WORK IN THE USA

For the past four years, Darlene and I have spent about six months each year in the USA and six months in Nairobi.  We want the Kenyan Team to do the ministry themselves -- and they are doing a wonderful work!  We had some of these Team members in our youth group in Eastleigh in 1994, and they have matured, expanded their skills and become expert street ministers, teachers and leaders. 

So what do we do in the USA?  

       We spend time with grandchildren.... 

       We visit churches and individuals who support MITS....

       We collect books and other resources to take back to MITS.....

       We write curriculum and other materials for the Team to use....

       We research Scripture and Biblical topics for the Team...

       Here is Darlene editing now....

We are grateful for our many friends in the USA who help with the street ministry - we can't do it without you!  We are grateful for friends in the USA and in Kenya.  What a joy to live the two lives that we do!  

EAST TO TENNESSEE

We had a great visit in Tennessee...maybe the best Board meeting ever.  We added several new people to the Board, who we believe will be very helpful to MITS in the future.  New members are

Paulette Fewell, Larry Hagerman, Steve Henn, Ericka Maple, 

Regan Shafer, Cassaundra Stephens, Amy Surdacki

We also had three members rotate off the Board:  Bob Brannon, Darren Wilson and Paula Frisby.  They have served well - we are grateful to have worked with them on the Board. All say they are not through supporting and encouraging MITS! 

We stayed with good friends Bill and Betty Smith, then Terry and Paula Frisby -- both families are hospitable and love the street ministry.  We had lunch with Josh Graves, the Otter Creek preacher, one day, then with Steve Sherman, Walter Surdacki and Lee Camp at Lipscomb University.  We also had the joy of teaching university classes for Josh and Steve.  We met Chris Soper at The Well Coffeehouse one day, and Brittany Eagleman another day (she is moving to Liberia together with her husband). We ran across Dan Bouchelle from Mission Resource Network at the coffeeshop also.  We had a short but good visit with Kevin and Suzette Wimpy and lunch with them and Bob Brannon and Steve Sherman after the Board meeting. 

I AM RESOLVED

I am resolved....

    *to help Made in the Streets raise $1 Million in 2015

    *to give back $10,000 of our salary to MITS for this purpose

    *to find 99 other people who will give $10,000.  


Then...

    *we can "export" Made in the Streets to another country

    *we can "train" new workers for evangelism and street ministry

    *we can "prove" this form of church planting and ministry is viable and necessary. 

Are you one of the 99? 

Jesus searched for this "1" and brought her back.
Don't you want the poorest of the poor to receive the same redemption that we do?