Preparing for July 2015 trip to Tenwek

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 The Miller Family is preparing for another trip to Tenwek Hospital in Bomet Kenya 7/1-28th.  This will be our fifth trip and we are full of expectations.  For some reason I struggle this year with what to bring.  What could we possibly take to a place so impoverished and so in need?  How can we make our mission sustainable?  These questions run through our minds.  Each year the people say, “They must be bringing something with them for they have come so far”.  Our cry to the Lord is please don’t send us empty handed.  We are incapable of quenching their thirst and meeting all their needs.  You, JESUS, are the living water, their joy and their strength.  We bring “the LOVE of Jesus Christ”.  We bring healing through the POWER of Jesus Christ.  We bring refreshing water by the SPIRIT of Jesus Christ. 

My heart meditates on the feeding of the five thousand.  The Lord had compassion on the people and taught them late into the night.  The disciples asked the lord to send the people away to the surrounding countryside for food.  But he answered, “you give them something to eat.”  I am so quick to look to others who might be more equipped or have more to offer.  But the Lord says, ‘YOU give them something…”  He is not short handed by our inabilities or lacking, he is more than able to extend our hands.  My prayer is that He will go beyond my human skills.  That he will miraculously multiply what we bring to the table.  I go with a willing heart and faith to believe that he can supply needs through us.  We are blessed to be called to this ministry.  We ache for your prayers to carry us.  Below I have listed some of our prayer needs and ministry needs.  We thank you in advance for joining with us.

PRAYER AND MISSION NEEDS
Luggage and supplies will be invisible at the border crossing
Health and strength for Chase
Wisdom and healing hands in caring for patients
Mission opportunities in hospital and community for Hunter, Aaron, and Isaiah
Mission opportunities for Hunter with the women who have moved out of a life of prostitution
Wisdom and open doors for Jimmy and the water filter mission
Assistance with funds to build a new dining hall for Kitoben Orphanage
Assistance for the Mercy fund- covers expenses for sick orphans and
    surgical patients
Assistance with water filter purchases- goal of 200 filters this year

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Jimmy, Chase, Hunter, Aaron, and Isaiah



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