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On the other side of the world in Kenya, seven of us got
off the plane and were bundled into a minivan with all
our luggage as well. It was okay for the first hour on
the lovely road going out of Nairobi but, as we reached
the Province where the Maasai tribe were, we got off the
main road and onto some dust roads, dust became the
operative word. I have never seen dust like it and don't
know how the driver could see - it was crazy. Speed was
restricted because there were potholes of the size that
would swallow baby elephants.

We drove for about two hours in the Great Rift Valley and,
every now and again, we'd see a flock of ostriches running
along and then a little bit later see a whole herd of
gazelle bouncing around and eating and, in the distance,
we saw zebras.
Eventually we reached our destination, which was a hole
in the ground. We asked the driver why we had stopped
and he told us the hole was what we had come to see.
There were about 30 local Maasai people around the hole
in the ground; we got out of the minibus and were told by
the Bishop of this tiny little community that the hole in
the ground was going to be a church as soon as they had
raised enough money to build a structure. They excitedly
told us they were going to have chairs and people coming
saw the single light of a motorbike coming past. Again she to church, although they didn't have any Bibles. Iain Mair,
held out her thumb and the bike stopped and gave her a the Executive Director of GOOD NEWS for Everyone!
ride, taking her a little bit further closer to Havana. who was also part of the team in Kenya, immediately said
that GOOD NEWS for Everyone! would pay for the Bibles.
It took Rosa six rides to get to the meeting in Havana and There was tremendous rejoicing! Iain is pictured above
even then she was an hour late but at least she got there. with two local Maasai people.

Why was Rosa so determined to get to the meeting? The following week our representative went back to the
Because she knew that at this meeting she would be able to Bishop to arrange how to get the Bibles to them. The Bishop
get her very first Bible along with training on how to share expressed his grateful thanks to the people in the British
the Gospel with her friends, colleagues and family. A group Isles who were paying for all the Bibles for this church and
of about 50 people were trained on how to share God’s the wider community. But all of the 28 churches in the
Word and how to use the HOPE magazines. In the afternoon Bishop’s community need Bibles too! You see when there's
they went to practice what they had learned in the local great opportunity there's also a great responsibility on us
community and afterwards they had a time of prayer and when God opens the door.
rejoicing. Each person attending the meeting was given 50 Thank you for being part of this work and for your prayers
HOPE magazines and their very own Bible. Rose's long walk and support, the Great Commission is too important for us
back home was a joyful one. not to work together and it's too big for us to do it alone.
There is great need in in Cuba – in fact it is desperate - You can read more about the work in Kenya from the
but the government has opened the door for ShareWord experiences recorded by Martin Lowdon, a member
Global to go in and share the Gospel with Pastors and of the National Office team and also a member of the
congregations and people like Rosa. Yes, there is a great Northants East Branch, following his first Go! Mission
need but there's also a great opportunity for us. Trip to Kenya on page 4.

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