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Jane recently returned from Kenya and below is an update and pictures from her trip.
Pastor's Conference: 175 pastors from different denominations gathered together at IAA to worship, pray, and learn from God's word. The Wimberley First Baptist team did a great job teaching and encouraging all of the pastors. Jane had a chance to speak about unity in the body. She told everyone it was such a blessing to see them coming together, and she encouraged them to continue to communicate and work together in their community to help others.
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From left to right: Mary Katie Riddle, Beverley and Tom Gillespie, Larry Adams, and Wiatt Warren |
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Kelvin: He received a full scholarship for a boarding high school! They will pay for all of his schooling and expenses for the next four years. We are so proud of him!
Nelson: Jane recently received a letter from Nelson and he corrected her on his age in it. He said his sister had proof he was only 18, not 20 like we had thought. We were shocked with this news! We were making him into a man before he actually was. In Kenya, orphan's ages are often estimated by their bone structure and body development, and Nelson was tall for his age.
Kitchen: The kitchen is progressing beautifully. We are looking forward to when the construction is complete so we can provide a place for our children to eat and fellowship together.
Christmas at IAA:
We would like to thank Island Church in Galveston for blessing our children with a very special Christmas this year. Below is a message from Donna about the Christmas celebration.
Donna: "We had the Christmas party last night. Trish told them about the church that sent gifts. The party was held in two parts because there were so many gifts. First the babies and toddlers went into the toddler room with Pocy and Jane. They put on their new clothes, and toy cars shot all over the room. Carina put on her new outfit, including high heels, jewelry, and a tiara, and tried to jump rope... it was really funny! Sharon went around and looked at all of the gifts while the other children were busy playing. She "picked up" what she liked and put those things in her bag. Wendy saw it happen, and got everything back to the owners.
While the toddlers were put to bed, the big kids had their party in the living room. They were much more subdued and treated their gifts like big secrets. They looked in the big bags and smiled the whole time, but didn't take anything out. It was like they were fearful someone else would like what they had received and want it also. Maybe they had experienced the "Sharon Syndrom" before and were protecting themselves.
Please tell the Island Church that everyone had a wonderful time! I don't know who had the best time: those who received, or those of us that were witnesses. All I know is that the givers outdid themselves and everything was fun, beautiful, fit and MUCH APPRECIATED!"
