Weekly Update for Tom and Cheryl Rees in Thika, Kenya 6-25-2011
"I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living
and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season
and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching."
II Timothy 4:1-2
Joseph Receives Jesus
I (Cheryl) was walking down our street to go to the market on the corner when I passed
Joseph who repairs shoes. As I walked by Joseph said to me, "I want to be a Christian." I
wanted to make sure Joseph understood, so I asked him if Jesus lived in his heart and he
said, "No." He said he needed to speak in Swahili so I saw Fatima, my muslim friend,
standing across the street. I asked her if she would translate, so I could tell Joseph how
to accept Jesus and she said, "Yes." Fatima repeated the prayer and then Joseph. After
we were finished Fatima said something to Joseph and I asked her what she said. She
told Joseph to go and sin no more.
Prayer for God Appointments
After praying about my health situation the Lord made it clear I needed to return to the states for
treatment. On my travel back God led me to several people who needed prayer.
Frieda was on her way to Washington DC to take classes for her masters degree and knows
Jesus. Billy came from England to work as a teacher in Kenya, she attends chapel everyday,
but is not saved. Lynn and Steve who sat next to me on the plane are a middle aged couple,
Lynn is unable to walk and uses a wheel chair. Lynn said she was not interested in accepting
Jesus because Christians are a minority and she has to follow the way of the world. I met
Lori also middle aged who works for a Catholic NGO. She was very concerned about her
daughter going off to college. As we prayed together she was very emotional and needed
the touch of God to bring her peace and comfort. Please pray for all of these precious people,
Frieda to do well in her class and salvation for Billy, Lynn, Steve and comfort for Lori.
Trip to Nairobi
After I arrived in the states, Tom was able to make the trip to Nairobi and spend the day
getting his permit. The church will be opening next Sunday. We have many needs and trust
the Lord to provide according to His perfect will. We need a translator who is devoted to
Jesus and will be faithful. Also we need whoever God will send to lead worship and do
children's ministry. We will be having lunch time bible studies during the week.
Pray for Doctors
I now have Kaiser insurance which has been a great blessing. I am continuing with tests
to find the problem. So far they have told me it looks like I have celiac disease and will
need to be on a gluten free diet. I will be seeing Dr. Phen (a gastrointestinal doctor) on
July 11th to look further into the problem and confirm the diagnosis. Pray for me as I
make adjustments to my diet using trial and error to see which foods I can eat. Just because
foods are labeled gluten free does not mean I will be able to eat them. The doctor wants
to see if my symptoms lesson with the diet.
Prayer Requests: Pray for Tom and I as we are apart and Tom works to get the church
started. Pray for my Mom as she is not working at this time and needs healing of her
left eye that is seeing double.
Agape, Tom & Cheryl
"I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living
and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season
and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching."
II Timothy 4:1-2
Joseph Receives Jesus
I (Cheryl) was walking down our street to go to the market on the corner when I passed
Joseph who repairs shoes. As I walked by Joseph said to me, "I want to be a Christian." I
wanted to make sure Joseph understood, so I asked him if Jesus lived in his heart and he
said, "No." He said he needed to speak in Swahili so I saw Fatima, my muslim friend,
standing across the street. I asked her if she would translate, so I could tell Joseph how
to accept Jesus and she said, "Yes." Fatima repeated the prayer and then Joseph. After
we were finished Fatima said something to Joseph and I asked her what she said. She
told Joseph to go and sin no more.
Prayer for God Appointments
After praying about my health situation the Lord made it clear I needed to return to the states for
treatment. On my travel back God led me to several people who needed prayer.
Frieda was on her way to Washington DC to take classes for her masters degree and knows
Jesus. Billy came from England to work as a teacher in Kenya, she attends chapel everyday,
but is not saved. Lynn and Steve who sat next to me on the plane are a middle aged couple,
Lynn is unable to walk and uses a wheel chair. Lynn said she was not interested in accepting
Jesus because Christians are a minority and she has to follow the way of the world. I met
Lori also middle aged who works for a Catholic NGO. She was very concerned about her
daughter going off to college. As we prayed together she was very emotional and needed
the touch of God to bring her peace and comfort. Please pray for all of these precious people,
Frieda to do well in her class and salvation for Billy, Lynn, Steve and comfort for Lori.
Trip to Nairobi
After I arrived in the states, Tom was able to make the trip to Nairobi and spend the day
getting his permit. The church will be opening next Sunday. We have many needs and trust
the Lord to provide according to His perfect will. We need a translator who is devoted to
Jesus and will be faithful. Also we need whoever God will send to lead worship and do
children's ministry. We will be having lunch time bible studies during the week.
Pray for Doctors
I now have Kaiser insurance which has been a great blessing. I am continuing with tests
to find the problem. So far they have told me it looks like I have celiac disease and will
need to be on a gluten free diet. I will be seeing Dr. Phen (a gastrointestinal doctor) on
July 11th to look further into the problem and confirm the diagnosis. Pray for me as I
make adjustments to my diet using trial and error to see which foods I can eat. Just because
foods are labeled gluten free does not mean I will be able to eat them. The doctor wants
to see if my symptoms lesson with the diet.
Prayer Requests: Pray for Tom and I as we are apart and Tom works to get the church
started. Pray for my Mom as she is not working at this time and needs healing of her
left eye that is seeing double.
Agape, Tom & Cheryl
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