Our Teaching Topics and Our Prayer Needs

Greetings, All!

We appreciate your prayers and encouragement so much, so I wanted to give you an update so you'll know what's going on and how you can pray for us, and how you might help us, too.  Remember you can contact us at dawnbrookkenya@gmail.com.

We are only 13 days away from our Mission trip to Mombasa, Kenya, and have learned a little more about our trip. Yesterday our group leader for SOMA (www.somausa.org) received word from the Bishop of Mombasa concerning the topics we will be covering at the Clergy and Spouse's Conference where we will be teaching.  They are good topics, and so much can be said on all of them that we will have to rely on the Holy Spirit to lead us to what He wants shared!  Here is the relevant portion of the Bishop's email:

As we continue to prepare for the forthcoming Clergy gathering, I wish to report the following to you:

1.We expect around 100 clergy and their spouses to attend.

2.The venue is yet to be confirmed but will be in the vicinity of Mombasa City.

3.Payment for accommodation is a challenge to most Clergy who serve in rural areas but we wait upon the Lord.

4.Topics to be covered should include

               a) Evangelism and Discipleship

               b) The clergy and his/her family

               c) Clergy Spouses

               d) Personal life of a Clergy etc.

Dawn and I both feel that these topics are ones the Lord has prepared us to share as He sees fit.  Even though we aren't experts, we have had to learn about them while sitting at his feet.  However, the Lord must have a lot he wants to encourage and bless them in, and I feel so unworthy.  But where I am we are weak, He is strong. Please keep us in prayer that we will only do what we see the Father doing.  (Jesus [said], "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does." - John 5:19 - May it be so with Dawn and I!! )

Dawn and I are also looking at 1 Corinthians 2 as a chapter of preparation for our trip.  It is a reminder, among other things, to focus on Christ and him crucified instead of our accumulated wisdom and preparation, to rely on the Spirit's power, and to listen so we can reveal to others what the Lord shows us.  May he be glorified and revealed in our midst as we are with our African brethren!

We have been preparing the things we'll need on our trip - mosquito netting, appropriate clothing (I'll be dressed in formal clericals most of the time I'm there!), and so forth.  We've almost completed our dosages for Typhoid, and are not having any bad reactions from it. Thank you, Lord Jesus!  Regardless, we pray that we will be protected from sickness and accidents.

The latest giving report shows we are almost half-way to meeting our budget requirements.  For all of you who have given - thank you for sowing into us and into the Kingdom!  Our need is upon us, though, as we have been asked to be fully funded by August 6th, and we are leaving on August 16th.  Would you ask God if  you are to be part of our Supply Team?  We believe that God opened the door to us to go, and expect that there is a way he knows about to fund this, but  please join us in praying that we are fully funded in time.  God is able, and where he calls he will provide, as he has invited some of you to join this work through giving towards it.  See our budget page for more info on what we are paying for.

Again, you've given us wonderful encouragement, prayer, and financial support.  We are grateful that you are joining us in this Mission that God has ordained - and you are surely a part of it as you remember us in prayer, give towards it, encourage us, give us travel tips, and so forth.  We are so glad that we will be travelling on your behalf, too!

In the meantime, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might,
Brook (& Dawn)