ALL THE CHILDREN IN THIS PHOTO, together with all the abandoned, destitute orphans in our world, are victims of disobedience and disregard to the LAW of GOD. And do not jump up and say that I am speaking as a Christian bigot. I am speaking as a reasonable observer of the world we live in. The Koran, the Vedas, and indeed ALL the Religious holy books basically AGREE with the Bible when presenting GOD's idea of what is Good and Bad. FORGET God, Who and What He is, then we dilute our ideas of Right and Wrong, and our moral and ethical standards begin to get 'watered down' and even turned inside out. Look at these kids. Just a small sample of millions - the product of violent quarrels between their parents, adultery, murder, fornication, family disputes of all kinds, and even ethnic bitterness. Maybe just one per cent of those in my photo lost their home and parents due to what we might term 'natural courses' such as sickness. WE all live in a world just as LOT lived in his with his wife. Lot had actually chosen his spot!! They did not always admire the society they lived in, but they more and more put up with it, got used to it, and even compromised with it for the sake peace and comfort. (2.Peter 2v8)Lot vexed his soul with it all at times, but was still loath to leave, and his wife looked longingly back to what she was leaving. Neither prospered in the end since their eyes were not on God but on the world around them. Read their story in Genesis 19. These two are often talked about in church as examples of weakness and worldliness -yet in truth TODAY, they could be part of a growing majority. Remember again that, their world included, and became judged because of, Sodomy!!!
IN EVERY CLASSROOM of our School hang the TEN COMMANDMENTS, and on a regular cycle teachers and others will refer to the effect of these Commandment on our society today. We have youngsters from godless families who never attend church. We have -in our School - children from Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and other Faiths as well as Christian. Their parents all strongly support us BECAUSE we are setting before their children a strong Moral and Disciplined backdrop to life. It makes a difference NOT TO FORGET what is real TRUTH about Right and Wrong - Truth that every child ever born has been enlightened by - if only dimly - through what we term 'Conscience' (the candle of God searching us out). WHEN that little candle flame of awareness of Right and Wrong is confronted by that same truth, in any form, it WILL grow and prosper. BUT when it is enveloped in willful ignorance and the darkness of this world, it can become put out............. Thus with world animosity against all that is RIGHT in the real sense of that word, we are all poised on the edge of an Abyss.....OR as Ezekiel says in chapter 7 of his great and wonderful book - 'And the end has come! The end has come - (the end - after sleeping so long) awakes against you. See it has come.....' Ezekiel 7v6.
It is worth spending time with Ezekiel -his words are so relevant even in this present time. Esther and I, plus our houseparents are reading a chapter every morning at present, as we meet for prayer - early before breakfast. It is a WORD resounding with Warning - Warning and Prediction of His Coming to Judge the World. It is a book that demonstrates and describe,s so TERRIFYINGLY, of the completeness of God's Wrath and Judgement.And, as one reads, one begins to realise the Wonder of what Jesus Christ obtained for us when He gave up His life for us on the Cross - SUCH, Forgiveness! Such GRACE! Such Loving Kindness. SUCH A FULL SALVATION!
This Sunday in our Morning Fellowship I shall begin again (for the 9th time since I began) to set forth the Commandments of God to our children. It is FIVE years since I last did so. Without the KNOWLEDGE of God's WAY for us, we will never SEE our need of forgiveness; never realise desperately enough how helpless and hopeless we are; we will never see our Saviour and open our heart and mouth to CRY OUT to be SAVED! The LAW, the 10 Commandments of God, is our Schoolmaster to lead us to SEE our need of CHRIST if we want in any way to fulfill God's Purpose in creating any one of us. Pray for me dear friends, that I may still be used as a prophet - a preacher - a messenger of God; even to those who in the church!!! Pray for me also that I might still 'feel' after God in all my ways, and not be led by my own feelings instead, and that He will help me to be courageous for His Sake in all my ways.
