, and those who have given of their time and talents to help me pull it together! Let me just say that each one of you have a very special place in my heart and you are in my prayers daily...Without each one of you it would not be possible for me to go and fulfill God's plan and purpose in Sudan. Each one of you are a witness to me of God's faithfulness. THANK YOU!

So I have still been preparing stories and doing my best to be in God's word everyday so that as the journey begins I hope to be ready for what ever God has planned. Of course we have a plan and have been working very hard to bring it all together especially all the E3 Partners team members and those on staff there. Praise God for all of them! Although it is God's will we are going there to accomplish and I hope that we will all be sensitive to his direction and flexible as things WILL change along the way.

Please continue to pray for my health, my prayer life and continued financial support.

Wow .... I can hardly believe that it's only 27 days to go before I leave for Sudan. I feel like I have been preparing for a year and now suddenly it's here, all in a very good way. I am so excited. It has been a whirlwind past few weeks. Including my mom and nephew staying with me as refugees from hurricane Ike for a week. Praise God only minor damage to my mom's house and of course many lost trees and a broken fence. Power is back too! Please keep my family in your prayers as they deal with life returning to normal where they live and me being gone through the rest of this year and into next year, for my mom especially. Some really great blessings came from hurricane Ike in that I had an opportunity to spend some quality time with my 12 yr old nephew and we had a blast taking my dog Fred swimming several times, and hanging out at the book store where of course I had to buy him a few new books....What are Aunt's for right?:)

This weekend Friday and Saturday will be a time of unity building for the team going to Sudan and time of encouragement and prayer also. We will begin Bible story training for the entire team as well, the Taposa people we will be working with are oral learners so this is an invaluable tool. I have been practicing and ask you to please pray that my memory will not fail and that I will have boldness in Christ. As in Ephesians 6:19 And pray also for me that utterance may be given me that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel...

The amazing women in my Sunday school class have generously offered to come together on October 11th to do some sewing for my trip. I will be taking some beautiful handmade skirts and other thing that I will use and then be able to leave for the women in Sudan. I already have six skirts from my friend Emily's mom and she had given us the idea to sew scripture into the hem of these skirts. This is such a beautiful gesture that God will get all the glory for and to anyone who is part of that thank you so much for your humble service to the Lord! To All the ladies in Tapestry you are an inspiration to me. May God Bless each of you with the desires of your heart.

Prayer Request-
God is preparing the people and the land for harvest...
Again for my mom and family as they recover from hurricane Ike and prepare for the holidays without me.
Travel, health, God's provision for the medicine I still need and the rest of the funds for this trip.
God will continue to work on my submission to him.

Praise-
For sweet one on one time in prayer and fellowship with Patricia
time spent with my nephew
opportunity's to spend time with dearly loved friends
God's provision as I have almost reached my financial goal only about $1200 to go...

God is Good