May Prayer Requests

A week from right now I will be on my way back to the US. wow. It seems like the past four months have flown by, and I have so much to think about as I prepare to spend two months in the States before returning to Kenya in July. In light of everything that's on my mind right now, I would love to share some prayer requests for me and for CARE for AIDS during this month.

Personally, I would love your prayers that I could tie up all of the loose ends here before leaving on Saturday. I am working with our Directors and Coordinators to make a plan for the next two months, and I am also trying to finish up several projects that have big implications for the future of CFA. A couple of these projects have been in the works for a while now, and they have really been a fun challenge. I'm excited to wrap them up, and I'm really looking forward to seeing the results.

Additionally, I've started trying to find and set up opportunities to share my experiences with people back in the States. I feel a great burden right now to tell as many people at home as possible about what God has been doing here and to give them the opportunity to partner in supporting CARE for AIDS, and I am praying that God would open the right doors and put me in touch with all of the right people. It is my hope that I will not only be able to raise the necessary funds to cover my salary when I return to Kenya, but that my unique experiences will be able to help with the fund-raising efforts of our American team and that we can all see some real fruits together over the summer. Please pray that God would order my steps and give me the words to adequately express what I am so passionate about. (On another note, if you have any ideas of opportunities to share with people or groups, I would love to hear them!)

I would also love your prayers for the transition that I'm facing from life in Kenya to life in America. I am so excited to be reunited with old friends and family for a season, but I also know that it's going to be difficult to leave the new friends that I have become so close to here. As much as I'm looking forward to McDonald's and Wal-Mart, the pace and style of life is very different than what I've become used to, so I'm praying that God will give me flexibility and a quick adjustment.

On the CARE for AIDS side of things, I'd first like you to join me in praising God for the way he has blessed the start of our newest center at Gachie! John and Sarah have recruited a group of 78 eager clients, and they will be starting the normal center operations on Monday. Pray that they would have wisdom, patience, and supernatural love as they begin working with this special group of people every week.

Along those same lines, the Banana center workers have just finished a month of rest and recuperation, and they will begin recruiting their 2nd phase of clients tomorrow. Please pray that God would lead them to the people who really need the hope and help that CFA offers, and pray that the most desperate people would have the courage to come out of hiding and take a step to join the center.

Finally, we are working to hire some new staff over the next couple of months, including a Regional Coordinator for the Limuru region and two workers for the second Kisumu center, and I would love your prayers for the perfect people in each one of these roles. There are so many people in Kenya who need jobs right now, which sometimes makes it hard to find just the right ones. I am really praying that we would find people who share the same passion and vision that all of our team members do, and I'm praying that the new members of the team would fit in perfectly with the wonderful community that we have now!

Thank you so much for your prayers! I know I can speak for our clients and our staff in saying that it is a huge encouragement and comfort to know that people all over the world are praying for the work that we are blessed to have the opportunity to do here in Kenya.