I'm engaged! and life is gettin busy! It's quite a time for the Lord to mold me as I try to juggle helping Maggs plan the wedding, take on more responsibility with running a family dealership, fixing up the old and busted apartment before the wedding, and raising the now *$50,000* for AMCC. Life is a little hectic but the Lord has a plan and a way.

Speaking of the 50 grand, be looking on facebook for a group called "20". It should be up and running by the end of October.


And as far as News about AMCC, here's an update that Mark recently sent out over e-mail:

"The latest great news is as follows:

John had a GREAT time at the Lahash conference that he and his wife, Nancy, went to in Uganda 2 weeks ago. Here's what John said about the conference:

The conference was good. We learnt many things about leadership.
1. Day One- Fasting and praying. Baba Dan was teaching Bible storiesfor the kids to learn.
2. Mission Statements- How one goes about it and how do we accomplish them
3. Conflict management- seek to know the source of the conflict, judgeit fairly. Get to the person who says that they have been wronged. Getto know what they say. Also about forgiveness.
4. How to take good pictures.
5. Facebook.
6. Learned from Lahash partners. Tenderfeet taught.
7. Everyone exchanged ideas. How to have a strategic plan.People should not be overworked and they should be given reasonable pay.

Nancy (wife) and John were happy to be 2gether. It was like a "honeymoon" for them. Even though she got sick on the Thursday of the conference they were not discouraged by that. By the time they came back they felt like renewed people. They were able to pray and for God to hear their hearts. Come to think of it, when John said "hear their hearts" he might have meant "heal their hearts". I don't know which, but either way it's a wonderful thing! Praise the Lord! Lahash said that they desire to partner with AMCC. John believes that they became partners while there. We should pray so that they might be able to start sponsoring AMCC in January. That's what John said that Dan Holcomb, the head of Lahash, told him at the conference. Dan is a JBU grad and is a friend of mine from Camp Eagle.

I'm thrilled beyond words to think that AMCC might partner with this organization. I don't really know what it will look like, but I'm looking forward to talking to Dan and hearing what his ideas about it are. Edwin, Lahash's EastAfrican co-ordinator (A Kenyan who grew up with Dan) is going to visit AMCC sometime in the next month! Woohoo!!

Also, AMCC has officially hired a 3rd employee- James Mwika! John and Teacher Nancy talked about James while I was still in Kenya as avery trustworthy man and say that he's been working very well. Here are notes that I took from my conversation with John on Tuesday

"He is working well, Nancy is happy about it. He is very much committed to the work. The children have liked him very much because he is a very happy person. He has developed a love for them. He is jumping and dancing for the Lord and the children are happy about that.

" John and Teacher Nancy have "really talked" about the conference. He gave her his notes and the notebook, and she was very happy about it. She is very happy!

John and Teacher Nancy are going to Counsel Geoffrey this evening and are going to pray more with him. He ran away again, and in fact got all the way back to his dad's house (near Naivasha, that's like someone getting to Alamosa from Denver). John said that they are putting up a counseling program whereby they will be sitting down with the children individually every 14 days. Also they can pray with them. They have also started a November program for pastors from different churches to come to minister to AMCC on the different weekends.- Anglican – either Mr. Mutuangu or John’s dad- Bethel church- feed bag and send pastor (Mukulala)- Household of Faith- Jesus’ Embassy Prayers needed so that these things will continue as it starts in November. When they start they will send a timetable so we can know who is coming and when.

John is still becoming numb sometimes, but generally he is well. The pain has "ceased"! He thinks he had overworked himself, and that the problem will continue ceasing as he continues to rest."