REMEMBERING YOUR PARENTS

Mum and Dad Green this week

Anthony & Christoper 1975

HERE WE ARE AGAIN, 'Darby and Joan', and interestingly, in this photo, my dear Esther seems as small

Antony (L) me, Esther, and Chris (R)

as when I married her, and I look even bigger,      In snap shot as we were being taken out to lunch at the JAVA Coffee-house in a new shopping mall near by.    A very special and very unexpected delight engineered by our twin 'sons' who suddenly appeared and swept us up and away for a hugely happy and appreciated  afternoon.     Both of them came to us first when they were just five months old, in 1974.    Now grown up, married with children, both were called to preach the Gospel, one in Nairobi and the other here in Eldoret.
Anthony and Christopher grew up with us in Testimony House, and were among the youngest, with our own Steven, Michael and Lizzy.     It has been great to watch them develop and mature over the years, and to still have them close family to us all.    Always so good to see them, and to fellowship with them.        INDEED we are so very much blessed to have so many of those Father brought to us continue to have us in mind, and to see us as their 'Dad and Mum' in the Lord.  And there ARE many of them indeed.    Many right here in our locality still, and some far flung - even overseas.     We are hoping this month to be seeing a 'daughter' from U.S.A, Hendrika, who will be with us later this month.

AND, OF COURSE,  I HAVE NOW RECOVERED from being 'Flat on my Face'.     It has taken two weeks for my rib cage to recover to the point where pain is eradicated - all except for a little place on the left side which still snags from time to time.   I have not been back to the doctor.   I have not yet been to the dentist.........Next week I will be there.      Still I am glad to be pottering around once more.
The Primary Examinations are all over and done at School, and all students are at home romping about and enjoying freedom from their usually rather gruelling and confining time table.   Secondary School also shut, but the Final National Secondary Examinations have occupied every day this week, and for some will continue through to the end of the month - all amid tight security to prevent any kind of cheating.     NO visitors in the School Compound, no mobile phones and so on.    Still it will slowly decrease, though the armed security Guards will continue to control until the last Exam.

Abigail with Helen
& latest puppies!

And Esther and I have our little 4 year old grand daughter, Abigail staying with us, and for the first time alone and not with Helen, her Mother.     Helen was kept in Nairobi for various official Seminars to do with her School.    Abigail has never been away from Helen more than a day in her
life, but she seems to have taken it all in her stride, being well occupied with many little friends here, and satisfied that she is safe us too.      Helen should be back in about a week.     Abigail keeps us both well occupied and wide awake with her chatter and liveliness.    Always a delight.   So good to see her growing up so bright and strong.   

Eunice, Mum of Drakeley Cottage Family, now living in Testimony House right opposite to us, is back again with the family, and she has seemed settled and very glad to back again with her welcoming children.    They were all ecstatic to see her return home to them.     Thank to for all of you who have joined us in our prayers for her during her sudden loss.    Those prayers are truly being answered

Our Love in Jesus to you all.

John, Esther and Daryl Green