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"Making Tents"

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Jody and I are busy learning how to make "tents." Not literally.  As you know the Apostle Paul had a day job, aside from all his preaching, teaching, and writing letters.  He made tents to support his mission work. These two sisters marvel at God's creativity! He has given Jody the gifting and talent to be a teacher and to me He has given the background and ability to equip others for their cross-cultural work (cross-cultural consultant). So what's this whole idea about me starting a business here in Kenya?! We believe God gave us our business to build His kingdom work here!   God has been showing me through lots of young entrepreneurs  how to use business to teach and model His Biblical principles of  integrity, honesty, and even morality. Not only that, these young business people are using most of the profits to fund God's kingdom work!  It's such an awesome "Tent-making" revolution taking place here.   And, God is using this concept throu
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Hello Friends!  How are you?   God reminds me to pray for each of you. Well, I just had a wonderful week long get-away with the Lord just outside the city. It was so beautiful and made me think of how the "Garden of Eden” must have looked like.   I was on an Africa Inland Mission (AIM) compound and got to house and dog-sit for a couple who were out of town. There were avocado trees, jacarandas covered with violet blooms, and the nutty smell of eucalyptus everywhere. I heard cows mooing, pigs squealing, and even some bush babies at night; tiny little tree creatures that resemble Furbies. It was a great chance for me to stop and access where I'm at in starting the business. When I returned I had an email from a relocation company scheduling me for training on Friday! I'll be doing their cross-cultural training courses for companies in East Africa and that will help get me in the door! Also, when the AIM couple returned they told me they'd set-up a dinner appointme