Silas versus the chick

Having chickens and goats has been a new adventure for our children. Silas found out the innocent looking chicks were not altogether quite so helpless as he first thought.







(No animals were harmed in this filming.)

The Rains Came Down

We are happy to report that rains have come. Our vast salt flat has become like a very large shallow lake. Grass and desert plants have shot up around its shores. The people are celebrating as they are now starting to bring their animals home which have been hundreds of miles away searching endlessly for pasture. Famine is starting to alleviate a bit but we are still doing some minor food for work famine relief.

Also we have been able to successfully grow Amaranth as a dietary supplement. The locals have started to develop a taste for it. Not to mention our own enjoyment of it as we have no locally available vegetables. It has been our first successful home grown vegetable. Numerous other attempts have failed due to our salty water and lack of bees. But we praise God as we continue to look for ways to help these people both spiritually and physically.

Desert Rose...aaahh...rain

Guyo, proud of a wet Kalacha

Dogs playing in the water

Uriah and Ja-el explore their wet desert

The Family

The children are doing very well. Uriah, Ja-el, and Acacia have each recently shown themselves to be accomplished swimmers with an endless desire to test their skills against their friends, the Hampton kids.

Also with the inclusion of chickens to our family food plan our kids have discovered how much work and fun birds can be. We cannot get chicken locally so we have started raising them. Ja-el has discovered efficient ways of feeding the creatures and really loves doing it. Miriam loves the creatures and will not put them down. Silas just tries his hardest to keep up with the others and is always trying to figure out how everything works.

Rachel is doing a fine job of homeschooling our older three and caring for the logistics of a very busy home. Eddie has been running like crazy running a station, overseeing mechanics, and trying to equip our elders for the days ahead among other responsibilities.

Eddie & Rachel--dust loving missionaries in Northern Kenya

Uriah with Dragon the pigeon

Ja-el who loves the wind in her hair

Acacia, our girlie girl

Miriam with Nemo the chicken

Silas our grease monkey

Hurri Hills Outreach

Eddie looking out at the Hurri Hills. This is an area north of us with very little western influence and almost no witness. The people live in complete darkness.

Our church elders came to us and said, "We want to reach the people living up in the Hurri Hills. Will you take a group of us up there to sing songs and give testimonies?" YES!!!

It was an exciting three days of songs, chai and testimonies. Many seeds were planted, and more work needs to be done. We are praying for an evangelist or a missionary to go live in the hills to reach these people.
Robe Abudho with a steaming hot pan of camel's milk chai
Robe Jillo waiting for chai
Charmyn and ladiesSinging Bible verses using traditional Gabra tunes

Desert Scenes

Sunset In Kalacha

Dust Storm on the Chalbi
Camels at an Oasis

Welcome to Kalacha

Water, precious commodity of Kalacha

Typical Gabra house

Africa Inland Church, Kalacha, Kenya