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Alive and Well....and BIG NEWS!

Yup, it's been over two months since I blogged...sorry! Just after my last entry, things started to get a little crazier than usual, if that is possible at all!! We were asked by the General Superintendent of the Kenya Assemblies of God to step in as senior pastors in a local church where the pastor had to be put on immediate suspension due to some serious problems. We were a little hesistant as we already had more than enough on our plates, but yet, it was a need. So we stepped in. At the same time, Tony was getting ready for a ten day trip to Malaysia to preach in a Missions Emphasis for a church and also very many other meetings and fellowships. So he was very busy preparing for all the services in the midst of all. And Kathryn was in a cast for 5 weeks, etc.... So, that gives you a clue what has been going on.

On top of it all, we have been praying for many months concerning a special ministry invitation back in Malaysia and felt that the Lord is leading us to this new assignment. We have accepted to be the senior pastor in a great church in Malaysia. I will post more details in the coming days. We are only starting this make this news public recently as we needed the privacy to help the ministries we are involved with to prepare for the transition. We leave May 31st...yikes!

So we've been busy preparing for our relocation after 17 years in Africa. We arrived in Kenya in October 1992!! Our girls were born and raised here....so you can imagine how huge this transition is for all of us.

I will be able to post more soon...stay tuned!

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