Jimmy and Chase Miller- Serving Kenya since 2011

Psalm 100  Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.  Serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. As a family we thanked the Lord today for all the blessings He has rained upon us.  We are truely grateful.  The kids are learning that the Lord's blessings come in different packages than we would expect in the world.  Hunter has had steady work with the missionary children and in the intensive care nursery.  Aaron and Isaiah have worked on smaller projects.  They have brought much joy to the surrounding children as they play frisbee and toss the ball. I continue to be impressed by the weariness of the workers and pray for them.  I am daily encouraging them in their work.  My work in the operating room has slowed down now as I focus more on the emergencies and causualties rather than the scheduled elective cases.  An eleven year old boy had a complication related to an ear infection requiring 2 surgeries the second of which involved draining infection from his

Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord.  The maker of heaven and earth. I will praise You in this storm and I will lift my hands for you are who you are no matter where I am.  Every tear I cry you hold in your hand you never left my side though my heart is torn.  I will praise you in this storm. The sick continue to press in and the needs are overwhelming.  The suffering is tremendous.  The diseases are rare and advanced.  Beyond man's capacity to care.  But the city on the hill Tenwek Hospital receives them all.  They come from far.  They are called by HIM to be cared for at this place of light amongst the darkness.  The illnesses press in but the LORD is our help.  He sorts through the needs, the casualties, the suffering and heals.  The weariness is tremendous.  As I return home a purging occurs as I cry out in pain over what I have seen and done.  I see HIS hand and I praise Him and thank Him for the help.  It co

        Children outside hospital which sits on a hill Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world.  A city on a hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.  Instead they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.  In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven." I feel overwhelmed by the weight of the sicknesses pressing in.  There are so many in need and their diseases are so far advanced.  They have walked so far and waited so long to be seen.  In my own humaness I am unable to handle these problems and feel so ill equipped.  There are so many patients and there is so little time with each one.  They all need surgery but which ones am I to operate on?  My weaknesses are forever before me but I remember where I am weak He is strong.  He has called us to shine our light before men and not to hide it under a bowl.  So I press on and pray that G

Psalm 84:5  Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.  As they pass through the valley of  Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.  they go from strength to strength till each appears before God in Zion. I am struck by the pain and suffering in this place.  By the endless inpatients in such tremendous need.  The many infections, burns, and casualties.  The patients wander around the hospital campus in wheel chairs, with bandages, on crutches.  Their families attend to their needs as the nursing staff are well beyond their capacity.  The surgeons are working as quickly as they can.  It truely is a valley of weeping (Baca).  Only God can make a spring in the desert.  Only God can bring the early rains (blessings) into this place.  Oh, God use us to bring rain into the desert. Quiet my spirit that I would not be overcome by the work and the ways of this place.  Make me a blessing to those who seek my

2Cor4:8  We are hard pressed on everyside, but not crushed, perplexed, but not abandoned; struck down but not destroyed.  We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.  For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body.  So then death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. We have arrived at Tenwek rejoicing in God's faithfulness.  There were many answered prayers.  Our check process in Rochester was hectic but the agent was very gracious and there were no extra fees for our 10 bags which were all overweight.  All our equipment was received with very little issue.  One short inquiry in Nairobi as to our packing list but it was as if the guard didn't even look at the contents on the list which was mearly a piece of paper I produced from my backpack as I had no packing list.  We are settling in to our apartment by the ri

-Please pray for our health prior to the trip and on our trip. -The release of equipment for sinus surgery. -Safety for luggage and equipment to arrive with us and intact. -Preparation of patients and their safe travel to the hospital. -Patients would be open to the Gospel. -God's healing power would be manifest! -God would guide Chase's hands in the operating room. -Preparation for work for Jimmy, Hunter, Aaron, and Isaiah. -Open door to work in the orphanage. -That the Lord would hand pick the 'check-in' person at the airport to allow all of our luggage through without any fees!!

As we continue to pack medical equipment and supplies for our upcoming trip, I see the luggage growing before my eyes and I wonder if I'll be able to fit all of the luggage out of our laundry room to the downstairs?!  The Lord has blessed us with an abundance of supplies and equipment!  Hunter was able to gather clothes and stuffed animals through her school friends at Mercy High School and we hope that we can deliver these items along with Christain coloring books and crayons to the local orphanages. As Chase and I were praying this morning specifically for health and protection, the Lord reminded me of Psalm 103:1-6, "Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.      Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits—      who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,      who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,      who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is rene