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WE NEED OUR PRAYER WARRIORS TO GO TO BATTLE! During all 4 services yesterday the upcoming Africa teams were commissioned. This is a nice way for the church to see those that are going. And it is also a reminder for the church to PRAY for those teams. The following are some specific ways you can pray:
1. Continued guidance for those making decisions regarding the teams and
construction both here (Pastor Dave, Dan Jacobs, Jamie Lengacher, Steve Henry)
and in Africa (Mwangi, Staci Wells, Margie Helmuth, Jim Vanderhoof)
2. Traveling safety both in flights and especially ground transportation once the
teams arrive in Kenya.
3. Gifts and tools for construction will be taken by various team members. We pray that they make it to Kenya with the teams
4. Families that are left behind. Many times it is much harder to stay home than to go!
5. Preparations. Pray that each team member will remember to take time to not only physically prepare to go but also spiritually prepare.
6. For the babies! These precious little ones whom God loved so much that he motivated a church half way around the world to come to their aid. We want to be able to continue to bring them to full healthy lives, to find Kenyan families to adopt them and to finish the center so more babies can be saved!
As Pastor Dave shared yesterday, we are battling for Generation Next to come to know Jesus as their personal savior. When Jesus was on this earth he reached those who didn't know him thru his great love and compassion. In the same way we have great love and compassion for not only the babies at the center but for the community and country where they live. It would be awesome if EVERY PERSON in our church were able to go hold the babies in person. But what would be even MORE awesome is if EVERY PERSON in our church would spend time in prayer for the babies. Would you consider it today?

Michelle's ticket

The youngest member of our team was Michelle Pippenger. She was traveling alone to Kenya while the rest of her family went to Mexico on a mission trip. When we started checking in all was going well until it came to Michelle. The airline representative checking her in said she was not booked on that flight! Thinking there must be a mistake, she pulled out her itinerary. There was, but not on the part of the airline. Michelle had been booked on an earlier flight and this flight was completely booked! The reality sunk in fast - someone was going to have to stay back and take a later flight and it wasn't going to be Michelle! The airline representative was incredibly nice and before we even had a chance to pray about it, he had his assistant working on getting Michelle on that plane. She had to make several phone calls but was finally able to find a seat. Michelle had her first miracle before we even left Chicago!

Moses - My Story

May 24, 2006

Baby Moses Kibet came to live at the baby center after being picked from a river bank on the day of his birth! He was then taken to PGH. Because of the circumstances of his birth - what his name should be was obvious to all! Soon after coming to the baby center though, Moses developed a severe case of pneumonia and had to be taken to Tenwek Hospital. He was there for a month and came close to death several times.  Missionary Melody Dearmon stayed by his side.  All of the doctors agreed that it was only by God's healing that Moses (now lovingly called "Mo Mo" is still with us today. There is no doubt about his health now. You have only to look at his chubby cheeks and beautiful smile!

Simon - September 2007

Simon had been at the baby center for just about a month when Jamie & Dan visited there in September 2007. He was around 7 months old. Simon was such a cutie and seemed to be adjusting well to his new home.

Joshua - September 2007

Joshua arrived at the baby center about one month before Jamie visited there in September. He is a happy smiley little guy! Please pray for a mom and dad to be called by God to adopt Joshua!