Bwanabob

Just wanted to drop you all a note and let you know all that has happened to us since returning to America.

Not long after we came back to the States my Pastor asked if I would be willing to help in the church as associate pastor.  I accepted and believe that the Lord has led us from ministering on the Dark Continent to ministering in a Nation being overtaken by Darkness.

The second Sunday we were in my home church they voted to take me on staff.  My church salary will begin in August and I am asking our mission supporters not send us funds after this month, July.

My home church has given me permission to return to Kenya at least once a year to visit the churches we have helped plant and encourage the pastors we have helped to train.  If we receive any missions support after July we will keep our mission account open and use the funds we receive toward our short term trip which we are already planning for next year.

One pastor has already committed to traveling with me back to Kenya to help encourage the churches next year.  If any of you would like to travel with me please contact me so that I can know well ahead of time how many will be going with me.  I would like to travel sometime June through August 2009, but will be flexible, the cost will be somewhere between $2500 and $3000, depending on airfare prices, the strength of the dollar and weather you would like to go on safari to one of the game parks in Kenya.

We have put together a power point presentation of our work over the past 9 years and plan to be sending that out soon.  If you would like to have us come to give a final report in person we will be glad to.

Please contact me if you would like to continue to send support to Missionary Gitau in Sudan or any of the other Pastors.  I have other missionary friends still in Kenya who I can channel funds through.

As we finish our ministry to the Turkana in Kenya we want to say Thank You!  Without your prayers and support our load would have been much heavier.  There were many times we committed to serve, build or plan not knowing where the funds or strength would come from, but in the end the Lord always provided.

Thank you all for being vessels of His Grace.

Ericka and the boys are very happy to be living here in America.  Our house is next to a creek and the boys play in it almost every day.  After 9 years in the desert I thank the Lord every time I hear the water flowing or rain falling outside.  We live very close to our parents and our boys are really enjoying getting to know their grandparents.  We have already been very busy trying to see all of our friends and family, but it is a blessed busy.

Please pray for the ministry we handed over to the nationals.  They are continuing to operate the Bible Institute, working together to hold each other accountable and planning meetings to encourage one-another.  Pray for us as we learn to minister to this new “tribe” – American Youth.  And also pray for us as we plan our missionary journeys to visit the churches we planted that we would continue to build-up the work of God.

If you all have any questions for us our home number is 417-678-4065.

If you have any questions for my sending church or pastor, Bro. Parsons, the church number is 417-678-2794.

I may continue to send some reports from time to time letting you all know how the work is going on in Kenya.  The pastors have already sent me several e-mails and are looking forward to my visit next year.

Again, Thank you all and God bless you, the work of the Lord in Turkana is continuing in the hands of the national churches and pastors!   “Paul planted, Apollos watered and God is giving the increase!”

In Christ,  Associate Pastor, Bob Clark