By Greg Sparks
Today was a beautiful day out at Mosop. We started a little earlier because Chuck had to come back in to Tenwek to pick up Jessica and Anita and take them to visit two other orphanages. From what they said, they were even less facilitated as Mosop Orphanage.
The rest of us started working on the new building. There was more painting to do. There was the Bible school time with the kids, which I heard went really well. Deb Magness and John Lantz did the Bible story time. I think they used the story of Esther, in which the kids played out the roles, except for Haman, which I heard that John was forced to play so that the kids could all tie him up and watch him swing from a rope.
The roof project is going great. We are still putting up the trusses, which are three sided pieces of medal, that are welded into place. Some come pre-fabricated, others are bulk pieces that we have to make. Today the big job was to build the trusses where the building makes an 90 degree turn. The Kenyan workers, (Charles the foreman, Edwin the best welder, Eric is great at everything) are letting me work closely with them. So as we started making the plans, which must be all in some ones head, not on paper, we were able to build the truss structure to make the turn. This was a lot of thinking and then some working. The cool thing was when they needed to level two trusses at opposite ends of the build, so they brought out a water level. ??? A long clear hose that had water in it, and as they brought each end up to the top of the truss, they could tell if it was level or not. A simple and seemingly non-tech way to get a very accurate reading. They were short of a little truss material to make it the way we would in the states, but it doesn’t have to hold the weight load, i.e., snow!
A big highlight in they day was hearing Peter’s testimony, another Kenyan worker while we stopped for chai. (Tea). He shared how he ended up in jail because of debt. While he was there a women came to see him and asked him if he was saved. She lead him to the Lord in the jail cell. Shortly after that he got out. He shared ho His older brother is HIV positive and is fighting aids. He is very sick. After he spoke I prayed for him, and Andy prayed for his brother.
It is an amazing thing to see such need and know that we in the states have really too much. I can’t get a picture out of my head of the Lord wanting to get the resources, financially, spiritually and educationally to people in such need, and there we sit in the US wondering how we can make our lives and churches bigger and better. It doesn’t take that much, and the ramifications are huge for both us and those who are needing the help. Today the hospital is without the pump that make clean oxygen for the third day. A simple thing in the states, but a big problem to solve in Kenya. We could Fed-ex it quicker.
Thank you for your prayers. God is protecting and strengthening us each day. God is so Good!!!
Gods Peace,
I Love you Justina, Eddy, Sofia, and Alia. And Mom Sparks
Chuck & Amy Bemm
Serving at Tenwek Hospital with World Gospel Mission
PO Box 39
Bomet, Kenya 20400
East Africa
Land line: 254-52-22495/22496 Ext. 259
Mobile: 254-734-510708(C)/735-120293(A)chuckbemm@tenwek.com chuck.bemm@wgm.org
Today was a beautiful day out at Mosop. We started a little earlier because Chuck had to come back in to Tenwek to pick up Jessica and Anita and take them to visit two other orphanages. From what they said, they were even less facilitated as Mosop Orphanage.
The rest of us started working on the new building. There was more painting to do. There was the Bible school time with the kids, which I heard went really well. Deb Magness and John Lantz did the Bible story time. I think they used the story of Esther, in which the kids played out the roles, except for Haman, which I heard that John was forced to play so that the kids could all tie him up and watch him swing from a rope.
The roof project is going great. We are still putting up the trusses, which are three sided pieces of medal, that are welded into place. Some come pre-fabricated, others are bulk pieces that we have to make. Today the big job was to build the trusses where the building makes an 90 degree turn. The Kenyan workers, (Charles the foreman, Edwin the best welder, Eric is great at everything) are letting me work closely with them. So as we started making the plans, which must be all in some ones head, not on paper, we were able to build the truss structure to make the turn. This was a lot of thinking and then some working. The cool thing was when they needed to level two trusses at opposite ends of the build, so they brought out a water level. ??? A long clear hose that had water in it, and as they brought each end up to the top of the truss, they could tell if it was level or not. A simple and seemingly non-tech way to get a very accurate reading. They were short of a little truss material to make it the way we would in the states, but it doesn’t have to hold the weight load, i.e., snow!
A big highlight in they day was hearing Peter’s testimony, another Kenyan worker while we stopped for chai. (Tea). He shared how he ended up in jail because of debt. While he was there a women came to see him and asked him if he was saved. She lead him to the Lord in the jail cell. Shortly after that he got out. He shared ho His older brother is HIV positive and is fighting aids. He is very sick. After he spoke I prayed for him, and Andy prayed for his brother.
It is an amazing thing to see such need and know that we in the states have really too much. I can’t get a picture out of my head of the Lord wanting to get the resources, financially, spiritually and educationally to people in such need, and there we sit in the US wondering how we can make our lives and churches bigger and better. It doesn’t take that much, and the ramifications are huge for both us and those who are needing the help. Today the hospital is without the pump that make clean oxygen for the third day. A simple thing in the states, but a big problem to solve in Kenya. We could Fed-ex it quicker.
Thank you for your prayers. God is protecting and strengthening us each day. God is so Good!!!
Gods Peace,
I Love you Justina, Eddy, Sofia, and Alia. And Mom Sparks
Chuck & Amy Bemm
Serving at Tenwek Hospital with World Gospel Mission
PO Box 39
Bomet, Kenya 20400
East Africa
Land line: 254-52-22495/22496 Ext. 259
Mobile: 254-734-510708(C)/735-120293(A)chuckbemm@tenwek.com chuck.bemm@wgm.org
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