Jake Gingerich Preaches In Nyakoko, More Dust, An A Drunkard's Changed Life,

(Saturday January 14th) 
Today we were just around home...
Mom was making food for Sunday lunch since we were having visitors.

The Miller family remaining...

I worked on sewing for a while, then I did some cleaning, an also cleaned out our messy closet in the hallway, that catches SO much dust!
In the afternoon one of my friends Winnie came to the compound on a visit, an then she also visited me, was good to chat with her again.
In the evening Dad, Mom, an Wayne an I all enjoyed having our supper together on our tiny front lawn, as the pleasant cool evening after a scorching day, made outside cooler then inside the house.
Tonight we talked of America, an home, an how far away all of that seems, an how very much we miss everyone an everything that is familiar to us there...
(Sunday January 15th)
Today Jake an Janice, along with Stay Byler came to our church, since with our assigned "pulpit exchange", Jake preached a heart-stirring message on listening to the voice of God in our lives.

Dad an Mom enjoying their coffee

After the service we had them over to our house for lunch, along with 3 native youth guys from Jakes church.
In the evening I went on a long walk with Stacy, since there wasn't much else going on.
Then later on, Joe an Glenda came over on our front lawn, an we had banana bread an pop-corn.
(Monday January 16th)
Today was just very original, Mom an I worked on laundry in the forenoon...
Dad at pastors meeting...
An in the afternoon I worked on the blog.
(Tuesday January 17th)
Today was a lazy day around home, waiting for the heat to subside so you feel like moving...in the evening Dad an Mom, an Wayne an I went to Kiboko Bay for supper.
(Wednesday January 18th)
Today Dad an Mom went to Bible study, an Wayne an I did jobs around home, an some cleaning.
I finished sewing a dress.

Enjoying the relaxed atmosphere of Kiboko Bay...

In the evening Dad an Mom were still not home from Bible Study, so Stacy an I went walking, an sat at the lake for awhile, being with her somehow helped fill the ache in my heart of missing close friends at home.
In the meantime Wayne was over at Dean's house playing ping-pong with their boys, something they have been doing a lot of recently.
(Thursday January 19th)
Today Dad an Mom left once again, to go out to where our church is, they picked up several of the church people an continued the one hour drive on out to where 2 of our church members live, Luke an his family live there, (Luke is the one I have told you about before, that bikes all day Saturday to reach church on Sunday morning, an he is older then Dad!) also, a widow lady named Hannah lives out in the same area, with her family, she pays transport to bring her in, as her meager income allows her.
So Dad an Mom decided to take some of our church people out there to spend some time with them, Dad an all the men went to Luke's house, an Mom an all the ladies went to Hannah's house.
they reported a good time of sharing.

Dad is all into coffee an is in his glory....

Dad said in his group of about 4 men, they went around the circle an shared their life story, through an interpreter that was along.
Dad said they all shed tears as they realized their various backgrounds from, poverty, an drunkenness to riches an no need of God, they were all in the same state, in need of God, an forgiveness.
Since this update so far has been super boring, I'll take time an tell you alittle about the one mans life story.
I'll call him Thomas.

Thomas, was a poor man, who's father was a polygamist with many wives, so he grew up knowing the sting of poverty, half-sibling fights, co-wife fights, an decided his life would take a different route, but although he has had only one wife all of his life, his former life was filled with, more poverty, drunkenness, an unfaithfulness, his wife an 5 children suffered greatly, his wife was converted early on, an joined the CBF churches, but Thomas was not convinced at all! He still loved his old sinful life, an his drunken reveling at clubs, his wife would tenderly care for him when he came home dead drunk, an would always have a nice hot supper waiting for him, this convicted him of his ways, but not enough so that he changed, he finally told her that its nice of her to cook for him when he comes home drunk, but that he still wants to have a cigarette after his meal, she told him that was going to be his choice, an all she was here for was to make his food for him, an every Sunday morning as his wife would walk the long walk to the closest CBF church, an Thomas would head out to his Shamba to work, he would laugh at her for wasting her time going to those crazy CBF churches, but her tender an loving ways, despite his response, soon reached into his cold, drunken, an hardened heart, an he went to church one Sunday with his wife, an there Brother Linford Borntrager from Indiana had a message on salvation, an Thomas responded at alter call that day, an he said, "I've never touched a beer since then, God changed me, an he changed me real good!" Opake Jesu!! he is today a faithful member in our church, a loving husband to his wife, an remaining children, he is the usher, an keeps the church grounds in good condition, he is very humble, an such a blessing!

My beautiful mother....

God is able! all he needs is pliable clay!

So Wayne an I were at home today an worked hard an fast most of the day to try an clean up our house an carport, since we were to have the usual Thursday evening prayer meeting at our house.
Dad an Mom came sliding home just in time to shower an clean-up before people started coming for prayer meeting.
It was a busy day, an a good evening...Dad was really tired by tonight with being gone all day, an no nap.
But he is slowly but surely getting his strength back again.
(Friday January 20th)
Today with all of our cleaning being done, I told Stacy that I would help her clean Jake's house.
So Becca an I both ended up going down an helping Stacy clean, we had it done in record timing, an in the meantime Londa went to Glenda's house to help her with baking some cookies, since Glenda an Clara's parents are coming.
So by 11:30am. we had most of our duties done, so Stacy, Lester's two oldest girls, Clarissa an me all went swimming at St. Johns pool! We had so much fun, an got all pink faced from the sun!
In the evening all us girls took Carolyn out for supper, since it will be her birthday on Saturday.

Wayne enjoying the all time favorite "passion juice" made from passion fruit

First we all went to a foot spa place an got foot scrubs, an with being barefooted year around over here, your feet sure get a beating!
I think it would be accurate to say that we all felt like queens being treated like royalty, it was a lot of fun, then we ended up eating supper at a really good Asain restaurant, where I had the best paneer I have ever had!!
It was just a perfect evening...
We got bac to the compound around 8:30pm. an played spike ball the rest of the evening.
An that concludes this post.
I apologize, I feel like the last several posts are SO monotonous, somehow I have just not been in a "writing" mood the last while.
Ok, so have a safe an good week!
~Sylvia
For The Miller's


P.S ( don't forget to check ticket prices to Kenya, East Africa, I knew it was on your to-do list, an just wanted to remind you...yeah, its ok! no charge. I'm just kind like that...)

At Nyakoko....

Jake preaching with interpreter from his own church.