tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65832421238749103422024-03-17T22:02:02.534-05:00to our ROPEHOLDERSDonald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.comBlogger713125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-38312168779257329612024-03-14T21:15:00.000-05:002024-03-14T21:15:13.256-05:00OUR SMALL BEGINNINGS OF AN ORPHANAGE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Several of our kids in the orphanage are now in the upper
grades in school, with four<br /> graduating from their secondary education earlier
this year. Since these kids are without family and with no land to inherit as
is customary within families in that culture, the Lord has given it to us to provide
a way in which these children can earn some income to help them progress in their
lives.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVEIWw82sfzhzogRhxPrTxeNB02uovhEqSnRYFKlhPpjl-BGr1gZyb1SyuaZuVVnXe2dPAAPBzY1p_TNhBDzcpTYkcjEiKa0PTOMnCw-tzvOXFCY94YfEkKGynuJn8fZhTWGH10L50zyUUaAmaETKybKwAa-4uN-VBm1jbk5ExoLM42wWtGoBDfTSC-A/s1280/tools.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1280" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVEIWw82sfzhzogRhxPrTxeNB02uovhEqSnRYFKlhPpjl-BGr1gZyb1SyuaZuVVnXe2dPAAPBzY1p_TNhBDzcpTYkcjEiKa0PTOMnCw-tzvOXFCY94YfEkKGynuJn8fZhTWGH10L50zyUUaAmaETKybKwAa-4uN-VBm1jbk5ExoLM42wWtGoBDfTSC-A/w640-h286/tools.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the ways that we are doing this is by making a small
beginning at a vocational school. It is a small start, but significant
nonetheless.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are beginning by purchasing some carpentry tools, as some of the graduates expressed an interest in learning that skill. With the construction projects that God has given us to do in the orphanage, these kids have grown up observing how buildings are made.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We also have purchased a sewing machine, or as it is called there, a tailoring machine. As in most developing countries, the most economical clothes are not those bought off the rack in the store, but what the people make themselves. This is also a skill that will be useful for some to learn.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcIe6bU8qewfh8pd-MtZJHN-N-YYCeQFTwdEbcwr6bLzPUrCRKw2s6JhpPpft0wAtX8EZkM0FcAW9fgtqZT-uzGPLTAkfpW47ymFZzZPDrnRB4PolwgkOHGgK4Sn4U_WCR6O7QESQ8-BKqQQrKJZJh04VValLBkLBjwSpyIYPf7Zyb30Uxc64JMTTuyw/s1156/tailor%20machine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="1156" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcIe6bU8qewfh8pd-MtZJHN-N-YYCeQFTwdEbcwr6bLzPUrCRKw2s6JhpPpft0wAtX8EZkM0FcAW9fgtqZT-uzGPLTAkfpW47ymFZzZPDrnRB4PolwgkOHGgK4Sn4U_WCR6O7QESQ8-BKqQQrKJZJh04VValLBkLBjwSpyIYPf7Zyb30Uxc64JMTTuyw/w640-h286/tailor%20machine.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please pray with us as we thank God and look to Him for
guidance. I will be writing more on this in the upcoming weeks.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzhsPj66FE4Oz114nX2feDIoL4LWEto7WmNHLh2PnRd6ESZQ7q3EFu4Bqy48NgOY_TaVTqSvXxuonbQLHmAYA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><p style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">******************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p></span><p></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-24080099588622018932024-03-11T12:31:00.000-05:002024-03-11T12:31:16.138-05:00NEW DORMITORY FOR THE BOYS!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">We praise God that he has provided a safe and healthy place for the boys to sleep. It is temporary, but it will be where they will be for some extended time.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It is actually a room of the new school that we are building, but that will come some time in the future.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwHDbuQo7LAN8tPBju06wk_MO6jXOVW_H0EsbsfEkWkrEEuHVN4PCuBuAqINcQU5pa3qJtLtDU6d6jYeCaNDw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We have also purchased some of the new equipment for the vocational school that we are beginning. These are some beginning welding equipment, tailoring supplies, and one computer so that the kids can begin learning keyboarding and basic computing skills. They did not receive any of these instructions in school.