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Eric and Melodic Perry
MINISTRYWITH
THE
NAROK
CHURCH
&
Literacy Workamong
theMaas i
tribe
of
Kenya
769
W.
th
Avenue
3
Eugene,
OR 7402
503-485-6152
CHRISTIANMISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP T W j t r N e w s l e t t e r
J a n u a r y 1994
" I say
h a n k s
for your
e l p
w i t h t h e B i b l e
b e c a u s e
I
now know how o read h e B i b l e . . . .
God
l e s s
you
t o g e t h e r w i t h
your
husband
because
I ope
t h a t
t
w i l l
be h a t
you
r e t u r n
t o
Kenya.I emember
you n
my
p r a y e r s . "-
lminis Die
u r e r e , Maasai i t e r a c y
student
We
re
going ahead i t h our
e s s o n s . . . .
Pray or u s ,
t o o , t h a t
Satan
does not make my
t u d e n t s
a l l behind
b e c a u s e t h e y are r y i n g v e r y much t o go
ahead.
But
t h e s e
are
not
my
works, but h o s e
of
od. Give
my
g r e e t i n g s t o a l l your
churches."
— aniel Mesenka, Maasai i t e r a c y
teacher
. . w e
r e
g l a d
t h a t
y o u g u y s
i l l
I
b e coming o
m i n i s t e r
h e r e ( a t
t h e
i *
; ;
" x
N ^ L V o k C h u r c h ) o r a t
e a s t
a I
two-year term. They are good B i : •
p e o p l e a n d i l l i n g t o
l e a r n ,
a n d tf
t h e y s t i l l need e l p u n d e r s t a n d i n g
t h e
w a y y o u
d e v e l o p
a n d I U I b I m I
administer a hurch.... Eric
will
b e a b l e
t o
e n l a r g e t h e i r
v i s i o n
"
a n d t a k e t h e m
i n t o
t h e p h a s e o f
f * * ]
d e v e l o p m e n t . "
~ on n d Cam **
People are waiting for us
That
s
e x c i t i n g
t o r e a l i z e
as
we
ontinue
t o
p r e p a r e f o r
our
departure
t o
Kenya.
As
h e
time
grows
l o s e r
for
us o
j o i n
our b r o t h e r s
an d
s i s t e r s among h e
Maasai
churches
and t h e
Church
of Christ n
Narok,
we
l l
wait
n eager
x p e c t a t i o n of
what God w i l l accomplish
a d d i t i o n a l t r a i n i n g
f o r
t h e
t e a c h e r s .
The
e a d e r s
of
the
Narok church t i l l f e e l the need for
teaching an d
e n c o u r a g e m e n t .
The
CMF
enya
team
i s
a l s o
anxious to have us
here.
For now,
e ' r e
s t i U "on
h e
move."(And we'd i k e t o
keep moving~ U
h e
way
o
Kenya )
We ould
i k e
t o
say
h a t
we
ave
n j o y e d a more
s e d a t e l i f e
s i n c e we
moved
o
Oregon from
Tenness ee, but
our
e r v i c e for
the
Lord has e d
us
on
a n o t h e r long
journey
a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y
and
back.
Another r a v e l
log would
have been amusing, u t we i l l s u f f i ce
t o say h a t we ave
i s i t e d
churches
:
rom
S t . Helens,
Oregon, o
G a i n e s v i l l e , F l o r i d a . In the month of
o v e m b e r ,
we
o g g e d 5 , 0 0 0
m i l e s
o n
||
o u r c a r .
We
a v e
b e c o m e m o r e a m i l i a r
^ . _ J | w i t h 1 - 4 0 b e t w e e n
A m a r i l l o , e x a s ,
a n d
F l a g s t a f f ,
A r i z o n a ,
h a n e v e r i m a g i n e d
X
̂ Q would
n our
entire lives
i
r a v e l i s a e c e s s a r y r o u t e
i n
t h i s
p o r t i o n
of
our i n i s t r y . Many o n g
hours on the road have ntroduced Eric
t o
churches a l r e a d y f a m i l i a r w i t h
Melodie's
work
and
brought
on
n ew
churches
and
i n d i v i d u a l s
as
m i n i s t r y
p a r t n e r s .
We r a i s e
God
o r t h e
h o s p i t a l i t y
of His
p e o p l e
Maasai
i t e r a c y
studentsand
teachers
await
our
rrival.
