YES! YESTERDAY Testimony Faith Homes School was INSPECTED!! The Wareng District Children's Department & The Area Advisory Inspection Team arrived at our compound at 11.15a.m. There were 3 Children's Officers, a District Public Health Officer and two others. Daryl was away in Nairobi making sure my sister caught her flight to Amsterdam. SO I dug myself out of 'retirement' and showed them all round - First the SCHOOL, and then each of the four Homes. We did not take lunch, but went straight ahead finishing at 2.20p.m. We Thank God that we appeared to make an impression, and most of all that in the course of Questions and Answers before they all left, I was able to Testify to the Living God. This was in fact the first comprehensive Inspection of our work by Government for some years. They were very thorough, very inquisitive, and very courteous. I doubt if the occasion improved my Blood Pressure, but I was grateful that I was able to walk them round for so many hours without either of my feet seeming to notice the exercise - a real proof God has touched them. Hallelujah. This will not be the LAST time - hopefully - that we shall suffer an Inspection. They are supposed to be regular and, we hope that from now on they will be. 
ON THURSDAY, Daryl drove PAT up to Nairobi to stay the night with one of Esther's nephews, and his family, before flying off for Amsterdam on Friday morning early. It was quite hard to actually part with her, and to see her GO. In many ways what has been happening has a kind of unreal quality about it. After all we had only met once before in April 2011, and now after only a month or so, she has gone again!! Just, really, after making headway in understanding each other and getting to know each other. It was the more difficult really since we could not devote all our time to her, as we still had our work and duty to do every day, and so she was often left by herself - though the weather was good . We hope she will return again - and that then we can also plan how to be more with her, and/or for her to be more with us, and perhaps occupied in some areas with us. I have just been on the phone to her in fact, and she has arrives safely in Scotland, , safely met by Harvey and Marion. It was just lovely to hear all three on the phone, and I am believing they will ALL be back as soon as maybe to spend more time with us.
Daryl arrived safely back her on Friday - after the Inspectors had left.
TOMORROW OUR TEAM FROM AUSTRALIA will also be leaving us. There have been FIVE of them, led by Ben Potter. They all have connections with Tyndale Christian School that send out a Team every year at present to work in with us, and to be a Blessing to us. Mike Potter who is Tyndale's Headmaster leads this larger team at present - BEN is his son! Following in Dad's footsteps very well. We have enjoyed each one of them, Ben himself, and friends Joel Garfoot, Sam and Lucy Whelan, and Maddison Anzil. Ben and Maddison have had to cope with various medical attacks whilst with us, but came through with flying colours, their enthusiasm and determination undiminished. HOORAH for them all. They together took on - in the few days they have actually been with us - the exterior painting of the walls of Jacaranda Cottage - a LOT of work under the blistering sun. They also PAID, from their own earnings laboured for in Australia before them arrived here, for the repainting of the roof (steep and perilous), and for the laying of a new cement walkway from the Road Gate to Jacaranda Cottage and on to Drakeley cottage. There just was not time for them to be physically involved with everything AND give time (a lot of time) to the CHILDREN. In between being SO busy for us the Team also spent two full afternoons with NEEMA Children's Homes, and the children of Miriam and Joshua's ministry.  |
| (L to R Joel Garfoot; Daryl Green; Ben Potter; Maddison Anzil; Sam Whelan; Lucy Whelan; John Green) |
TONIGHT we take them out for a final treat laid on by our new Director, Daryl Green and his wife Carol, and which we also hope to attend. We expect to eat CHINESE in town on this last evening before they flee from us. They have managed to eat a meal in each of the four Homes, and thus have also had good family fellowship and fun in each house. Everyone fell in love with them - one or two a little heavily - but none got hurt. Just heard from Ben's father MIKE! He writes 'Regarding our school trip in July, we have 36 coming, the biggest group so far! We will be arriving on 5th July and leaving on the 16th...' WOW. We are more than blessed by such a supportive school and student body - it is as if we have become part of each other - ONE BODY of people, growing stronger and stronger in our togetherness. It is very AMAZING.
INTERNAL WORK on Drakeley Cottage continues. The exterior work is now completed and is just awaiting the cement and plaster work to dry before finally painting. Interior work has begun and perhaps next week will show more photos.
THIS WEEK I started a new regime of drugs toward lowering my B.P. and B.S. Sadly no change so far seen; both are still up rather than down. BUT I generally feel well and energetic. Don't see the docs again till the end of next week. I think I can make it till then!! Ha, ha! Glorious weather here right now - the more so when we see what all of you in Europe are suffering. BUT it feels as if we are in fact drying out, and that soon there WILL be a great dearth of water all round. We shall see.
Esther is well and busy back in School now as an 'inspector'. She just loves being occupied, and it is good for her. This afternoon she is attending a Memorial Service being held here in Eldoret in memory of our daughter in law's aunt who recently passed away in India where she was to have surgery. She was the wife of Janet's father's brother. She was much loved and will be greatly missed; the entire family is truly mourning. Esther is with Daryl, I being unable to get away due to other appointments.
God Bless you all. We have heard that AENON is forwarding some gifts from some of you, so you will be getting our usual Thank You Note. We love to know that YOU know that we have received and been helped by any Gift sent. None of us here can ever thank any one of you enough for sending a gift - however small it might be even. Certainly THIS transfer will be 'Stitch in Time' in which you are all a contributor.
John and Esther
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