Our beautiful staff ladies

I just got home from our weekly staff Bible study. We have had a few very good weeks and I can tell God is doing something in our HCO family.

I think I should probably write a few posts about teaching Bible study in Kenyan culture. We are studying the fruit of the Spirit right now, and the approach I take in leading it, the points I make, and thought processes we go through are so completely different from the way it would be taught or approached in America. In fact, we have been going for about seven weeks and are only on the third fruit. We spent the first four weeks just doing a preparation study and learning what the role of the Holy Spirit is in the life of a believer. In fact, most conversations in general have to be approached from a totally different angle than we would naturally do. That makes for some interesting discussions.

I am so excited to see God working in the lives of our staff. It is a blessing to be a part of the lives of these wonderful ladies. They are the ones who pour their lives into our babies; the ones who are there with them day in, day out, showing them the love of Jesus. Please pray for these beautiful ladies, that the Lord would continually fill their cups, fill their hearts, so that His love will overflow onto our precious babies.

If you want to pray for them by name, we have:
Jully - baby caretaker (lives at the baby house full time)
Suzy - baby caretaker (lives at the baby house full time)
Maggy - baby caretaker (daytime - 8am-6pm)
Christine - cook
Eunice - housekeeper/laundry
Lucy - weekend baby caretaker (stays overnights on weekends when Jully & Suzy go on their offs)
Tracy - social worker
Angie - manager (Angie has been with us for 16 months and is leaving at the end of the month to go to school in Nairobi. She is currently working part time, training Tracy, and preparing to leave us in good hands!)