The
work done n
t h e Maasai i t e r a c y
program
by
Melodie and
her
p a r t n e r
Susan
Oliver)
Crone,
as well
a s
t h e
development
of
h e
Narok
Church by
Don and
Cam
ohnson, s
remarkable.The ible has become
more
c c e s s i b l e t o
the e a d e r s h i p of h e Maasai
c h u r c h , not
only because of
people
who ave been
t r a i n e d t o r e a d , but because c a p a b l e , n a t i o na l t e a c h e r s
continue to work
with
new
eaders.
Everyone we ave a l k e d t o has
been
v e r y
p o s i t i v e
about
the leaders
of the
church
in Narok.
t also
s t a n d s without mis sionary
a s s i s t a n c e
for
h e t i m e . The
Johnsons eturned Stateside in November.
The i t e r a c y
program
and t h e church, however, r e
s t i l l i n t h e
b e g i n n i n g
s t a g e s of
h e i r
development.
They p r e s s on t h e b e s t way h e y know how, ut h e y
desire
the additional aid thatwe an
offer.
The
l i t e r a c y
program t i l l needs b r i d g e
m a t e r i a l s and
November,
s p e c i a l l y ,
b r o u g h t w i t h
i t a
i n d t e a c h e r s
s e n s e o f
n t i c i p a t i o n a n d
u r g e n c y
f o r
our work
n
Kenya. r i c s u c c e s s f u l l y
defended h i s t h e s i s on V e t e r a n ' s Day,
drawing t o a l o s e h i s time a t
Emmanuel chool
of
i— » r
R e l i g i o n .
We l s o . v /
s a i d
h e l l o
and r
g o o d b y e
t o f r i e n d s
f
^
r :
|
a n d
t h e
P e r r y
c l a n i n '
Tennessee and North
C a r o l i n a . O u r a r t i n g
November ls o
included the CMF
Board
Meeting n
I n d i a n a p o l i s on
ou r
route back
home.
Therewe eceived
our commiss ioning
for the
work
with the
Narok
Church of
Christ.
We lso
had
Preparing
for our
f i r s t Christmas
t o g e t h e r — he great
r e e hunt
s a
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The o n g r e g a t i o n of h e Narok Church of h r i s t
a w a i t s
our
arrival.
t h e
o p p o r t u n i t y t o
t a l k
w i t h Garry Brock,
CMF's
Africa
Continent Coordinator
and
a
esident
ofNarok.
He
nd
his wife Linda i l l e d us in on some
of
he
e v e n t s t a k i n g p l a c e i n Kenya,
nd
p a r t i c u l a r l y
i m p r e s s e d
u s w i t h t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f a s p e e d y a r r i v a l .
We l s o
took
t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o c a l l t h e Johnsons
b e f o r e t h e y l e f t
Kenya.
Don informed us t h a t
t h e
p e o p l e o f t h e
Narok Church of
h r i s t
have
o i n e d
w i t h you i n p r a y i n g f o r our
r r i v a l .
So
when s our departure?
c o n g r e g a t i o n s .We r a y many n d i v i d u a l s
w i l l
come
t o
s h a r e
t h e v i s i o n and
sense
of urgency o r
t h e
m i n i s t r i e s i n
Kenya.
Pray w i t h
u s
f o r . . .
• n d i v i d u a l s who w i l l j o i n u s i n p a r t n e r s h i p .
•A peedy
r r i v a l
i n Kenya.
•
lminis
Ole Turere
and the o t h e r Maasai
i t e r a c y
students.
• aniel Mesenka and the
o t h e r
Maasai
i t e r a c y
teachers.
• t r e n g t h a n d
e n c o u r a g e m e n t
f o r t h e l e a d e r s h i p a n d
c o n g r e g a t i o n o f t h e N a r o k C h u r c h o f
C h r i s t .
• ur e g i n n i n g s t u d i e s
i n
S w a h i l i
t h e
l a n g u a g e we
w i l l
u s e i n
N a r o k ) .
We
ave
a grammar
book and
p r o n u n c i a t i o n
t a p e s .
• s
s we i s i t churches n t h e coming months.
