Big News . . .

It was just one year ago that we were preparing to write a letter to ask all of you to pray about the call that God had put on our hearts to move to Kitale, Kenya.  We are humbled and grateful that God chose to call us here, and for what He has been doing in and through us since we arrived in March.  We could fill books with the stories of what we have seen God do here in Kenya, and of God’s provision for our family—materially, physically and spiritually. God always provides, and always loves. We are overwhelmed.

We had committed our time here for up to two years, knowing that it was always subject to change. With much prayer and counsel, we feel that our time here in Kitale is coming to a close. We are praying that God will provide the necessary funds to enable us to buy tickets to fly home towards the beginning of December this year.

We’re sure that this news leaves a lot of questions for many of you, “why?” being at the forefront. Instead of using this letter to explain and justify, let us just say that we don’t regret one second of our time here. We feel that God used our family to the full extent, and that He knew all along what was to be the entirety of our trip. We are grateful that He chose to send us, and grateful that He is calling us back “home”.  Our “safari” is far from over . . . just changing location.

In addition to our normal monthly support, we need to raise roughly $6,000 for our airfare back to the States. We would appreciate your prayers. God provided the funds for us to get to Kenya, and we know He will provide for us to get back, but raising money is nerve-wracking!  If you’d like to contribute to our airfare to help get us home, a one-time gift can be made to the right on the “Donate” button.  Of course all these donations are still tax-deductible.

Our tentative plan is to fly into Phoenix, AZ and then drive through Southern CA and then up to Santa Cruz for Christmas, seeing as many friends as possible along the way. We are then going to drive North to our new home in Bellevue, WA, outside Seattle.  We are thrilled to be relocating to the Pacific Northwest. We will be renting Amy’s Grandmother’s house, which is right next door to Amy’s aunt & uncle who we adore, and near a lot of other family and friends.

This leaves one minor detail: please pray for a job for Howie. He is currently looking into several different possibilities on the East side of Seattle. We are definitely moving on faith, but confident that God will lead us to the right job and provide for our family.

Thank you for your prayers and support for our family as we make this transition. Leaving Kitale is not going to be easy for our family. We have developed a lot of relationships here that will leave an imprint on our hearts forever.

For Him,

Howie, Amy, Howie, Kenya, Isaiah & Mya