Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I pray and hope that when you receive this one all of you find yourselves in the best of health and prosperity.
The month of October was a good month. From the 5th until the 7th we (Jaime) and I were in Lubbock, Texas. We were there for some lectures. We travelled for the K.C. Moser Ministry Lectures. Not only did we make some good contacts, but people found out about our work and the good that Jaime has done in the summer time in Africa. I was able to meet two young men from Artesia, another young lady from Texas Tech, and others he has worked with in Africa. And of course we met with brother Jim Beck a professor at LCU. It was very refreshing to meet him again after many years.
During the rest of the month and on through November, I will be teaching at a preacher’s school in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. I have the blessing of teaching Old Testament History and Geography and The Life of Christ. They are both good courses and I have the blessing of having students who want to learn. They surprise me much in that they will memorize much of my teaching and lessons. We started out with 20 students but as you know, work is very scarce so some dropped out and we now only have 12 students. Husbands and wives are attending so a lot of good is coming from this. I've met many from the brotherhood and many preachers from the area. Pray for us because I want to start the same classes in Monterrey in the near future. God has been good to me and I want to give of myself as much as I can!
I'm also planning to be with the Vinasco brethren in the state of Hidalgo in the near future, maybe in December. They are in a very remote location and I know these brethren would appreciate a visit.
Please PRAY for all these works that we may help them grow in wisdom and stature with God. Let's pray the Lord of the Harvest send some helpers to His vineyard and some more support! God bless you Jaime and please continue the struggle.
For His Cause,
Max R. Zamorano
Mexico Coordinator
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Friday, October 02, 2009
Update on John
Dear friends,
Thank you. Thank you for the notes, calls, prayers, and gifts on behalf of John Chengo. As you know, John was mugged a few weeks ago and gratefully escaped with little harm done. He had his school fees with him and all of it was stolen.
And even though these are hard times, you have come through in a powerful way. We needed $2000 quickly to make sure the school would re-admit him. To date, $1640 has been raised. $900 of this amount was wired to John and the school allowed him to continue his studies considering the circumstances. We only lack a few hundred dollars more, so if some of you have prayerfully considered helping John, now would be the time.
Thank you and may God bless us all as we strive to live for him each day!
Thank you. Thank you for the notes, calls, prayers, and gifts on behalf of John Chengo. As you know, John was mugged a few weeks ago and gratefully escaped with little harm done. He had his school fees with him and all of it was stolen.
And even though these are hard times, you have come through in a powerful way. We needed $2000 quickly to make sure the school would re-admit him. To date, $1640 has been raised. $900 of this amount was wired to John and the school allowed him to continue his studies considering the circumstances. We only lack a few hundred dollars more, so if some of you have prayerfully considered helping John, now would be the time.
Thank you and may God bless us all as we strive to live for him each day!
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Mugged!
Hello friends and family!
Below are excerpts from a long email from John Chengo. We are sponsoring John to go to med school. Last week I sent him school fees to cover this semester and he was mugged later the same day! Unfortunately he had all the money with him and they took it! Thankfully, he was not hurt. Read below for more.
We need to raise $2000 as soon as possible to keep John in school! The school has allowed him to return given the circumstances, even though schools in Kenya normally do not allow students who haven’t paid to attend classes.
So please help us if you can. Send checks to INTERCEDE, PO Box 2788, Mesilla Park, NM 88047.
And pray for John! As he writes below, he is “confused and down”.
Hallo Bro Jaime. Let me take this time to thank the Almighty for preserving my life. Every one is well and as I type this message am with Ziro and Dad here at Kilifi.
I thank God for the money you sent from Intercede for my schooling, but something terrible happened and am afraid because it has totally confused us here. On 1st I went to Kilifi at around 2pm to collect the fees and Ziro gave me the amount as stated in the fees structure. I signed and confirmed that it was the correct amount of money. We ate together with Masha and Katsuki and after praying, I left.
On reaching the bus stage at Kilifi I wanted to board a gari to Msabaha to see my dad so that I can get some money for fare to school and pocket money. While I was standing at the stage, 2 men asked if I could show them the District Commissioner’s office. I crossed the road with them and entered into their van. Instead of taking the DC's way, they took the Mombasa road and when I intervened, one of them drew a gun and forced me to lie facing down on the seat. They searched me and robbed me of the whole amount of fees, my phone, and other 500 shillings. They kept on discussing in a language not known to me and took me round while threatening to kill me. They took me around all through the night to a very far place I was not able to identify and at about 5 am in the morning they let me free. I reached the main road and rushed to Mtwapa police station. The Police assisted me to communicate to family members and friends.
Ndugu yangu, am glad with only one thing, that they did not touch my life. I saw death but God turned it to something that he knows best. Please pray for me cause am still not stable. I believe that God has a precious purpose for my life and that’s why he decided to protect it.
Thank you very much, tell my friends to pray for me cause am so confused and down.
Bye Bro.
Below are excerpts from a long email from John Chengo. We are sponsoring John to go to med school. Last week I sent him school fees to cover this semester and he was mugged later the same day! Unfortunately he had all the money with him and they took it! Thankfully, he was not hurt. Read below for more.
We need to raise $2000 as soon as possible to keep John in school! The school has allowed him to return given the circumstances, even though schools in Kenya normally do not allow students who haven’t paid to attend classes.