In His ervice,
E r i c and
Melodie
Perry
We r e s t i l l p r e p a r i n g f o r and
p r a y i n g toward May. hurches
and
i n d i v i d u a l s
have provided
63 f our u s t a i n i n g
(monthly)
heeds
and
50
f
our one-time, outgoing
expenses. Many
ave
l s o
j o i n e d a s
committed p r a y e r
p a r t n e r s .We re g r a t e f u l for
t h o s e who
have oined us and
f o r t h o s e
who
i l l j o i n
u s .
Our
travels
have
reinforced
in
us
t h e
importance
of n d i v i d u a l
p a r t n e r s h i p s
i n m i n i s t r y as well
as those with
whole
lAVc w a n t t o b e a p a r t n e r
i n y o u f
m i n i s t r y w i t h t h e N a r o k C h u r c h o f
CPfgrahd
Mapai
i t e f a c y . With
U d d ' s heip^;^d£;
C o m m i t _ 1 5 ;
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C o m m i t o f a i t h f u l l y p r a y i n g each
week
on
other
.
( d a t e ) .
(day).
Name
Address
C i t y , S t a t e ,
ZIP
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The
o l l o w i n g
e t t e r was
e c e i v e d f r
om
r i c
and M e l o d i e P e r r y f rom
Narok, enya, on June 7 » 1994.
Dear
riends,
We
a v e
a r r i v e d
D u r i n g
t h e s e p a s t
m o n t h s
o f
r a v e l ,
p r e p a r a t i o n ,
a n d
p r a y e r , t h e r e
w e r e
t i m e s
when
w e
o u l d n ' t
e v e n i m a g i n e t h a t w e ' d f i n a l l y J 2 £ i n K e n y a , r t h a t w e ' d e v e r
b e
a b l e
t o
s e n d t h e a b o v e
m e s s a g e . " W e ' d
l i k e
t o t h a n k e a c h
a n d
e v e r y
o n e
of h e c h u r c h e s , u p p o r t e r s , p r a y e r w a r r i o r s , r i e n d s ,
a n d
f a m i l y who make up
u r m i n i s t r y
t e a m
You
h a v e a l l h e l p e d t o b r i n g u s t o t h i s c o u n t r y
a n d
t o t h i s
p a r t i c u l a r
work of h e IGngdom.
The r i p
f r o m
P o r t l a n d ,
O r e g o n ,
o
N a i r o b i ,
K e n y a , w a s a l o n g
o n e
B u t , h e t r n s i t i o n s i n L . A . and
P a r i s went m o o t h l y ,
a n d w e
r e a d y
e n j o y e d
t h e f o o d on i r F r a n c e (no n a i l s , i n
c a s e
you w e r e
w o n d e r i n g ) .
We
r r i v e d i n
N a i r o b i
a t 9 : 3 0 a . m . a n d m a d e o u r w a y t o b a g g a g e c l a i m a n d
c u s t o m s
w i t h
s l e e p i n o u r e y e s , a n d b i g g o o f y r i n s on
u r
f r
e e s W e ' r e h a p p y t o
r e p o r t
t h a t we a d no
r o b l e m s
g e t t i n g
t h r o u g h
c u s t o m s a n d d i d n ' t h a v e t o p a y
a n y
d u t y
o n
o u r b e l o n g i n g s .
TH NKS
o r p r a y i n g f o r
u s
o n
our r i p
O ur
i
r s t t h r e e w e e k s
i n t h e
c o u n t r y h a v e
b e e n f il l e d w i t h
l o t s
of
r i e n d s , b o t h o l d
and new. E r i c h a s
met
o s t
of h e
K e n y a
F i e l d Team a n d
i s h a p p y m a k i n g
new r
i e n d s .
We
r e i
n d i n g o u r
p l a c e a s
a
" c o u p l e " on h e t e a m . M e l o d i e
h a s
r u n
i n t o
s e v e r a l M a a s a i f r
i e n d s
a r o u n d
N a r o k , a n d B e c k y J o h n s o n
e v e n
h a d
a p e c i a l " t e a "
s o
f r i e n d s
c o u l d
c o m e
a n d g r e e t u s .
We
r e b e g i n n i n g
t o know n a m e s
a n d
f a c e s
o f e o p l e
w i t h i n t h e N a r o k c h u r c h , t o o ,
a n d h a v e a l r e a d y
d r u n k g a l l o n s
o f h o t
e a w i t h
new
a c q u a i n t a n c e s .
