"It was the Best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness"

Dear Friends,  I'm sorry I fail to update this page more often.  Considering the events in Nairobi yesterday, I felt the urgent need to communicate.  This will be brief as I'm headed off to teach Sunday School soon. 

Yesterday some long time friends came to visit us for the Titchie field day.  A day designed to give our elementary students, especially the boarding students, a fun and special day.  Our friends brought their little ones as well as a birthday cake to celebrate the start of another year of life for Amanda.   The games were great, the campus was jumping with life as our Sr. class presented it's Sr store with special burgers, salads and  doughnuts that people drive hours to enjoy.   Then in the after noon, a small party to celebrate with Amanda was to be had. 

However,  we received text message alerts of insecurity in Nairobi.   As many of you now now, it was a serious attach of terrorists aimed at a high end mall in the capital city Nairobi.   We were asked to pray as some of our students were there with their families.   We found that all the students and families were safe after several hours.  But all the news was certainly not good.  We know that one of our students who is from Nairobi lost at least 2 of his extended family.   We learned that 39 people so far have lost their lives.   Just like at RVA, the mall had promoted a family day with special children's events. 

This has severely shaken the residents of the capital.  As I sat to have  a quiet time this morning, Ps 64 was part of my reading.  It was certainly an encouraging reminder.   Please pray for the millions Blinded by Islam and those that seek to harm innocent people. 

In summary of this hastily written note, our students and faculty have remained protected, Praise the Lord for this, our families that were in Nairobi and had to hide need your prayers for wisdom and peace.  Our school needs your prayers for continued safety in travel and protection here.    We need to pray together for God's Spirit to move in Kenya as a result of this event.   Thanks for your partnership!!!! 

More to come!