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Thursday, August 30, 2012

A Home for Touching Lives Kenya

"Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible."
- Corrie Ten Boom




Our recent mission to Kenya had a construction component to it. Earlier this summer Touching Lives Kenya obtained office space in Magunga. But this office required a good bit of work to make it the TLK "home". What a blessing it was to watch as the local workmen transformed the four walls, two windows, and one door into a home where we can welcome visitors and introduce them to what God is doing through TLK. 



It's with great joy that we announce that the TLK office is now "open for business" Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm (closed from 12:00pm-1:00pm) and Saturday from 9:00am to 12:00pm. We welcome one and all to stop by and say hello!






A second construction project came in the form of a "thank you" to the Sanjweru Primary School Board as the second donor of the land for Sanjweru Medical Center. Touching Lives is partnering with the school board to add a much needed classroom to the school. The construction began not long before we arrived and already much work had been completed. To the left is pictured the contractor for the schoolroom with one of the construction worker. To the right you see some of the members of the Sanjweru Medical Center Community Committee with Kathi "inside" the schoolroom. As this is being posted the schoolroom is having the finishing touches applied and will be ready to use very soon!

It is only by God's grace and the generosity of the our donors as they respond to the leading of the Holy Spirit to support Touching Lives that these projects are coming to fruition. And the best is yet to come! We praise and thank God as we thank our supporters for all the He is accomplishing. May God continue to find us faithful in being His hands and feet to our brothers and sisters in need.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  
                                                         Hebrews 11:1







Saturday, August 11, 2012

July Mission - The Goodness of God

The goodness of God is infinitely more wonderful than we will ever be able to comprehend.
--A. W. Tozer

From an earthly perspective the Touching Lives mission to Kenya had a focus on paving the way for the future ministry of Sanjweru Medical Center. But our spiritual "eyes" saw very quickly that the heart of this mission was that our God is good...all the time!


At the beginning of the trip Pam Harris-Haman was established her role as the Touching Lives Kenya Education Specialist when she taught 51 nurses from three facilities, including Kijabe Hospital. Pam taught two (2) day seminars on neonatal resuscitation and the principles of stabilizing an infant to prepare for transfer to another facility. While the seminars were a blessing to the nurses, we were blessed to be able to open and close each day of teaching with prayer! The Kijabe Hospital Continuing Education Department was a wonderful host for us and we're looking forward to many more seminars in the future.


Later in our trip Pam taught a First Aid/Safety/Hygiene class to 10 community leaders including nurses, teachers, and orphanage staff members at the Magunga Health Center in remote western Kenya. The class was well received with one attendee asking when the next class would be! One of the blessings of both of these educational opportunities was that even while Pam taught she was able to learn about the practices in each area - a true learning experience for everyone!


We were also able to visit St. Camillus Hospital and the Magunga Health Center, both in western Kenya. The directors of both facilities were quite hospitable in giving us tours and discussing the scope of the health they offer to each community. We were able to identify ways Sanjweru Medical Center will be able to partner with these health care providers to increase the effectiveness of all three facilities. We felt that God was revealing another piece of His plan for the future Sanjweru Medical Center!

As God began to establish these partnerships we got yet another glimpse of His goodness to His children in Kenya and to TLK. Even though He could accomplish His will without us, He is allowing us, both Kenyans and Americans, to be His hands and feet in this country. How good is our God!

We'll be sharing more about how God revealed His goodness during this mission in future postings. Thank you always for your faithful prayer and financial support.