O t h e r m i l e s t o n e s o f u r i
r s t
t h r e e w e e k s i n c l u d e :
E r i c ' s
i
r s t
v i s i t t o a M a a s a i v i l l a g e w i t h M e l o d i e ,
k i l l i n g
t h e h u g e
w a l l
s p i d e r s
t h a t t o o k u p
r e s i d e n c e i n
o u r
N a r o k h o u s e ,
a q u i c k t r i p t o
N a i r o b i
t h r e e
h o u r s o f
bumpy
o a d )
f o r s u p p l i e s , E r i c ' s i
r s t s e r m o n f i r s t i n
E n g l i s h ,
t h e n t r a n s l a t e d t o S w a h i l i ) , a n d
m a k i n g s e v e r a l t r i p s t o t h e t e l e p h o n e company o
g e t
t h e m
t o i n a l l y c o n n e c t o u r
p h o n e
( 0 1 1 - 2 5 4 - 3 0 5 - 2 4 3 2 ) .
We
a v e
g o n e
s h o p p i n g ,
i s i t e d
c h u r c h
m e m b e r s ,
made
e a ,
u n p a c k e d ,
o p e n e d
b a n k
a c c o u n t s ,
a n d g e n e r a l l y
" s e t d e d
i n . "
A f t e r
s o
many
e e k s
of
i v i n g o u t o f u i t c a s e s , i t
i s a
w o n d e r f u l f e e l i n g t o
w a k e
u p
i n
o u r
own b e d u s u a l l y t o t h e
s o u n d
o f h e
m a r ke t , o g s ,
a n d
d o n k e y s ,
w h i c h makes r i c l a u g h ) a n d s p e n d o u r
d a y s
i n one l a c e
We
r e s t u d y i n g S w a h i l i ,
a n d
t h e
p a s t o r s of h e Narok Church
a n d
a l l o u r Kenyan r i e n d s q u i z u s a t
e v e r y o p p o r t u n i t y .
M e l o d i e i s t r y i n g t o remember h r a s e s
i n
M a a s a i and
p u t
o t s of ames i t h
f a m i l i a r f a c e s
A l l h e r M a a s a i f r
i e n d s
h a v e
h e a r t i l y
a p p r o v e d E r i c
a n d
h a v e w e l c o m e d
u s
t o
o u r new
p l a c e .
. ^ a i n ,
h a n k s
s o much o r j o i n i n g
w i t h u s o n
t h i s
a d v e n t u r e .
W e ' l l k e e p y o u
p o s t e d
on u r w o r k ;
hope o h e a r f rom ou l l s o o n .
e o v e you
y y i < j c o L ^
E r i c and
Melodie
e r r y
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Eric and
Melodic Perry
Ministry
with
theNarokChurch
i t e r a c y Work among h e m a a s a i T r i b e o f
K e n y a
Box
110
Narok,Kenya
East
Africa
CHRISTIAN
MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP
N e w s l e t t e r
S e p t e m b e r
1994
Dear Friends,
God
h a s
g r a c e d Narok w i t h r a i n o v e r t h e p a s t w e e k .
t
h a s
b e e n
d r y and
s o m e t i m e s
warm s i n c e t h e l a s t of
J u l y .
Even p e d e s t r i a n s would r a i s e d u s t c l o u d s
a s
t l i e y
n a v i g a t e d
t h e
t r a i l s a r o u n d N a r o k .
A t r o n g
w i n d
c o u l d h i d e
t h e
t o w n
c o m p l e t e l y . But h a n l « t o
t h e
r a i n ,
the
dust
has setded.
We a n
s a y t h e d u s t h a s s e t d e d on our new
i f e
i n
Kenya
s w e l l . I t
h a s
b e e n a b u s y
i r s t two
m o n t h s .
But
h e r e
i s a l i g h t p a u s e f o r u s t o t e l l
y o u
how t h a s
been.
ISIT
" W i r h j o h n S a i t e t i s h i s
g u i d e , r i c
h a s b e g u n v i s i t i n g
t h e
p e o p l e
of h e c h u r c h . The two of
hem h a v e
k i c k e d up h e i r s h a r e of u s t
a s
t h e y
w a n d e r e d
t o
p e o p l e ' s h o u s e s , l
a t s ,
and —
r oo m s .We a l l them rooms
b e c a u s e
t h e y
a r e b a s i c a l l y
o n e - r o o m a p a r t m e n t s . T h e S
w a l l s a n d f l
o o r s
a r e c e m e n t ,
^
a n d
t h e
r o o f
s
t i n .
