February 2012

Ava lost her first tooth!

Greetings from Nairobi,

We want to thank everyone who has been praying for Erica's recovery. She has been home from hospital for ten days now, but it hasn't been an easy time. Please continue to remember her in your prayers.

It has also been a challenging month on other fronts as well as we manage the complexities of ministry in diverse cultural settings. We are deeply thankful for our team here, and for the support we are receiving from Canada. This week we met with Judy Webb and our new Africa Program Officer Lenny Mbogo who are visiting from Toronto. Along with connecting with CBM's development projects in Kenya, they are participating in a two week food security assessment with our colleagues. Please remember Ruth Munyao who is hosting this gathering of our partners in East and Central Africa.

In a few weeks, we will be travelling back to Kigali to facilitate a Guardians of Hope leadership conference with our colleagues Bruno and Kathleen Soucy and our other friends in the AEBR development team in Rwanda. This is an exciting time of change in the Guardians of Hope program as CBM is working to help groups become more autonomous and strengthen their local income generating activities. We will certainly keep you posted on how this goes.

In Garissa, the first of three food for work projects has begun with great success. Both Somali and Waliwana villages are working to clear thorn bush from vital road ways between their villages, the local town and farmland. Once the paths are finished, the community will be moving into clearing farmland on the flood plain of the Tana River. We are so thankful for the drought response support that has come from our friends and supporting churches from around the world that is making these projects possible.

Finally, the BIG NEWS is that our little Ava has lost her first tooth. She was overjoyed to learn about the tooth fairy, and after scoring a major payload for her first one, she is now systematically checking every tooth in her mouth for the next candidate.

We want to thank you all for remembering us and the ministries of CBM in your prayers.

In Christ,

the Kennys