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">******************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-5979770237196631042024-03-04T20:03:00.004-06:002024-03-04T20:03:42.653-06:00MEET OUR GRADUATES - IBRAHIM ONDUSO<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bQbv90hOIts3lUPr5XBDzR1BD5eMSv2joHddVNAtpiUDRYkbeLJXWdzquXdJuW7-4EwOWHnPsWWu_fHcmpN62Br69TRLiXq1IqJM-zvJJiqn8-oqQT597AWxnAo_Co2KWEhUng2_1ohNeHb3tThfrdI-p2-kg6y_YMV5q5BDylvyJRZ5RkP0S6tyMxQ/s450/Graduate%20Ibrahim%20Onduso.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="284" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bQbv90hOIts3lUPr5XBDzR1BD5eMSv2joHddVNAtpiUDRYkbeLJXWdzquXdJuW7-4EwOWHnPsWWu_fHcmpN62Br69TRLiXq1IqJM-zvJJiqn8-oqQT597AWxnAo_Co2KWEhUng2_1ohNeHb3tThfrdI-p2-kg6y_YMV5q5BDylvyJRZ5RkP0S6tyMxQ/w164-h260/Graduate%20Ibrahim%20Onduso.jpg" width="164" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Please read about another of our graduates - Ibrahim Onduso<br /></u></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the early part of his life, Ibrahim was raised up by a
single mother. They lived near to where the mother had some work. But when the post-election
violence took place in 2007, his mother was killed. Ibrahim was 3-years-old at
the time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">A neighbor was kind to take him into his home, but after
some time in that home, the neighbor left and abandoned the boy. Now Ibrahim
did not know what to do. Because his mother had been single and did not own any
property or land to help Ibrahim settle there, this boy was really lacking a
place to belong. He had no family, and his background was not known by anyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCAqum6G9LHPwN5vpGoOtOA8o2wfv7_KFvO2aW78qkKRliGLgKRWO7elhiCtpV9kYaCP3HpJrjTGqV7UL1noaARmDRiFZTrFu8rlhnpy_2szKkxli7lHbLt8pE3fdONBV75IvOwfDHJrsioiWAb6JAfLJ3uBezWBfNMv9QVO9Dd9jrsK4BVROWXj__ko/s381/Ibrahim%20Onduso.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="275" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCAqum6G9LHPwN5vpGoOtOA8o2wfv7_KFvO2aW78qkKRliGLgKRWO7elhiCtpV9kYaCP3HpJrjTGqV7UL1noaARmDRiFZTrFu8rlhnpy_2szKkxli7lHbLt8pE3fdONBV75IvOwfDHJrsioiWAb6JAfLJ3uBezWBfNMv9QVO9Dd9jrsK4BVROWXj__ko/w129-h179/Ibrahim%20Onduso.jpg" width="129" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Since he had no one who could help him, Ibrahim then went to
the street and became a street boy. That is where he was living until the day
that the people of the church found this now 10-year-old boy and took him into
the orphanage.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Ibrahim is now thankful that he belongs to Log Church Orphanage
family by the mercy of God. He testifies that he sees a bright future that God
has prepared for him through the good care in the orphanage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh9n9vj2f5rZiG8mvMTyUOHI6SQ44suhN_Dmfvlr7EQvgnqcrDZgS6moviT2_QIVVmkhm1ChkQm_oqAf9me65LNQNjuousO1zA-iUTehv7x1nJg7txosD6hLzo522l9-2HyKeUPsH898pSpP3vG0chyphenhyphenG137a100BZT_z9P4z9qtF758xIn77He-KQZHI/s320/Ibrahim%20Onduso%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh9n9vj2f5rZiG8mvMTyUOHI6SQ44suhN_Dmfvlr7EQvgnqcrDZgS6moviT2_QIVVmkhm1ChkQm_oqAf9me65LNQNjuousO1zA-iUTehv7x1nJg7txosD6hLzo522l9-2HyKeUPsH898pSpP3vG0chyphenhyphenG137a100BZT_z9P4z9qtF758xIn77He-KQZHI/w185-h246/Ibrahim%20Onduso%201.jpg" width="185" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">He is a young evangelist, and he wants to reach more souls
after school in the near future. God bless every hand that gives to help us
continue with life in the orphanage.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ibrahim’s favorite subjects in school were English, Biology,
Chemistry, Christian Religious<br /> Education and Agriculture. He loves working with
animals and in the garden. He would like also to learn carpentry work, and is good
in athletics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Like the other graduates, Ibrahim enjoys helping the little
ones in many aspects like caring them, coaching them, teaching them the Bible