S h e e t s
a r e
^
hu ng on a s t r i n g
o r
w i r e t o
f r o m t h e
l i v i n g a r e a . A i k o ,
U
j
k i n d
o f
r o u n d h i b a c h i , s KM
t he
stove. There s
no
r e f r i g e r a t i o n ; r e f r i g e r a t i o n i s HlH
r a r e
i n N a r o k .
S o
g u e s t s a r e | | | R , V J
r e c e i v e d , t e a i s
c o o k e d ,
a n d E
c h i l d r e n p l a y i n a s i n g l e | | | | | ^ ^
Double m p a c t
e r r y and
S a i t e t , p a s t o r s at
o r k .
Illn'
\
R e f r e s h m e n t s
a r e
a l w a y s
o f f e r e d t o
t h e
p a s t o r s .
B r e a d
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a n d b u t t e r s a n d w i c h e s a n d IHLMSMlKjMiM
t e a a r e t h e u s u a l t r e a t s . D o u b l e
i m p a c t
e r r y a n d
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covers
S a i t e t , p a s t o r s
at
o r k .
a n d m a g a z i n e p h o t o s on
h e
walls
are
common
decorations.And here
i s
conversation.
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now
p e o p l e
a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n A m e r i c a :"How any
r i b e s
do you h a v e ?
How
r e y o u r s c h o o l s ? Are h e r e
s t r e e t
p e o p l e t h e r e ,
t o o ? "
T h e r e
i s
l a u g h t e r
a n d amazement
t
t h e
s i m i l a r i t i e s
a n d d i f f e r e n c e s . The i s i t i s u s u a l l y c l o s e d w i t h a
l e s s o n f r o m S c r i p t u r e a n d
a p r a y e r .
A l l
a r e g l a d f o r t h e
U n f o r t u n a t e l y , l a n g u a g e
l e a r n i n g
t a k e s
t i m e .
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f
d i e
p e o p l e
I
h a v e
v i s i t e d
h a v e
h a d
some
k n o w l e d g e o f
E n g l i s h . S w a h i l i
w o u l d
b e t h e l a n g u a g e of
h o i c e f o r
m o s t
i s i t s .
John r a n s l a t e s
t h e i m p o r t a n t p a r t s , b u t
t h e r e
i s a l w a y s
s o m e t h i n g
l o s t i n t h e
t r a n s l a t i o n .
We
a v e s e t d i e m o r n i n g s a s i d e
f o r
l a n g u a g e
l e a r n i n g
and h a v e e n l i s t e d
John
S a i t e t
a s
our
main t e a c h e r .
Everyone
we
meet
r i e s t o t e a c h
us a i t t l e . We now
s e v e r a l g r e e t i n g s now.We
r e
a t t h e s t a g e w h e r e
we
know
n o u g h
w o r d s t o form b a s i c s e n t e n c e s , b u t
e v e r y w o r d
c o m e s
o u t i k e
a u r p r i s e o r a
e n t e n c e
o f
i t s own.
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o i n g
To
My
ouse
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o u r
s e n t e n c e s .
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i n c r e a s e d
p a t i e n c e
f o r
J o h n
S a i t e t a s h e i s t e n s t o
t h e
same
e n t e n c e s
a n d
d i a l o g u e s
o v e r
a n d
o v e r
a g a i n .
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u l t u r e A d j u s t m e n t
mi o t h
o f
s
a r e g o i n g t h r o u g h
a p e r i o d o f
u l t u r e
a d j u s t m e n t .
A l t h o u g h
i t i s
n o t a
c o m p l e t e l y new x p e r i e n c e f o r M e l o d i e , i f e i n
Kenyan
town
s
not
h e
same
s
l i f e
i n
a
M a a s a i v i l l a g e .
M e l o d i e r e m e m b e r s
a
K e n y a
of
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h o o p i n g
h y e n a s a t n i g h t ,
a n d
s o n g b i r d s a n d
K o w b e l l s i n
t h e m o r n i n g . W e
a n
s o m e t i m e s
R
e a r h y e n a s o v e r t h e c h o r u s o f o w n
d o g s
a t
[ i g h t . B u t n t h e
v i l l a g e
s h e
w o u l d
n e v e r
e x p e a t o h e a r t h e r e g g a e
p u l s e
of h e
l o c a l
d i s c o
b o u n c i n g a r o u n d
o u r
w a l l s
u n t i l
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town seem
more e s t e r n
a s
w e l l .