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ESTHER AND I, have just become Grandparents once more! Our son Michael and his wife Janet received their firstborn son on Friday, 28th of June during morning hours. The babe waited unduly, and eventually had to be induced. Not an easy time for them, and after the birth, Janet continued to bleed and be in pain so that this caused a little anxiety again. BUT as I write the Lord has undertaken for them all, and Janet much better, and babe doing well. His name is LIAM ALEXANDER GREEN. We, Esther and I, are both very happy and excited. Thank you AGAIN, Lord for your Goodness to us all.
We now have FIVE grandchildren in the UK, and three with us here in Kenya - Daryl and Carol's children.
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On TUESDAY this week we had our usual fortnightly Meeting to discuss Finance, and other Management matters (Esther,Me,Daryl, PLUS Anthony Ndungu, our School Principal, and Okoth Otieino our Treasurer). We were quite desperate for funds as we met at 10a.m. our time, but at 11a.m. our Bank advised us that funds had arrived..........Oh Father ! What perfect timing yet again; what cause for Praise, and WHAT relief.
We also had to discuss the two boys suspended a while back and to review our decision. Both the Ministry of Education AND the parent had hoped to change our minds. However we felt, on further review that this was a necessary action on our part, and that although sorry for the students involved, and for their parents, we could not be seen to do less in front of those whose lives had been libellously harmed and the student body, which carefully observes the standard of our discipline, hoping to find a loophole to take advantage of.
We also decided to make provision for EARLY RETIREMENT for one of our Cleaners, Mary MUGO. Mary has helped with domestic chores both in the Homes and in the School for the last 28 years. She will be 60 this year, and due to Retire at the end of December. However, for the last few years she has suffered progressively from Diabetes, and now find she cannot easily cope with her duties. She has been a good faithful, and hard working person all her life. She will now leave her duties this week, but we shall continue to pay her until the end of December when she will be able to draw a little pension as well, to help her along.
Finally we noted a need to put a Security Camera at the new pool area, provide for 12 emergency lights in the School to accommodate regular power cuts during evening study for the School Boarders, AND to renew bedding in Drakeley Cottage.
Just a little glimpse into the many things that go on in a week here.
On WEDNESDAY I took myself off to the dentist for a root filling of a long painful tooth. Went quite well, and it has now quite settled.
On THURSDAY Daryl and I attended a Probation Meeting in the District Headquarters. This is a special meeting that addresses matters related to helping probationers, concluding their 'time', not to find themselves back in Court. A voluntary Revolving Fund has been set up which seeks to help some in starting a small business or some other self help enterprise. It has worked well, and TFH has from time to time also donated a little in order to increase the numbers assisted. The money is loaned individually to those cases that have shown worthiness, and is gradually REPAID by the Borrower over an agreed period, then to be relent to someone else.
On FRIDAY it was the Annual General Meeting of our Board. This is a fifteen man/woman Committee that meets quarterly and officially stands as our Management Board. Fourteen are Christian men and women from town. Some are teachers, accountants, lawyers, doctors, hoteliers, and Lecturers. And ONE is a Muslim. He came to be on our Board in 1974. He was then a Municipal Health Officer and had shown us much kindness and spiritual encouragement. He is with our Chairman the longest serving member of our Board. Esther, Daryl and I are also Members, part of the 15.
IN BETWEEN children, staff, and visitors coming and going all day, sometimes well into the evening still.
Eventful, busy, and sometimes just a little tiring for us who are well over 60 - Oh, there is only ONE of us so far, and that is me. But I am well and doing well -perhaps too well, as a rather meddlesome old man at times.
OUR LOVE to you all. We do not forget any one of you, knowing that you also have busy days and are challenged more than we know. This is life. We need to have care of each other always, and to pray for each other whenever the Spirit stirs up our memory of each other.
God Bless and be with you through this week
John and Esther & Daryl and Carol
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