truths, training them new songs and teaching them about prayer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">******************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p><p></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-28870472267236837912024-02-23T07:21:00.001-06:002024-02-23T07:23:14.533-06:00MEET OUR GRADUATES - MALVIN NYABUTO<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6b3JOqnYlMZdvFwNXzcVW2e7dhBNPd2zI9PwNfcphtiUUm7jf7kfM6JXgbCLMgD-AbmSE32hansAaiy948UrxQ2kEaLH4JW85aeG4NzamoMR_RS-CNFfUM4LUv80YKsx7B_WgG6Zbokx1jMuASD6YmtHNYrCOcWnNsxAopur0Ferwo22jOpn5u3_umE8/s462/Graduate%20Malvin%20Nyabuto.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="251" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6b3JOqnYlMZdvFwNXzcVW2e7dhBNPd2zI9PwNfcphtiUUm7jf7kfM6JXgbCLMgD-AbmSE32hansAaiy948UrxQ2kEaLH4JW85aeG4NzamoMR_RS-CNFfUM4LUv80YKsx7B_WgG6Zbokx1jMuASD6YmtHNYrCOcWnNsxAopur0Ferwo22jOpn5u3_umE8/s320/Graduate%20Malvin%20Nyabuto.jpg" width="174" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><u>Please
meet one of our graduates; Malvin Nyabuto<br /></u></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 150%;">Malvin
came to the orphanage in 2018. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She
was born in a polygamous family, both families living in the town of Kericho. Both
of her parents were day workers on tea plantations. Her father was actually an
orphan himself. Malvin’s father had been raised by his mother who was a single
parent. Unfortunately, the mother died when Malvin’s father was 22 years old.
The one uncle that he had refused to take him into his home, so from that age, he
was on his own.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;">He
first lived in the streets, but later found day work in the tea plantations. That
is where he met and married the woman who gave birth to Malvin. It was later
that her father also married another woman and then had two families.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmvGO9pjfgl1a5Ha5FsI38TZMf5mwURwyuWoqQ53I_sCKZ7gHY4ojQfIPfPxSvnySZXGRtDATjs0qRSCnVH5pbcFUyU_rbUdb0pUTTDjqsXq4nSZ_wjARZmtb_mdFAlcjnVhShyy0k3i3kH3-EsdFMsqh0bKaA_P9kcImZ9VjgD5TjcVT9om4yTKrySc/s353/Malvin%20Nyabuto.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="219" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmvGO9pjfgl1a5Ha5FsI38TZMf5mwURwyuWoqQ53I_sCKZ7gHY4ojQfIPfPxSvnySZXGRtDATjs0qRSCnVH5pbcFUyU_rbUdb0pUTTDjqsXq4nSZ_wjARZmtb_mdFAlcjnVhShyy0k3i3kH3-EsdFMsqh0bKaA_P9kcImZ9VjgD5TjcVT9om4yTKrySc/w122-h196/Malvin%20Nyabuto.jpg" width="122" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;">It
was during post-election violence in 2007 that the father and mother of Malvin were brutally killed. They hid in the house from the riot of protesters but
were burned to ash when the house was surrounded by perpetrators and put on
fire. Malvin was three years old at the time.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;">At
first, Malvin went to stay with a stepmother, where she lived for eleven
years. But one day the woman left Kericho town. She left no information about
where she went to anyone, leaving this girl Malvin behind mercilessly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;">This
is where we met Malvin helpless and adopted her to the orphanage. The spirit of
rejection passed on from the father to Malvin, his daughter!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;">This
girl Malvin is humbled to be among other kids in the orphanage and with the
good environment of the orphanage, she has a piece of mind and she is praising
God for every provision she receives. She likes teaching other kids songs of
worshiping God and she trains them memory verses. She has a passion of becoming
a teacher of the word of God after school.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;">Malvin’s
favorite subjects in school were, Biology, Mathematics, Christian Religious Education
and Agriculture. She enjoys working in poultry and in the farm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOny4lXz2Q0RG8KhWICGtxAE2AiMECP8uYdSDZfW1uSO4KhheR8FCkB7UCCziSmHiISi3U_uff4B2rVwyiC-wiAeq7h-Q_e60u0W0Z1BG3-zKxmAmgv1Xqiskuos1MOzFWtNaELnGiA0sNp8fUAKkrt4xp3MKpUL07ZgHwmbE7b2iam7LW9en5admJCM/s361/Malvin%20Nyabuto%202.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="282" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOny4lXz2Q0RG8KhWICGtxAE2AiMECP8uYdSDZfW1uSO4KhheR8FCkB7UCCziSmHiISi3U_uff4B2rVwyiC-wiAeq7h-Q_e60u0W0Z1BG3-zKxmAmgv1Xqiskuos1MOzFWtNaELnGiA0sNp8fUAKkrt4xp3MKpUL07ZgHwmbE7b2iam7LW9en5admJCM/w173-h221/Malvin%20Nyabuto%202.jpg" width="173" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 150%;">Malvin
also practices sewing by hand. Along with Happiness, in their leisure time these
girls are learning to make sweaters. Malvin is also good in Drama.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;">Here
is her testimony written just before graduation:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><span>Hello!
