June 2011 Note from Summer

After a wonderful trip to the States visiting family and friends, I was happy to get back to my home and daily routine here in Eldoret. It is hard to believe that we have already been back in Kenya for nearly three months. Since we landed our schedule has taken off and filled up rapidly with teaching and travelling. I am thoroughly enjoying my Teaching Principles and Practices class this trimester. I want to give a special thank you to my former education professor Dr. Vicki Hollinshead, Dean of the School of Education at Emmanuel College, for donating a wonderful education textbook that I have used as my primary resource for this class and also to Rev. Rose Boyd, director of Operation Teaching Tools, for providing a wonderful teaching about Bible lesson planning. These materials have proven to be invaluable resources for me!

As graduation approaches, I find myself feeling excitement mixed with a bit of sadness. I feel so much anticipation for the 10 graduates who arrived at EABC not too long after we did. In the past two years, I have seen so much growth within the students, and Kevin and I have developed strong connections to them. As they prepare to leave EABC to begin or continue their ministries, I feel confident that they have the potential to do great things for the Lord and the IPHC in East Africa. I feel so honored to have played a very small role in their preparation. Most were strangers to us when they first arrived two years ago, but on graduation day, we will part ways as friends. Keep them (and us!) in your prayers in the next few weeks as they prepare for final exams and graduation day!

Thank you again for all you do to help us here in Kenya and East Africa. I am especially grateful for all the encouraging and uplifting words you send us. May God bless you abundantly!

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