LOVE ONEANOTHER AS MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY

HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAMILY, on my wife's side.   Not Greens but KIBEs.  The Family I married into, and who welcomed and accepted me into their circle without a question and with an open heart in 1971.     The lady on the far right is Elizabeth Mugure.  She is our niece, the daughter of Mary and Joe Kibe,  Esthers sister and brother in law.    Her husband is Paul Waweru, with his arm around her. and right in front centre is GABRIEL their first born (now about ten months old) great nephew to me and Esther.     They married in October 2015.    They have just spent a few days with us, and it was great to have them with us.    Liz has a sister,  Catherine,  and two brothers, Tony and Martin, all married with families.    Over the years we have seen a fair bit of each other, and our own family kind of grew up close to each other, and are still very connected and 'family' together.    I have appreciated them all, and Thank God for them all as an 'only child' who grew up practically alone.

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The photo on the next page was taken the day of the Paul and Liz departure back to Nairobi, yesterday morning.     I was out when it was taken, but quite a number gathered to see them off -  On the far left is Esther, then Eunice Lahol (Mum in Drakeley Cottage;  THEN Alice Muli (who has been Mum in Testimony House / Hostel; then Catherine,/Senge/ Yego (Mum in Tyndale Cottage - then Liz.  THEN, Hesketh Muli, Joel Edaria our General Secretary, and Solmon Njugunah, holding Gabriel,  one of our old boys now working in our General Office.      I arrived back as they were leaving!

Such a good time, and, God Willing, we hope to see many more like them as the days go by with Martin and his family expected first, during April, perhaps for Easter.     We are indeed blessed.   AND I am also hoping we shall see something of our daughter Helen, (Tweetie-pie) and baby Abigail.    Abby (right) will soon be THREE this month, and is already enjoying Nursery School, and growing fast.

In 2012 we began caring for poultry and also commenced a project for Layers.     However, it lapsed after a few years.      Last Year, 2016 we restocked potential layers, and this month they began to lay eggs!      We have approximately 300 layers coming on, and it so good to have our own fresh eggs.once again.



Additionally our Broiler Project continues to produce meat for the children, and also enough to also sell.    About 400 every 6/7 weeks, and without any artificial inducements to make them ready to sell at the end of period.    The brown hens are the broilers.   We usually have then in TWO compartments but one is being revamped while the photo was taken.     They will soon be back to their normal less crowded condition.

THIS WEEK we also took delivery of THREE Silos as a result of having the demonstration and presentation mentioned in the Blog of 18th February.    We ordered them expecting to pay the full cost, but have been lovingly advised by the makers that they are to be given to us as a GIFT.    A truly amazing provision, and will help so much in allowing us to buy and store maize to our advantage.

The Lord has continued to provide water through the week!
We have even had  few heavy thunderstorms, but the river and the dams are still parched!!   And we still have March, and possibly April to go before we can expect the real RAIN to arrive.  It is by His Grace that we do not suffer the more.     The sun is shining, and temperature in the upper 70fs, and likely to get to the mid 80fs before tea time.    WE REJOICE IN HIM.     We believe you will be trusting in Him also though this week.    Writing to the Christians in Ephesus and Colossae, Paul assures them of his prayers for them - that out of the rich treasury of His Glory, they may be strengthened in he inner man by the Holy Spirit Himself, as He indwells their innermost being and personality   -   that they may be 'invigorated and strengthened with all power according to the might of His Glory, and to exercise every kind of endurance and patience (perseverance and forbearance) with JOY.'    This is a quote from the Amplified Bible.     We are trying also to bring these matters into our own prayers for you, and ask you to pray for us similarly - that we might all prosper and GROW in the Faith.

With our Love always in Him,

John, Esther and Daryl Green