My name is Malvin Nyabuto. I am in form four this year (the final year of high
school). I joined Log Orphanage some months after my father and mother were brutally
killed due to post-election violence here in our country Kenya! I thought my </span>stepmother<span> will help me but she rejected me instead!!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;">Surely
this orphanage has changed my life very much. Right now my life is full of hope
and I am greatly delighted to God for the care and protection during my stay
here. All my fear was gone from the day I joined this orphanage, and nothing to
worry about now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;">Before,
it reached a time that I was thinking to commit suicide because I feared how I can
be fed, where I can stay and who can provide for my necessities But God has
always done everything for me in this log orphanage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;">I
can tell you that God has favored us in this home where we comfortably live
with other orphans. We have become one big loving family because of the
goodness of our God. I always find time to share positive ideas with these
other children who we have been fostered together to be brothers and sisters. To
be honest enough our future is promising!! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">God
bless all who have played a great role in making us feel worthy to live and to
serve God through log orphanage Kisii Kenya. Amen </span><o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">******************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-34385406807713892632024-02-19T20:50:00.002-06:002024-02-19T20:50:32.894-06:00DORMITORY PROGESS<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Below are some photos of the progress in finishing the boys’
room. It will be so good to have them out of that small and stuffy room where
they now sleep – and much healthier too!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvL7utMsrWvwyi17oKprWfiqapoaDvesRNTWu6YhcZyg0ibCvYI0yWrAfTEelPvUsJxOa4o135UcWxKnhiTDpBpdLXxy-vmgKMdgNpE6ZumLS1wwtIgfPTnw7R3M8KWkVdlnVeK9jjIRYC0LdaMVltKufDxn8aBIdZQ7kJvVbxMnncSHfVfDdLHI3Kps/s1156/interior%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="1156" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvL7utMsrWvwyi17oKprWfiqapoaDvesRNTWu6YhcZyg0ibCvYI0yWrAfTEelPvUsJxOa4o135UcWxKnhiTDpBpdLXxy-vmgKMdgNpE6ZumLS1wwtIgfPTnw7R3M8KWkVdlnVeK9jjIRYC0LdaMVltKufDxn8aBIdZQ7kJvVbxMnncSHfVfDdLHI3Kps/w400-h225/interior%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We praise God that he has provided all that we need to
finish this part of the task.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzIAWYNTuYy0vJskyYogbcvRgUoblHL9mSgYHpQsYZU-3XKmBP4lBXVn-UE7LOfJ_iesnp6Jusygj__Fu3iV8udSJSosSNHo7druer9s29B9mqckIobPXgcFQrVa7qtUv2uaOBHTxu9Dj1nwyHL1OLNO_mrPkre6ofkVlpDROpS8VXPOKHholcDgUMiw/s1156/exterior%20front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="1156" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzIAWYNTuYy0vJskyYogbcvRgUoblHL9mSgYHpQsYZU-3XKmBP4lBXVn-UE7LOfJ_iesnp6Jusygj__Fu3iV8udSJSosSNHo7druer9s29B9mqckIobPXgcFQrVa7qtUv2uaOBHTxu9Dj1nwyHL1OLNO_mrPkre6ofkVlpDROpS8VXPOKHholcDgUMiw/w400-h225/exterior%20front.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />We are now trusting God to finish off another of the rooms where
we may make a beginning at opening of a vocational school in order to provide
some work opportunities for our graduates and others of the area in need of
