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Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God.  Remember that nothing is certain in this life. Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NLT) April 30, 2016 Update:   The boy who underwent surgery and is in a Nairobi Hospital has suffered a setback. He was losing blood. He has a rare blood type and it was difficult to find blood for him (Kenya is generally short on blood so you can imagine the dearth of blood for rare blood types). They eventually found two pints. Please continue to pray for this young man. (Context and details below in the main post.).  May 1, 2016 Update :  The boy seems to be doing better today Hello everyone,  I hope this post finds you well. Today is Skywatch Friday but I am not linking up because I want to update about the Kenyan missions as some of you have told me you are praying about the needs I wrote about here . Some have asked that I try to update and so I am honouring that request. The photo below is of the young

Thank you to all who took the time to comment on my last post here and say you would offer prayers. It is very much appreciated on behalf of the young boy in Nairobi hospital and for Jonah and John, who are recovering from the after effects of snake bites. This week we've had very hot weather. It seemed to go from cold to hot virtually overnight. It was a nice change but given how hot it was I am a bit concerned that it might become overly hot and dry like last summer.  In fact, it was so hot and dry and we had so little rain that we had months of heavy duty water restrictions. Having said that, it is nice to feel the warm of the sun. It has allowed me a bit of time to get out and try and prepare the garden despite it not being my favourite thing to do.  There is still much more to do before it will be finished but with the help of a good friend, the hardest parts are done.  I have to pace myself as I'm still recovering from illness which seems to have gone on plenty long

Hello dear readers, I hope you are all doing fine and enjoying the Spring if you are in the Northern Hemisphere.  I know my friends in different countries in Africa are now moving into their cooler weather while we are just gearing up for gardening season where I live in Canada. The weather has been quite nice for awhile now though every few days it is cloudy and sometimes raining. Some of you know that I've been trying to recover from a bad bout of bronchitis so I haven't been on line as much as usual. It means I haven't been blogging as consistently as usual or visiting your blogs. Anyway, without further ado I wanted to provide an update you on a few missions efforts in Kenya. Someone asked me to keep them updated about the young man I wrote about in my  last post h ere .  I also wanted to update about the current condition of  the Pokot man who had been bitten by the black mamba snake early in the new year.  Finally I wanted to share a few photos I took on Monday

In my last post I said I wouldn't be blogging for awhile. But this photo was sent to me later in the day along with  a request for prayers. The village family and community are trying to raise funds to go to Nairobi hospital to have the tumour removed from this young man's neck.. The fundraising target is 150,000 Kenyan Shillings (approximately $1500 US; $1920 Canadian; $1300 Euros). They request prayers to help them achieve the goal. Once they have the funds they will head to Nairobi or try to get the assistance of the government to send this young man abroad.  Going abroad for treatment is common in Kenya if one can raise the funds.  The country of Kenya is sorely lacking in cancer treatment options and equipment. Thank you for reading and offering your prayers.

I'm still under the weather.   We've been having such marvellous weather this past week.  I've missed most of it because of being indoors but I did manage to get this shot on Friday.  On Friday I passed by the same street where I took (click highlighted words to see)  these photos in March.  This time the trees were in bloom again but with different blossoms. How can that be?  It's a mystery. But I'm pretty certain there are not two varieties of trees all up and down the street which are blooming at different times.  If I get a chance, I'll try to get back there and take photos before the blossoms are gone. When warmer weather arrives it is nice to enjoy these delicious salads. ~~ I'm not sure how much I will be blogging in the immediate future or how much time I will have to visit your blogs.  I will surely try but  I'm so far behind in things.  I need to focus on getting  well.  Then I need to focus on the things

It was such a beautiful day on Easter Monday when I took these photos. The sky was an awesome blue and the clouds were so wispy. Happy Skywatch Friday ! Enjoy your weekend.

The big crane is on the horizon. A huge high rise is going in on a busy street despite many protests. The tall crane on the horizon lets me know that big changes are coming to my view. I've long known this was happening but never really thought of it's impacts on me since I don't live so close to where the high rise is being built.  In the past week though I've seen the crane there every day.  It is there to stay until it's done it's work and it is clear that the finished work, a high rise, will interfere with my view.  Residents in the immediate vicinity of the new building protested long and hard against the new building because it is the first requiring a change to the density of the area. Vancouver is out of land so all new buildings are going upwards rather than outwards. That is a sign of the current times. I've been feeling poorly again. I've been sleeping much more than usual and I'm also taking naps. This is very unusual for me. After

 Happy April! Joining in with Skywatch Friday this week. Have a fantastic weekend and thanks for stopping by.♥♥♥