MORE VALUABLE THAN GOLD

TODAY WE RECEIVED this welcome photo of one of our girls, Hendrika Natal, together with Eilene Pickwell, who she is visiting in Australia..
Aileen was here with us in Eldoret with her husband Warwick, who was himself teaching in Moi Girls High School.    They came to know Hendrica when she was just a small girl, and also for many years as she was growing up with us.
Hendrika has been working in the U.S.A. for many years now, but she has not forgotten Kenya or her family and friends that were part of her life when she was in school and college.    She came to stay in Testimony House with me and Esther in 1975 when she was about three years old.    She, like so many others who lived with us over the years, though not adopted, she was very close to us, a real 'family' member.     She has visited us quite a few times, and indeed we hope to have here with us again quite soon - say at Christmas!     Always a very enthusiastic and encouraging person, it is always a happiness to have here around; full of life and action.    It is really a joy to see her here with Aileen, who is herself, with Warwick, a dear friend in Jesus,       We greet them both with JOY and GLADNESS.

YESTERDAY, we bade farewell to the last of our many visitors, that have quite filled our month with a great deal of happiness, laughter and memories of long friendships.     In the photo to the left we have Allan Nicholls, myself, Esther, and Margaret Nicholls.   The had been spending some of their last days in Kenya with us -  they also a spent a few days at the beginning of their visit, with son-in-law Paul.  They now face flying back to a currently cold and freezing U.K.  although the snow may have gone by the time they arrive.    We have had, we feel, a very 'special' time with them.
OUR FRIENDS from All Hallows, Bispham, have also returned to England, and seem to have managed to endure the truly foul weather they found there on arrival.    They managed to visit Masai Mara Game Park before leaving Kenya and saw a fair amount of our animal wild life, to great satisfaction.    And Ian and Diana Hogley from Huddersfield also spent some very good and precious days with us before leaving for Mombasa.   They should get back to the UK when  most of the bad weather has passed - we hope!!      The days have flown by, and we have been truly blessed from having them all with us, and for allowing ourselves the time and freedom to just ENJOY their company, love and fellowship - a rare and refreshing time.
AND the RAIN finally arrived as well - to releave US of the heat and dryiness of past months.
AND LAST NIGHT Esther and I were able to enjoy the firmness and comfort of a NEW medium density Mattress on our bed for the first time in more than 20 years.    Niether of us are lightweights so I am sure our old mattress is more than glad to be done with being suppressed and deprived of the life and density it once enjoyed, before we jointly compressed it all into but a memory.

MANU, went for more eye injections last week.     He also went through an hour long operation on his abdomine which had been waiting for action most of the year.    It went well, and he is very much relieved and happy at the outcome.    It has been a difficult year for him, and for us as we have walked with him.      The eye consultant was also happy to say that there was a definite improvement in both of his eyes this time, and he felt sure that this would improve further and be sustained.    He has asked Manu to return in April for his next appointment, but Manu, who had been quite depressed about his sight, and the real possibility of losing it, returned home with more hope and peace than we have seen for some time.   Please do continue to pray for him, and to believe with us that he will accept the love God has for him.

Our Love in Jesus to Everyone.   God Bless and keep you through EVERY trial and danger..

John, Esther, and Daryl Green