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Web Editor- Don Tarvin  
Updated 24 Feb 2010

July, 2009

Dear Prayer Partners,

PRAISE
          While in the States, it is necessary to send back funds to keep our house and ministry running. A short while ago one of our watch dogs got seriously injured. Benard, our compound manager, had to take Tana to the vet for surgery. With all the excess funds needed to send to Kenya last month, I had to send $800.00 to Kenya. Benard went to a bank to collect these funds. As he left the bank, a car of four men with guns followed him. They forced him into their car, beat him with their fists and with the butts of their guns. They said, “You have money and we know it. Give us all the money or we will make you take us to your house and then kill you and your family. ” Benard had no choice but to give them the $800.00. They threw him out of the car. Praise the Lord Benard was not seriously hurt. I talked to him over the phone when he called crying and scared. I asked him to calm down and take a few deep breaths. When I could tell he was calmer, I shared with him, “Benard, calm down. God is bigger than all of this. The miracle is you were not killed. One can replace money, but not a person’s life.” He asked how were we to get the money to pay for all the bills and I let him know, “Sijui, lakini Mungu anajua.” I don’t know but God knows.
          We shared with you in a recent prayer letter that our youngest church had to leave their temporary building they were renting for four years and move to our front yard. We placed a canvas between two containers for the church to meet under. A couple of weeks ago the canvas split. The believers had no where to go. This is our winter time in Kenya where they can get some very cool days. The leaders of the church took out funds from their building fund to purchase corrugated metal sheets and repaired the damaged area. Praise the Lord for a church that is practicing what they were taught!

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. I had to borrow the $800.00 to resend to Benard so he could pay our financial obligations. Please pray that the Lord will supply these funds needed to repay this loan.
2. Kenya is currently going through a serious drought. Our people plant and harvest by the rains. Food stuffs is beginning to be affected. Please pray for rain.Please remember by health in your prayers.

We want to thank you for your faithfulness for the month of March through May that enabled us in reaching the lost in Kenya.

Your missionaries to the unreached people of Kenya,

Larry and Marty Stringfield
John 15:16