At the beginning of last week, we hosted our apprentice, Eric Pitts. Eric has been in Kenya since the beginning of June. He started his time here working with our sister ministry in the Mathare slum of Nairobi. He transitioned to living in the bush at the beginning of September to work and learn among the Maasai. Eric is a student at Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, TN. He has taught a class at NBTI (see picture below), worked on myriads of computers, and gotten to know the ins and outs of life in the bush, including life with little to no water in the midst of a drought. Eric was with us as a mid-term break and debrief.
After Eric returned to Ewaso Ng'iro, we were joined by Jackson Erus and Paulo Lopoongo from Turkana. They are two Turkana church leaders that traveled to Nairobi for the Training Department meeting to discuss the recent gifts given by the church to Orphans & Vulnerable Children (OVCs). Unfortunately, our on again/off again toilet for the guest room broke just as they were coming, so their first experience at our house was the smell of sewage as it was being repaired! Below is a picture of Erus as he led the processional of the TBTI graduation ceremony with our fellow teammate, Gene Morden.
While Erus and Lopoongo were with us, we received a call from one of our Maasai church leaders, Cosmas Lemein, letting us know that he was coming to Nairobi with his father to go to hospital. His father has recently been diagnosed with leukemia. While we are sad to host Cosmas under less than pleasant circumstances, it has been nice to have him with us. Cosmas was Joe's Maasai language helper and employee when he transitioned to the bush. He currently serves with a former CMF teammate helping to produce Bible studies and other written materials in the Maasai language as well as serves on the Maasai Advisory Committee and NBTI board.
Please rejoice with us in our abundance of blessing from our visitors! And, as always, if you find yourself in the neighborhood, please consider yourself welcome!
