“Our vision is to be a ministry of
eternal significance that impacts the cause of Christ through the advancement
and multiplication of His churches.”
August 2014
Teaching and Training
It
was a great month of teaching and training. We had multiple opportunities this
month to be in the churches and to have Bible Institute classes. It has been
good to be among the individual churches on Sundays, to encourage them, and
address specific questions. We also have
had the opportunity to spend time with several of the pastors one on one to
talk about how they are doing and talk about future plans.
Mike
Vickers and his family are continuing with us doing their internship clarifying
what God has called them to do. We have enjoyed spending much time with them
sharing experiences and trying to invest in them as God continues to work in
their lives. Mike has been a big help with various projects and teaching
opportunities. Pray for them as we continue to coach them during their
internship.
Ladies Classes
Kenya has been able to do several ladies
classes this month as a result of having missionary helper Ashley Johnston here
teaching the children. I know that the ladies have benefited greatly from Kenya
sharing with them. They have been so
encouraged. This is an area of ministry that the churches need as they continue
to mature. Sunday School is another area where we need to invest our efforts.
Kenya, Ashley, and Christy taught one
day out in Singwaya and it was a huge blessing. Having a team of ladies to
train the ladies in matters of the home and Sunday School would be such a
blessing. Ashley is preparing herself to do more ministries on the weekends
with the churches by working with Gertrude doing Swahili classes. Pray for her
and Kenya both as they invest themselves in the ladies and children in the
churches.
Land Rover
Replacement…
It was an expensive month with Land
Rover repairs. We had to cancel a trip to the Masai as a result of yet another
major breakdown with the Land Rover. The Lord was gracious to spare us a
breakdown in the bush; and we were able to get the Land Rover in to our regular
shop for a complete engine overhaul, with new pistons, rings, rocker arms, valves,
everything…we even had a new clutch and pressure plate put in. Over the past
few months we have also replaced the steering box, fuel pump, bushings, and had
it painted. Pretty much it is a refurbished vehicle at this point. All that
being said, we need to start raising funds to purchase a newer Land Rover
especially as our ministry needs continue to grow. We estimate a newer Land
Rover will cost close to $40,000. Please pray about this as we start setting
aside funds.
Survey Trip Scheduled
We
are excited to share that the Fishers family from Life Point BC in Washington,
PA, are planning a survey trip here to the coast the end of December. We have
been corresponding with the Fishers Family about the ministry here along with
the needs of the churches; and they feel that God may be leading them to
partner with us. The Fishers, Ryan Copico (our associate pastor), and I were
able to have a “face to face” meeting this month via Zoom Cloud Meeting. The
focus of the meeting was setting up a time for a survey trip and answering a
few questions. Pray for the Fishers as they seek the Lord’s will; and if you
would like to help with their survey trip, you can send funds to their church: Life Point Baptist Church, P O Box 1137, Washington,
PA 15301.
Eyes on Christ
James Taylor PO Box 811 Malindi,
Kenya 80200
Phone
011-254-713289014 missionarytaylor@gmail.com
Taylor Tribe
We started the month off with a Back to School Bash. The kids were excited for school after seeing
all the work Ashley did in the school room.
She reorganized the shelves, painted, and even rearranged the
desks. We spent the day with the
Vickers, playing games, swimming, and cooking out. We had a great summer and are ready to get
back into some routine. Already the kids
are progressing well. I am thankful for
Ashley; she is putting a love for learning back into our kids. Thank you to all those who have made it
possible for her to teach them.
Lydia and Sarah both
had birthdays this month. Lydia turned
10 years old. It’s hard to believe that
we have 3 kids in the double digits. We
celebrated her birthday with a smiley face cake and she invited a couple of
friends over. Lydia is such a sweet,
helpful, and quiet spirited girl. We
thank God for her gentle spirit. Sarah
is our happy, chatty gal. No doubt she
inherited the gift of gab from her mama.
We thank God for the joy she brings to our family. She turned 8. She had a Fancy Nancy party, which is totally
her personality. She still says she
wants to be a princess when she grows up.
Oh, yes, I turned, ahem, 35 this month.
The kids were so sweet. Ashley helped them make me a cake.
Juma’s little girl
got badly burned while she was at Juma’s mama’s house. The doctor’s were striking at the time, so I
went to Bokole to get her and bring her back to Malindi to a good doctor. When I got there, they had done nothing to
the wound. It was her whole upper leg
and a small spot on her stomach. I felt
so bad for her. When we got to the
doctor, he was frustrated that they hadn’t done anything to it in the two days
since the burn. Juma, Mercy, and grandma
all had to leave the room because they couldn’t bear watching and hearing sweet
little Neema cry. So I helped the doctor
hold her down while he scrubbed her leg.
I asked him to give her something for the pain, but he said no. So I just held her down doing my best to
console her till it was over. It looked
so much better, though. If she had stayed
in the village, she would have gotten a terrible infection for sure; and being
as small as she is (2 years old) she could have even died. They have had it cleaned every day since and
she is now getting better. She only has
to go every 3 days now. I thank the Lord
that her burn wasn’t worse.
James scheduled
ladies classes in Singwaya for me this month.
I truly love getting to fellowship with those ladies. They are so joyful and kind. I love how they are truly desirous to know
God’s word. They are never shy to help
me relate things culturally as well as ask questions. That has been a struggle at the other
churches. I am thankful that these
ladies out of a love for God and the Bible want to do whatever they can to
learn. And every time we go there, I am
humbled at their kindness to send gifts of corn and vegetables with me as I
leave.
Thanks for reading
and praying!
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