training in a vocation.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">More on that in the future.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlKT8HaN8LhcAQqjjMAxJyPNvXunKLEt-elPdJH6H7tyuc7oXC89dRcNH5jLvp-tdJLNdPWQ2NPTf_ErBIMFIH9S86xsXYT8adoQCTNtzgA0jjvK8nkKtvOXB01HDlVeKzR4zLTBpfkXcI3WBniW6EUlHmy5HDG2Eh0ct7jt85wB59YZBk2bop7dLUmY/s1156/boys%20who%20will%20stay%20in%20room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="1156" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlKT8HaN8LhcAQqjjMAxJyPNvXunKLEt-elPdJH6H7tyuc7oXC89dRcNH5jLvp-tdJLNdPWQ2NPTf_ErBIMFIH9S86xsXYT8adoQCTNtzgA0jjvK8nkKtvOXB01HDlVeKzR4zLTBpfkXcI3WBniW6EUlHmy5HDG2Eh0ct7jt85wB59YZBk2bop7dLUmY/w640-h360/boys%20who%20will%20stay%20in%20room.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are preparing this room for these boys.<br />They presently sleep in a room, 10ft X 17ft with no ventilation.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><br /></p><p> <span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; 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margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-37878403029675201402024-02-15T17:40:00.009-06:002024-02-17T06:34:22.554-06:00MEET OUR GRADUATES - BRIAN OMBATI<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDLLmF9RfGmpRFtQKqriAOebsjo6VjvfCk1S7HduHgcd92KFsmtcoLwA3VMYhT-U8vjbA3RynQUwWTow_91gmMVOoCHsewR9aEDRNOfa3tPd_stkxB9EmjXczksXjdPskjMEF35OF1_meWHHAQJYUNtqpM9_5YAsktR9MjTwY3ReSRPIWg6hN2aux2ew/s462/Graduate%20Brian%20Ombati.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="257" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDLLmF9RfGmpRFtQKqriAOebsjo6VjvfCk1S7HduHgcd92KFsmtcoLwA3VMYhT-U8vjbA3RynQUwWTow_91gmMVOoCHsewR9aEDRNOfa3tPd_stkxB9EmjXczksXjdPskjMEF35OF1_meWHHAQJYUNtqpM9_5YAsktR9MjTwY3ReSRPIWg6hN2aux2ew/s320/Graduate%20Brian%20Ombati.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <u>Please meet another of our graduates; Brian Ombati:</u><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brian has been with us since the very first days of the orphanage,
in 2016. He was found by the church members during a street crusade. They learned that during the night, the small boy would sleep in the nearby Nyabioto
primary school in one of the classrooms. He would wake up early because he had
to leave before anyone arrived at the school.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brian was born out of wedlock, causing his mother and father to fight. All of this in-family fighting finally resulting to
his mother to be chased out by her husband. Brian was also later chased out. However, his mother loved him, and when he learned where she lived, he went to
stay with her in Kisii town. Unfortunately, his mother soon died of liver
cancer, leaving Brian alone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEZNEdGclVVReqfhrbFWDlXAouKVwjLLgQhcpyBfYVfVb6Rz2RfAtb96wQ4cjTdrg0kxjEkeOCWgqwxLYItu0-ECb7JgO4GVlUr2u9gBqcRjaNZN_FWKH7PyLQBfLVSG8xyYRCGH0gkG7xmuGrOxO_smuUP_UlBjrIr7kX7079gZDrFUraMRkqrHbVEo/s295/Brian%20Ombati%201.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="193" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEZNEdGclVVReqfhrbFWDlXAouKVwjLLgQhcpyBfYVfVb6Rz2RfAtb96wQ4cjTdrg0kxjEkeOCWgqwxLYItu0-ECb7JgO4GVlUr2u9gBqcRjaNZN_FWKH7PyLQBfLVSG8xyYRCGH0gkG7xmuGrOxO_smuUP_UlBjrIr7kX7079gZDrFUraMRkqrHbVEo/s1600/Brian%20Ombati%201.jpg" width="193" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Brian then started roaming the streets during the day,
looking for food to eat from good Samaritans. Brian likes quoting that “maybe
it was not the plan of man for me to be born, but God wanted me to be born and nobody could stop me from being
born”.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">This boy tells other children in the orphanage that as Moses
was sent by God to rescue the children of Israel the same way pastor Donald was
sent to Kenya to rescue the hopeless kids like him.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">He says that he will also ask God to give him an opportunity
and heart of helping many in future when he is capable after school. He always
says that he must try the best he can to extend hand of support to some kids
