Hello friends!


It's been a while since my last update. Actually, this is the longest break I've taken from the blog since I started it. It's been great to be back home and it's going to be even better to settle down this week.


For those of you who are new readers OR just need a refresher:

Mark Dawson and I arrived back home this month from being in Kenya visiting Ah-gah-pay Mercy Children's Center. He was there for the first three months and I have been there for a little over 5 months. We went to develop a relationship with John and Nancy, two Kenyans who are running the orphanage. During our time spent there, they gained our trust and respect.



Bloom Church and Ancient Paths in Denver along with Grace World Outreach Church in Enid Oklahoma sent Mark and I. We had a major support group from various friends. Through these connections we raised enough money to start an income-generating project of mango harvesting. I left them almost a month ago with John overseeing the mango business.



NEWS
There's big news at AMCC, and unfortunately it's not all good. A few weeks ago the mango truck was in a serious wreck on it's way to deliver the load. The driver was drunk and hit a cemi-truck parked on the side of the road. The truck was laid over on its side. Because of the current situation of drought and poverty in Kenya, people didn't hesitate to take the mangoes which were spilled all over the road. The driver died shortley after the accident.



The loss of mangoes eliminated AMCCs only way of making income to pay for food. Fortunately a certain family donated $600 after hearing about the accident. This donation allowed AMCC to pay off their debts and buy food up to the 9th of September. John, Nancy and the kids were extremely thankful for the donation and it proved to be very encouraging to all of those at AMCC despite the recent tragedy.


In the meantime, here in the states, I have presented at Grace World Outreach and at Bloom Church about AMCC and my time there. I also got to meet back up with Mark Dawson, whom I hadn't seen in over 2 months! We talked about a gameplan and what the next phase will look like. Our major priority is to raise $25,000 dollars to establish a chicken house for AMCC. With this chicken house, AMCC will be able to pay for food, rent, school fees, medical bills, their own salaries and for much needed hired help.

Some of the other things we are involved in currently are:

1. Renewing and updating the official AMCC website
2. Setting up a bank account for donations
3. Establishing a safe and secure way to transfer funds when neccessary
4. Social networking and fundraising for AMCC
5. Presenting to groups of people that are interested in partnering with AMCC

As soon as we have the $25,000, one or both of us will go back to AMCC to ensure the building and implementation of the chicken project. Grace World Outreach has decided to set up it's own account specifically for the chicken project! Praise God for that!

Our friends at AMCC are all doing well and in good health (relatively). I'll be talking with John in the next few days and will be updating the blog again as soon as anything happens.

That's about all the new stuff at this point.

God is GOOD!