Update - March 28

Hello everybody! I hope you are doing well and that the Lord is blessing your lives. We only have 3 days left here, and we are so excited to come home. We miss you all so much.

Leaving this place will be emotional. Here, we have met the most amazing people and have been spiritually transformed. God saturates every inch of this place. We hope and pray that we can carry this passion in our hearts for the rest of our lives.

This afternoon, a group of us came back from a safari in a place called Masai Mara. It was AMAZING!!! We saw the coolest animals. We were within a couple of meters of lions, giraffes, hippos, baboons, hyenas, buffalos, antelopes, gazelles, elephants, crocodiles, cheetahs and mongeese! We were even lucky enough to see a leopard on a tree with a gazelle it just caught! Christine and I took almost a thousand photos, so I need time to go through them and post the ones that are gold! We stayed in really really cool tents, with hardwood floors, a queen sized bed, a bathroom and a shower! We were so impressed! God really blessed our trip. We love you Jesus!

Speaking of Jesus, He has totally blessed our return to Calgary. We both had this dream of getting part-time jobs so that we could dedicate more time to serving. Well, we both got our old jobs back part-time!!! It was so amazing! We shared our dream with God and I guess He liked it because He did all the work! Thank you Lord Jesus, we are excited to see what You have in store for us.

We leave Kenya on April 1. We spend 9 days in Egypt, then 4 days in London where we'll celebrate an early 2 year anniversary, then off to Calgary on April 13. We asked our jobs if we could start on April 20 in order to be able attend all the Holy Week services at Church, and they agreed :)

God is amazing,
JC

Update - Mar 1

Hi everybody! It's Juan. I know, I know, I haven't blogged in a long time. Fogiveness prease. All is well here in Kenya. God has blessed us with new servants and a temporary new priest, who is amazing. I have a prayer request for you guys. There are 4 long-term servants here. There's a girl from London called Neveen who's taking care of some financial stuff for the hospital. There's a girl from Chicago called Jenny who is the head of the HIV Hope Center. I am involved in the computer stuff here. And Christine, well, we love Christine. Hahaha, I'm just kidding!!! Christine is the Bishop's right-hand man. Anyhoozers, all 4 of us are planning to return home in the next few months. So we need God to send more missionaries, or to reveal His plan for this mission. Please, don't put this off, stop whatever you are doing and pray for us. Thanks guys.

We are preparing for our return to Calgary. I can't believe we only have 1 month left. We have been praying for God's will for our lives. Even though the team here is encouraging us to stay, we feel that God is calling us to serve our community back home. We have been spiritually energized and can't wait to share our passion with our brothers and sisters back home. We don't know what God has in store for us in Calgary. All we know is that we are soldiers in the Army of God, and He has a magnificent plan for us, one that we cannot even fathom.

It's a peaceful feeling when you put all your trust in Him. We are not worried about our jobs or our mortgage or money, because we have seen His very Hand at work, and have no doubt now that Our Father will take care of us. Please pray for us, that our love for God remains as strong as it is now, that we do not fall in love with the things that cannot save us.

Juan

PS.
Alex, happy belated birthday buddy!
Tia, happy birthday!
Abuela, I think about you often. I can't wait to see you. I love you very much.
Carm, how is the baby coming along? How is little Mocushla?
Manny & Nashi, how is Bolivia? What are you up to?
Mom & Dad, I hope you will be in Calgary soon after we return. I miss you so much.
Tante Mona & Uncle Monir, thank you for everything you did for us while we were away. We can't wait to see you.
Bossa, we pray that God is blessing your life.
George, I hope all is well.
Winn & Ginger, Vinny, Geoff, Glorious, I love you guys and can't wait to see you.
Marc & Claudine, we hope that our paths will cross soon. You are family.
Mikey & Bobby, get me a job, or I'll be mooching off of you guys! It will be so great to see you guys again.
Fady & Miryam, I am so proud of you for starting the Bible study. We will pray for God to make it more successful than you can imagine.
Manno, get ready for ribs & hymns. Don't forget the mini muffins.
Selina & Adrian, thank you so much for taking care of our condo, how is the new place?
Prab & Shawn, it will be a dessert partay when we see you again!