February 2014
Highlights
Malindi
We
continue to do well at First LBC Malindi. We baptized two this month and the
church is continuing to take more and more responsibility for the ministry. We
started a Saturday afternoon fellowship and the church chose Peter Wande to
lead it. Nicholas continues to teach SS and it is translated into Swahili or
English depending on which he uses. I am praying diligently about the pastorate
in Malindi. I pray the Lord will make clear His will. There is so much to do
among the other churches but pastoring Malindi limits what I can do.
Singuaya
The
Singuaya church has put up the shell of a building and has requested help
putting on a roof. I have been working on a budget for it and will be talking
with the church more about it next month. They have done everything so far
themselves, and I am excited to join hands with them to help them get into a
building before the rains come. I think we will be looking at nearly a thousand
dollars for the roof but the church has already put in nearly five hundred into
the building and land. I love to see the faith of the people growing as they
allow God to work through them.
Dad
My
dad came in this month to visit with us for three weeks. This was his first
time to leave the country; and he went big, coming all the way to Africa! We
have been enjoying time with him and showing him the work that we do. This is
the first time that someone from our family has visited us since Kenya’s mama
came 11 years ago when Abigail was born. Dad will be with us until March 20; please
pray that he will have a great trip. 
Dub, Joni, Chloe, Adalynn West
ABA Media Project
Dub (Jonathan) West is continuing to film
and work on getting Bible Institute classes on digital media. He has filmed
several classes already as well as working on video projects for Eddie
Williams, Ernie Hopper, and Macedonian Medical teams. Pray for the continuation
of this project. We will be doing classes every week until Dub and his family’s
departure in April.
Newest East Kenya Missions
Team Member
We are very excited to
announce that Ashley Johnston has been officially endorsed by her church
Greenacres MBC, Bossier City, LA as a short term missionary to work with us
here in Kenya. She will be primarily teaching our children home school but she
will also be involved in the ministry work as well. Ashley is planning to join
us on the field the second week of July and staying with us for the entire
school year. Please pray for this one-year commitment that God will use her
greatly and show her what He wants for her in the future. Also pray for Ashley,
her family, and her church as they step out in faith.
We would highly recommend and would ask
churches to consider supporting Ashley as she joins our ministry team. If you
would like to help Ashley with her travel expenses, living expenses, and
ministry expenses. Funds can be sent to: Greenacres MBC, 4802 Benton Rd, Bossier
City, LA 71111.
You
may also contact the church or Ashley if you have any questions or would like
more information.
James
Taylor PO Box 811 Malindi, Kenya 80200
Phone
011-254-713289014 missionarytaylor@gmail.com
Taylor Tribe
Wow, time sure does fly when you are having fun. This month
has gone quicker than I expected. I thought with Sadie here teaching the
kids, I might find myself bored with nothing to do. As if....Somehow I
have still managed to fill my days running errands, actually planning my meals
instead of throwing them together, studying and all sorts of things. I am
truly grateful that Sadie is here, because it has given me time to really dig
into God's word. Right now I am preparing for 3 classes that I will be teaching
in the near future. I am very excited about these opportunities. We
also started up the English Bible Study again with some ladies here in Malindi.
The Lord has really
blessed me in not having to homeschool. I don't feel near as stressed and can enjoy my
time as just mama. We are entering a new phase of life I believe with the
children and just life in general. The kids are growing up so fast.
Josiah will be a teenager in June and Samuel, our youngest, is now 6.
No more toddlers or preschoolers, just adolescents and teenagers.
Wow and Yikes! I must admit I am really enjoying it. The kids
are showing such growth in maturity, both physically and spiritually. I
love our conversations around the dinner table. We have real life
conversations about God's word and how it applies to our life. And even
getting to share our struggles together has been so sweet. I am reminded
of Proverbs 29:17 “Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he
shall give delight unto thy soul.” I pray that God will continue to give us
wisdom as we enjoy each new phase with our family.
Everyone has enjoyed
having James’ dad here. I think he is
enjoying his time as well, just walking to the beach and even took a trip to
the game park. He’s a pretty good handy
man, so he’s also been keeping busy working on small projects around the
house. So far he tore out two cabinets
and built a shelf, fixed several door locks, fixed a toilet, installed a fan, a
light fixture, and two instant heat showerheads. We teased him that he could get a job as a fundi here.
Sadie is doing a great
job with the kids. They are doing much better in school. She works
diligently to plan their lessons and stay organized. And she is just a
joy to be around. She and I have good laughs together everyday. We
all love her. Thank you to all who helped with this ministry.
We are looking forward to Ashley Johnston
coming as well. She will be able to get
our homeschool done all the way to furlough.
Please pray and consider supporting her.
Thanks for reading and praying.
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