Newsletter, September 6 , 2023

YOUR PRAYERS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE WITH KENYA ENTRY!

Several times before E TN District W&W trip to Nairobi, Kenya, E TN churches were asked to pray especially for our entry into Kenya.  We had been advised that we would need to pay a large fee for any luggage marked with an X by government agents.  The X’s would indicate bags containing  tech equipment for the 21st Century project at Africa Nazarene University,   Our team waited breathlessly for all luggage to come off the conveyer belt, and… 
we were (quietly) overjoyed when there were NO X’s!  
More answers to prayer will be shared on coming newsletters…

THANK YOU FOR PRAYING, AND THANK GOD FOR ANSWERING PRAYER!

DISCOVER MISSIONS 2024-AMAZING EVENT FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Please share with young adults in YOUR church!
Discover Missions is an event for young adults, ages 18-26, to come together, June 7-19, 2024,  Nairobi, Kenya, to be immersed in another culture and to be equipped for practical missions. 
Application deadline is October 15, 2023. 

Best EVER Suggestion from “September Missionary Thoughts,” from
Our Retired Missionary, Reverend Dr. Geneva Silvernail

In her “September Mission Thoughts”

(attached)

Dr. Silvernail gives seven timely suggestions about how to adjust to a new culture.  The 7th, & final suggestion, quoted below, will long be remembered when introducing ANYONE, of ANY culture to  my Lord!  Thank you, Dr. Silvernail! 

“Seventh, I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ but I am not going to introduce my Lord and Savior until I know for sure the Holy Spirit is leading me. One strong rule that I have rarely broken is never invite anyone to church unless we have first spent time eating a meal together, or sharing coffee and cookies, or if there is a potluck at church when the person comes to visit the first time. Something about food breaks down barriers!”

 

ALABASTER HAPPENINGS AROUND E TN
Alabaster Offering Idea from NMI President, Amanda Crawford, Gordonsville

For details of the “Alabaster Penny War,” see

attachment!