So please help us if you can. Send checks to INTERCEDE, PO Box 2788, Mesilla Park, NM 88047.
And pray for John! As he writes below, he is “confused and down”.
Hallo Bro Jaime. Let me take this time to thank the Almighty for preserving my life. Every one is well and as I type this message am with Ziro and Dad here at Kilifi.
I thank God for the money you sent from Intercede for my schooling, but something terrible happened and am afraid because it has totally confused us here. On 1st I went to Kilifi at around 2pm to collect the fees and Ziro gave me the amount as stated in the fees structure. I signed and confirmed that it was the correct amount of money. We ate together with Masha and Katsuki and after praying, I left.
On reaching the bus stage at Kilifi I wanted to board a gari to Msabaha to see my dad so that I can get some money for fare to school and pocket money. While I was standing at the stage, 2 men asked if I could show them the District Commissioner’s office. I crossed the road with them and entered into their van. Instead of taking the DC's way, they took the Mombasa road and when I intervened, one of them drew a gun and forced me to lie facing down on the seat. They searched me and robbed me of the whole amount of fees, my phone, and other 500 shillings. They kept on discussing in a language not known to me and took me round while threatening to kill me. They took me around all through the night to a very far place I was not able to identify and at about 5 am in the morning they let me free. I reached the main road and rushed to Mtwapa police station. The Police assisted me to communicate to family members and friends.
Ndugu yangu, am glad with only one thing, that they did not touch my life. I saw death but God turned it to something that he knows best. Please pray for me cause am still not stable. I believe that God has a precious purpose for my life and that’s why he decided to protect it.
Thank you very much, tell my friends to pray for me cause am so confused and down.
Bye Bro.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tough Times for Church Leaders
From Duncan Ziro in Kilifi:
Kibarani Church of Christ is the mother church in Kilifi District. It was the first, and from it, many others were planted. Philip Safari (the preacher at Kibarani church) was there from the beginning and is respected as a pioneer of other churches. But tough times have forced him to abandon the church. Philip has not been attending leader’s meetings and even failed to avail himself on Sundays to serve the flock he had laboriously worked for many years. The main problem was food. His economic status had deteriorated to an extent that he couldn’t put food on the table for his family. He was forced to look for manual jobs even on Sunday.
The church tried to support him, but because he has a big family and the times are hard for everyone, they were unable to continue. I did what little I could and gave him 3,000 KSH (about $38) to help him revive his small business of selling fruits and vegetables. Because even this amount was small compared to the need, I talked to the members of Kibarani Church of Christ. We organized an area wide fellowship and fundraiser to help Philip and his family. From this, Philip received clothes, food, and money from Christians all over Kilifi and Malindi. It was a wonderful day of true family fellowship just as Jesus intended.
Kenya is facing a food crisis. The coast province, especially Malindi, Kaloleni, and Kilifi, are the worst hit areas. People are looking for anything to stuff their stomach provided that it does not kill. Roots, berries and even some leaves are all experimented with as food. Women search high and low for anything and everything to feed their families while many men spend their days searching for work. Both searches end up fruitless more often than not.
Please remember Kenya in your prayers. Your support is highly appreciated. We seriously need it.
Kibarani Church of Christ is the mother church in Kilifi District. It was the first, and from it, many others were planted. Philip Safari (the preacher at Kibarani church) was there from the beginning and is respected as a pioneer of other churches. But tough times have forced him to abandon the church. Philip has not been attending leader’s meetings and even failed to avail himself on Sundays to serve the flock he had laboriously worked for many years. The main problem was food. His economic status had deteriorated to an extent that he couldn’t put food on the table for his family. He was forced to look for manual jobs even on Sunday.
The church tried to support him, but because he has a big family and the times are hard for everyone, they were unable to continue. I did what little I could and gave him 3,000 KSH (about $38) to help him revive his small business of selling fruits and vegetables. Because even this amount was small compared to the need, I talked to the members of Kibarani Church of Christ. We organized an area wide fellowship and fundraiser to help Philip and his family. From this, Philip received clothes, food, and money from Christians all over Kilifi and Malindi. It was a wonderful day of true family fellowship just as Jesus intended.
Kenya is facing a food crisis. The coast province, especially Malindi, Kaloleni, and Kilifi, are the worst hit areas. People are looking for anything to stuff their stomach provided that it does not kill. Roots, berries and even some leaves are all experimented with as food. Women search high and low for anything and everything to feed their families while many men spend their days searching for work. Both searches end up fruitless more often than not.
Please remember Kenya in your prayers. Your support is highly appreciated. We seriously need it.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Famine!
Dear friends and family,
INTERCEDE's long range goal is to overcome this type of disaster. By educating and equipping Kenyans, we can help them to feed themselves for a lifetime rather merely help them when things are at an extreme like this. "Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach him how to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime."
Please donate to relieve the current suffering, then consider donating regularly to solve the problem.
Immediate need: donations to buy maize and beans for suffering families and seed so that they may plant crops during the next rain.
DONATE NOW by visiting us at www.intercede-intl.org/donations or by sending your check to (be sure to put on it “food relief”:
INTERCEDE
Thank you. Please be in prayer for all of our Kenyan brothers and sisters during this time.
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