Isaiah 6:8 “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? And I said,‘Here I am. Send me!’”
A team of CR leaders from Saddleback Church including Teri and Paul Moote, Mike and Kelly Skon, Linda Messner, Jana O’Guin & CJ Messner will leave the morning of August 19th for Nairobi, Kenya. Mike and Kelly & CJ and Linda will return home on September 9th while Jana, Teri & Paul will return September 15th. We are asking for prayer support before we leave and during our trips.
Thank you so very much for joining us on this journey and supplying our prayer support. You are appreciated!
Please pray:
· That we will be humble and keep a servant’s heart.
· That we will be flexible and that our faith would grow.
· That we will rely on the Lord to lead and guide us.
· That we will be sensitive to, and learn about, the cultures of Kenya & Rwanda.
· That we will effectively share the power of healing through Celebrate Recovery.
· That the Holy Spirit will prepare the hearts of all who attend the CR trainings.
· That the newly published Celebrate Recovery Africa editions of the CR materials (in English) arrive in country in time to support the CR trainings.
Psalm 96:3 “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.”
Wednesday, August 19th & Thursday, August 20th – We depart LAX in the morning; our first stop is Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. We go on to Amsterdam arriving the morning of the 20th then an 8-hour flight to Nairobi, arriving the evening of the 20th. Kenya is 10 hours ahead of PDT.
Friday, August 21st: We plan to visit Langata Women’s prison and Kamiti Men’s Maximum Security prisons in the Nairobi area. We have been to these two prisons before and look forward to reconnecting with our friends and seeing how their CR programs are progressing. We also have meetings with officials at Prison Headquarters to discuss the future of CR in the 93 prisons across Kenya.
Saturday, August 22nd: We will be meeting to reconnect with those who attended the February Celebrate Recovery training in Nairobi. We will encourage them to continue with their Celebrate Recovery program or encourage them to get Celebrate Recovery started in their church or prison.
Sunday, August 23rd: Spend the morning attending a church that has started CR.
Monday – August 24th: We will spend the day visiting local prisons and churches that have started CR.
Tuesday – August 25th & Wednesday – August 26th: We will fly from Nairobi to Kitale on Tuesday morning. We will visit friends at local prisons, Purpose Driven Academy, Sister Freda and Oasis of Hope.
Thursday – August 27th: In the morning we continue local ministries, in the afternoon we drive from Kitale to Eldoret and will prepare to introduce Celebrate Recovery to a new region in Kenya. We will visit the Eldoret prison where Augustine and Elizabeth’s mother is serving a life sentence.
Friday – August 28th: We will host an Introduction to Celebrate Recovery seminar for senior pastors.
Saturday – August 29th: We will fly from Eldoret to Mombasa and will prepare to train those attending our Celebrate Recovery seminar starting Monday. We will visit a Church and a Prison during the day.
Sunday – August 30th: We will attend a Church that has started CR and visit a Prison in the afternoon.
Monday, August 31st – Thursday, September 3rd: We will teach Celebrate Recovery to pastors, prison officials and other representatives from 8:30 am – 5 pm daily. We will be teaching the Celebrate Recovery curriculum, facilitating small groups, giving our testimonies, and answering questions.
Friday – September 4th: We will host a follow-up meeting with the Pastors and Prisons Officials who attended our Celebrate Recovery training in Mombasa last year.
Saturday – September 5th: We drive from Mombasa to Malindi (approximately 3 hours) to meet with Rev. Stanley Chea Msanzu at Malindi Prison. Along the way (time permitting) we may stop at Kilifi Prisons.
Sunday – September 6th & Monday – September 7th: We will fly from Malindi to Masai Mara. We have a morning flight on the 6th to Masai Mara. In Masai Mara hope to visit the animal park, go on a safari and have some time to relax, process our experiences and decompress.
Tuesday – September 8th and Wednesday September 9th: Our team will fly from Masai Mara to Nairobi and we will all have a 6 – 8 hour layover in Nairobi before CJ, Linda, Mike and Kelly leave on a late evening flight to Amsterdam, then nonstop to LAX International. They will be landing in LAX in the afternoon of September 9th. Jana, Teri & Paul depart for a late night flight from Nairobi to Kigali, Rwanda.
Wednesday September 9th – September 13th: Jana, Teri and Paul meet at the P.E.A.C.E office with the Purpose Driven staff, trainers and some that have attended previous training and have started CR. The focus will be to brainstorm ideas of how to implement CR across the country of Rwanda. We will also visit a church that has started CR.
Monday, September 14th – Tuesday, September 15th: Jana, Teri and Paul will fly from to Kigali, Rwanda to Nairobi, on to Amsterdam, then Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and finally back to LAX International. We will be landing in LAX in the afternoon of September 15th.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
glad you got going eyes were with you always in his time not ours. Be safe love you Michael son of Linda and CJ
ReplyDeleteGood morning glad your flight went well and you made it safe. Bless all of you for your hearts are full of love and that is a powerful energy. Michael
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