Arise, Shine!

April 2023 || Newsletter

Arise, Shine!

"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you." Isaiah 60: 1-2

Dear CMK Friends and Family,

These verses in Isaiah 60 tell us where God wants His glory to be
seen and it's UPON YOU. Let the GLORY of the Lord shine and be seen on you! When the darkness seems to increase, the LIGHT is ever greater. The world is sin-sick and weary, but we know the SAVIOR and are sent to reveal Him to the world in EVER-INCREASING GLORY.

This year, the Lord has been speaking to us about His Glory and His Presence. In His Presence we have all we need for life and health and purpose. Everywhere we go, we anticipate that He has gone before us. As long as we keep following, He will always lead. As long as we look to Him, we will see His glory.

Young hadzabe thirsty for water just collected from a dirty river

TANZANIA

It's For His Glory we travel to tell those who have never heard...

Joel and some of the team travelled into the interior of Tanzania to make contact with an unreached tribe called the Assa on the Joshua Project site. This was a hard trip with days of rigorous traveling. They met the chief of this tribe and learned the name of the tribe has been changed. Now that we know the region this tribe is in we will be able to plan more outreaches. On the return trip, Joel stopped by our well site next to a Hadzabe camp. The Hadzabe chief met him there and told him he has many more camps further in the bush that are hurting for water. They travelled farther with the chief and in each camp the chief would explain, "this is the man who brought my camp water and can help you learn about God." Many of these camps had never heard about the Gospel and were eager to hear. In one camp, buckets of dirty water were carried in and little children ran to the buckets, so thirsty they drank straight from the muddy containers. We felt God's heart arranging this trip and clearly leading our steps.

Prayer Focus: That God will give us the grace and provision to reach more of these unreached people with the Gospel and with clean water. He loves them and longs for them to know salvation through Jesus Pray that a second well will be drilled near unreached camps of Hadzabe.

KENYA

It's for His Glory we share the good news of Jesus in words and in actions...

Whether it's sharing in our local church here in Kenya alongside Pastor Kisinga, praying for the sick, or connecting with Jesus' body of believers throughout the land to reach the lost, the cross is our focus. It's been a joy to see our kids eager to lay hands and anoint the sick with us. We have seen prayers of

healing answered already and know our God is a miracle working God, a faithful Father and loving Savior. Astair has been giving art classes with the local kids and it's been a joy to watch our girls use their gifts to show God's love.
This month has not been without challenges for our family. We've battled giardia and mango flies but God has given us the grace to overcome and He's poured His love into our hearts. We're so thankful for the families that reached out to us with support! We're thankful for every one of you.

The First Well of the Season is being Drilled!!

Joel and Thad have covered hundreds of miles surveying villages in need of water. Boston and Legend have also covered miles of terrain as well. We're pretty grateful for their commitment and hard work. Just today, Thad and Boston went with Joel to the first drill site of the season in a village called Senda that has struggled for a long time to get water. The picture above is where they have been collecting water. We're excited for what God has planned for this village and the others that will be receiving God's miracles of provision, salvation, healing, and deliverance!

Prayer Focus: That the drilling will be a success and the work will continue to be blessed and increased. That God's Word will be proclaimed and that many will be saved, healed, and delivered. That God's protection will be on us all in our traveling, in our living, in all that we do.

NEPAL & PAKISTAN

The third well has been drilled in Nepal! Pastors KB and Sushila held a well celebration ceremony and fed the community that came. Many of these communities are located in rice fields where the water has arsenic and these fresh water wells are saving lives! The second well has been drilled in Pakistan and we are on target to drill 6 more! Due to the sensitive nature of this location, we can't share specifics, but on the edge of darkness, the Light is Shining! God is being glorified!

All throughout the earth, God is being glorified!

"So wake up, you living gateways! Lift up your heads, you doorways of eternity! Welcome the King of Glory, for he is about to come through you." -Psalms 24:7

We love you all and Thank God for you always! Thank you for your prayers and support and your willingness to be the answer to the prayers you pray.

Look up! Welcome your King of Glory--He's coming through you!

Love In Christ,

Joel and Joye and the Seven from Heaven