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a r e p o l i t i c a l l y
a w a r e .
B u t
u s t
when we t h i n k
we r e
on
t h e same
t r a c k ,
a f a m i l y
i s s u e
o r s o c i a l e v e n t a r i s e s
. . . and we r e a s l o s t a s i f we ad n e v e r been h e r e
before.
Some o f t h e c h a n g e s a r e i n e f f i c i e n t f r o m o u r p o i n t o f
v i e w , a n d
s o m e
u s t c o n f u s i n g . B u t t h e r e h a v e b e e n a
c o u p l e
o f
l i m p s e s
t h a t
h a v e p r o v e d
e n l i g h t e n i n g
i n
our
mutual walk of a i t h .
F a i t h s e e m s
more c o n c r e t e
h e r e . D u r i n g
one of r i c ' s
s e r m o n s , M a t t h e w
Ngomo
— i s t r a n s l a t o r — h a d t o
s t o p a n d a s k w h a t " g r a c e "
m e a n t .
M a t t h e w
i s
f l u e n t i n
b o t h E n g l i s h a n d S w a h i l i . B u t a t t h e
C e r e a l s B o a r d
w h e r e h e w o r k s
a n d t h e
p l a c e s h e
i v e s ,
t e r m s l i k e
g r a c e
a r e n ' t commonly
u s e d .
But r a c e i s c o mmo n
h e r e .
As we s c o r t e d
o n e o f
h e women
f
h e church
o n a n e r r a n d , we t u r n e d o n t o
a
r u g g e d
d i r t
r o a d . " T h e
r o a d s
r o u g h ,
s h e s a i d i n M a a s a i . " B u t God i l l h e l p
u s . " G r a c e s
s i m p l y
G o d ' s h e l p i n
t h e i r
e v e r y d a y i v e s ,
a s
i t
i s
i n o u r s .
I t
needs
n o
d e c o r a t i o n ;
i t i s a
f a c t
of
l i f e .
Litf.racy
t
m.
w^j\
Mel nd
a t a y o
i n t h e i r
l i t e r a c y
" t h i n k t a n k " a . k . a . o u r o f f i c e ) .
t h e y p l a n
f u tu r e c o u r s e s a n d
t e a c h t e a c h e r s
t o
t e a c h .
P r a y a l s o f o r t h e s t u d e n t s
w h o
i l l
b e u s i n g t h e i r
new
s k i l l s
at
t h e i r
home
hurches.
With G o d ' s h e l p a n d
y o u r
c o n t i n u e d p r a y e r s ,
a s
t h e
d u s t
s e t t l e s ,
w e
i nd
t h a t w e r e
q u i t e a t
home.
T ha nk
M e l o d i e a l s o p r e s s e s o n w i t h t h e l i t e r a c y p r o g r a m . S h e
a n d
M a t a y o
O l e
N c h o s h o i , a
M a a s a i
c l n i r c h
l e a d e r a n d
l i t e r a c y i c a c h c i meet
once
a week
t o d i . s c
i s s . s i i a t e g i c . s
f o r h e l p i n g
t h e
l i t e r a c y
p r o g r a m
s t a n d
o n i t s own. He
s e n d s
y o u g r e e t i n g s
C u r r e n d y , t h e y
a r e
p l a n n i n g a n A d v a n c e d R e a d e r s
C o u r s e
f o r
S e p t e m b e r
1 2 - 1 6 .
Th e
o u r s e
w i l l
f o c u s
on
s h a r p e n i n g o r a l r e a d i n g s k i l l s ,
w r i t i n g
s k i l l s , a n d
l e s s o n
p l a n n i n g . P r a y f o r t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e c o u r s e
P r a y
f o r
c o n t i n u e d
c r e a t i v i t y
a n d c l a r i t y
f o r t h e m a s
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y o u ' d
l i k e
u s
t o
p r a y
o r . We'd
i k e
t o
b e
p r a y i n g
s p e c i f i c a l l y f o r y o u ,
a n d
w e ' d l o v e t o h e a r f r
o m
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