Save the Date: Sunday, March 6th, 6:30 PM!

We are going to enjoy a wonderful evening of Praise and Worship on Sunday, March 6th, at 6:30 PM. There will be a free will offering taken to benefit the Mission:Kenya trip.

Please join us at River Cities Community Church

4385 Route 60 East, Huntington, WV 25705 

Please Pray: 

•  For this to be a fabulous evening of casting a vision for what God can do through this mission trip.
• For people to be generous in giving towards the trip.
• For visiting choirs and individuals as they share their messages through song. There are many details to be considered and worked out.
• For Christ to be lifted up and each of us drawn to Him in a wonderful way.

Meet Garland Bowen

I am thrilled with how God is calling folks to our Mission:Kenya team. I am grateful for what the Lord has done to produce rich spiritual maturity of our team members.

Garland Bowen's testimony has some humor to it. God always has something  for the OTHER person to do! 

After retiring from the world of being a machinist for Special Metals, Garland has  more free time to be available for the Lord's work. He and Marilyn have been married 34 years. He is a father of two adult daughters, and granddad to 7 grandchildren. 

MY CALL TO KENYA

When I first heard abut the mission trip to Into Abbas Arms Orphanage, in Kenya, I suggested to my wife that this might be something she would be interested in. I attended the first informational meeting to obtain information for my wife, Marilyn, because she was unable to attend.  At this meeting I became aware that God was speaking to ME about becoming part of this group.

No matter what obstacle I felt would prevent me from going, God has made a way around that obstacle.

God  has set my heart steadfast toward Kenya, not because of my abilities or worthiness, but because He chose me and because of my willingness to allow God to work through me in any way He determines. It is because of His Amazing Grace that He has accepted me and chosen me to serve Him in this ministry.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!  

      

 Please pray for the financial support of each of our teammates. Jehovah-jireh, God is our provider!



A Word from Dave

Beth asked me to share with you how God gave me the call to go to Into Abba’s Arms Orphanage in Kenya this year.  I would sum it up with one word: PRAYER

From 2006 to October of 2010, God had convinced me that the best way I could help orphans and widows overseas would be to send His money to other nations.  This would be the most economical and effective way to fulfill James 1:27 in other countries– “The religion that God our Father accepts as pure and holy is this, to watch after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”

Beth has been praying about a return trip to Kenya since her 2007 trip she took with Kemble.  In October of 2010 God spoke to my heart one day as I was praying and I knew without a doubt that God had give me the assignment to make the 2011 August trip. 

God mainly convinced me that to develop a personal relationship with these folks would give one additional way to help them know and walk with Jesus.  Also, we sponsor a 13 year old named Simon at Into Abba's Arms, who has been praying for over 3 years that I would come and visit him.  With these confirmations, I am looking forward to continue serving the Lord during our preparation time as well as our time at the Into Abba’s Arms orphanage. 

As you think of us, please pray that we will “be on board” with God’s plans for our trip.  Thanks so much.

Additional thoughts from Beth: Overseas Missionary Fellowship has some great pamphlets on how to pray. One in particular is entitiled, "Why and How to Pray for Missionaries" written by Dr. Will Bruce. An opening statement caught my attention. "THE MISSIONARY IS INVADING ENEMY TERRITORY." That woke me up to the reality of why some of our team mates are having particular challenges! Would you pray a "hedge of protection" around each of our team members? (Job 1:10) How about praying for the Lord's armor to be applied to each of them? (Ephesians 6:10-20)