gmt -4… horn of africa a christian life ethic… col 3:23 23 whatever you do, work at it with all...

GMT -4…GMT -4…

Horn of AfricaHorn of Africa

A Christian Life Ethic…A Christian Life Ethic…

Col 3:2323 Whatever you do, work at it

with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men

NIV

James 4:17

17 Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins. NIV

Eph 2:1010 For we are

God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

NIV

By grace we are saved by By grace we are saved by faith, not works, and…faith, not works, and…

The CommissionThe Commission

Mark 13:1010 And the gospel must first be

preached to all nations. NIV

West Nairobi SchoolWest Nairobi School

NICS.ORGNICS.ORG

Kwa nini? Why?Kwa nini? Why?

John 9:2-3His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned,

this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"

3 "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.

NIV

27 December 200727 December 2007

Election, rigging, mayhemElection, rigging, mayhem US Embassy: “business cannot US Embassy: “business cannot

continue as usual”continue as usual” TribalismTribalism

Genocide?Genocide? Land issues?Land issues? Complicity?Complicity? Murder?Murder? Money for a day?Money for a day?

““Here I stand, I can do Here I stand, I can do no other”no other”

Isa 7:9If you do not stand firm in your

faith,you will not stand at all.NIV

GoK: GoK:

““Just go home”Just go home”

Christmas in KenyaChristmas in Kenya

I know that everything God does will endure forever; Eccl 3:14 NIV

A Prayer and a A Prayer and a Challenge…Challenge…

2 Thess 1:11-12 We constantly pray for you, that our

God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. 12 We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

NIV

We work We work hard, hard,

not to earn not to earn

God’s favor, God’s favor,

but but

because because

we have we have

God’s favorGod’s favor Dr. Michael Dr. Michael

JohnsonJohnson

““Don’t mess Don’t mess with my with my baby!”baby!”

Habari gani? A flat tyre?Habari gani? A flat tyre?

Praise & PrayersPraise & Prayers Praise: Praise:

For personal safety through all the violenceFor personal safety through all the violence The 11 Sudanese doctors who finished training and The 11 Sudanese doctors who finished training and

are back in their homelandare back in their homeland Prayers: Prayers:

For the African church to stand firm as the tribe of For the African church to stand firm as the tribe of Jesus. Jesus.

For opportunities in discipleship of young students For opportunities in discipleship of young students and medical professionals. and medical professionals.

For the ongoing improvement of medical care in For the ongoing improvement of medical care in Kenya as a Christian witness and outreach. Kenya as a Christian witness and outreach.

For work among Muslims and other challenging For work among Muslims and other challenging groupsgroups

For Will & Wendi and Joe as they move into their For Will & Wendi and Joe as they move into their workwork

PLEASE PLEAD!PLEASE PLEAD!

Matt 9:37-38

"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."

NIV