Saturday, January 8, 2011

Destination: Africa

Hello friends!

Thank you for visiting my blog. This blog and facebook will be my means of keeping up with everyone while I am on a missions trip to Nairobi, Kenya. I will stay with a missionary family I have known for a very long time, Andy and Stacey Whitman. Officially, I will be a short term missionary under the headship of the Missions Abroad Placement Service, a program with the Assemblies of God. The Whitman family ministers in a program called Royal Rangers International; it reaches out to boys and girls and teaches them fun things, like survival skills, alongside Bible lessons and spiritual truths.

While I stay with the Whitman family, I will help them in their ministry and also help them as they home school their two children. The Whitman family lives on a compound with other missionary families, and I will have the opportunity to help with the various ministries in Nairobi. I do not know what the day-to-day life will be like, but I know the Lord will direct me to the ministries He wants me to participate in. I just bought my plane ticket and will leave the U.S. on January 22 and leave Kenya on May 15.

A servant in Christ,
Summer

11 comments:

  1. Summer, We are so proud of you and your willingness "to go ye". We love you and will be praying for you!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thank you so much Mrs. B!Your prayers mean a lot to me :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. Summer, I didn't realize you were leaving so soon. I am very excited and will be praying for you and following you on your blog. XO

    ReplyDelete
  4. Oops. For some reason this is posting as Emily, but it's me . . Mrs. Hyland.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Yeah, it is kind of soon. I'm really sorry I didn't get to spend some more time with you and Emily before my departure. I will have access to the internet, though, so we can still communicate :) I hope y'all have a great winter! (and I accidentally posted as my mom once; I don't get exactly how it works)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Love you, Summer! Looking forward to reading your posts! And I LOVE the pink!!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Hi Summer! I am sorry to be so slow in communicating with you, but you are in my thoughts and prayers. I am so glad and grateful to God for this opportunity He's given you. I am sure you will be well loved my the children with whom you have contact and the Whitman family as well. Blessings and much love, Mrs. G

    ReplyDelete
  8. Hi Mrs. G! Thank you so much :) I really appreciate your thoughts and prayers. So far, things have gone pretty smoothly, and I'm really enjoying the experience. How are you all doing? Much love, summer

    ReplyDelete
  9. Summer-I am so proud of you for being so willing and obedient to follow God's call. I am praying for you and am trusting God you will be a blessing and be blessed in return. What have you been doing so far?

    ReplyDelete
  10. Summer, Wow! Can you write! Amazing experience expertly documented. Your narrative is honest, flowing, descriptive, informative. This is a talent that should be encouraged. Thanks for sharing. Tom & Beckie Timmes

    ReplyDelete
  11. Thank you so much! Your comments are so encouraging.

    ReplyDelete