springs of hope

Well we have been here for a little over 2 months now, and we are starting to get used to living in Kenya. I can tell you that 2 weeks into it I was missing family and friends something awful. We took sometime for ourselves about 2 weeks ago and went on our first weekend trip to Samburu. It was a much needed time for our family, and we saw many animals from Cheetahs to Lions, and Giraffes, and Tons of Elephants.

We also moved into a place on the 2nd we are renting, and we are very happy with it. We were thankful for the time we were able to stay with Bishop Opicho & his family, but it is nice to have a place we can call home. We have plenty of room so we are ready for anyone who would like to come, and visit us here in Kenya. We would love to have you! There is plenty of work to be done here. Construction, Medical, VBS, many kinds of outreach projects, and there is always time to see this beautiful country & it’s people.

We are happy to say that the Care Center is moving along nicely. Monday we should be pouring the cement, and picking out our stones that we would like to have on the building. We can hardly believe that we are at this point, and if it had not been for God, and how he works through people like you this would not be possible. Keep praying that we continue to move forward, and that we do not run out of funds. God has brought this project this far. We know He will not stop now.

We have been assisting some women who have HIV so that they can start some small businesses, making them able to support themselves and their children. At times this can be hard as their situations can be heartbreaking. There is Helen who I have mentioned before. She returned home with her children to have them not only get sick again, but get infested with bug bites. She lives in a mud home, and the bugs have taken over. We are working to help her move to a new home, and then help her and her babies by seeing how she can start a small business to support herself & her family.

There is also Catherine, and her children, Grace, Moses, and Ann. All who are very dear to Joseph & myself. We do not know her status, but she has been made to leave her home by her “Husband” and she had no where to go. We assisted her with finances to move, and now we are looking to help also with a small business. We can help Helen for approximately $200 USD, which will provide her with her first month’s rent, funds for a business, and enough to get her a small bed, and a charcoal stove to cook on. She needs to get herself & the babies off the ground so they will not get sick. We have paid for Catherine’s first month of rent which is about $25 USD, and she needs about $50 more to start her business. This could be a great project for an individual or a group at church.

We are meeting this Sunday with the youth at All Nations Springs of Life to plan future outreach activities. We will be doing outreach activities to the Street Boys, and we would like to go back to Ward 12 at Nakuru General Hospital, and pray and talk with the patients in the AIDS wards. We have also been talking to a Head Master at a local school here about mentoring some of the 35 boys that attend there that were former street boys, and seeing what we can do to help them stay on the right track.

But we ultimately know that we cannot accomplish any of this without God, and his unfailing grace, and you. What I have expressed to you in this update is only a fraction of what is happening here. There is so much more, and as I said we cannot continue the building or reaching out to help lift up those in need without you. Please continue to pray for us, and the people we serve. Pray for the continuation of construction for the Care Center so that we can help the children more effectively. We ask for you to pray about continued support for us as moving here and starting our lives completely over has come at a cost.

We ask if you have made a commitment to help us monthly please send that in for July. Again, we thank you for your love, prayers, and Support! For more info go to WWW.SpringsofHopeKenya.org

Love & Blessings, Joseph, Molly & Elijah Bail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it