who will be suffering rejection like he used to when he becomes stable in life. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brian writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPvs_XXmxe4aFfDrxRZuHW9QdrH25STQAqPg9gLLPf6HLs-KSxIEt8gxbLdB9-vXO9upjRphJT3udFN0ypnANEyMBZH4ktd_7QJ0EYnWdLrA_RzGj6okJtPv3aH31f6H-1dt7jlzZJAA8981l6lJb8b_uiekpl57GInaLhutbEbsEW0vJbCdw7JXaCsc/s263/Brian%20Ombati.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="209" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPvs_XXmxe4aFfDrxRZuHW9QdrH25STQAqPg9gLLPf6HLs-KSxIEt8gxbLdB9-vXO9upjRphJT3udFN0ypnANEyMBZH4ktd_7QJ0EYnWdLrA_RzGj6okJtPv3aH31f6H-1dt7jlzZJAA8981l6lJb8b_uiekpl57GInaLhutbEbsEW0vJbCdw7JXaCsc/s1600/Brian%20Ombati.jpg" width="209" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">My name is Brian Ombati. I have
been brought up in Log Orphanage Kisii, Kenya since I was 8 years old. That was
when my single mother died of liver cancer. I had no other relative and I had
nowhere to turn.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But by the grace of God I was
rescued by Pastor Joel to this children’s home! I give God all the Glory and
honor that now I am in form four which is the last year in high school. It is
by the grace of God I found myself in the caring hands here in the children’s
home. I enjoy a very good company of other children and always feel at home.
Whenever we meet in groups’ discussion, we always encourage each other. This
gives me a lot of hope in the present and future. It is through the orphanage I
received Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am extremely happy that this home
has strengthened my spiritual muscle and has been a source of my joy always. I
have learnt how to relate with all people and to love everyone. This is my
fourth year in high school and I am very much thankful to the Lord for this
far.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are also dedicated in mentioning
you before God every time we pray. It is our great concern that God will give
you good health and make you prosperous in all ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Blessing to all who are uplifting
us in prayers. Amen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brian favorite subjects in school were: Biology, Christian
Religious Education, Mathematics and
Agriculture. He would like to get involved in
carpentry work. He also loves working with animals and in the garden. He is a good and athletic footballer.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brian also enjoys working with the smaller children in the orphanage teaching them about the Bible and prayer, and teaching them new songs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brian is one of the students for whom we are praying and working to begin our vocational school.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13pt; text-align: justify;">******************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; 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margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-23654459378103685592024-02-10T15:30:00.001-06:002024-02-16T19:56:27.428-06:00MEET OUR GRADUATES - HAPPINESS NYABUTO<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please meet one of our graduates, <u>Happiness
Nyabuto</u>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj267VAwtC7ATvmzpWTw8XUWmCihMYoQAmmI-4460L4PICnChyphenhyphenMvZa6cNf5wLXabjoyavZmy6PRETd1zGRf3AzAcpJI_lq65gpk2yU8wNJsDDDDTui2hiKjD8J5qNFN2t25YI3doDPi_tdCphjkUIV4-rMuQ-SSApJ3AbQW6LPw81nzgPJ19BTToj_AhgE/s323/Happiness%20Nyabuto%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="232" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj267VAwtC7ATvmzpWTw8XUWmCihMYoQAmmI-4460L4PICnChyphenhyphenMvZa6cNf5wLXabjoyavZmy6PRETd1zGRf3AzAcpJI_lq65gpk2yU8wNJsDDDDTui2hiKjD8J5qNFN2t25YI3doDPi_tdCphjkUIV4-rMuQ-SSApJ3AbQW6LPw81nzgPJ19BTToj_AhgE/w144-h200/Happiness%20Nyabuto%202.jpg" width="144" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Happiness came to the orphanage in 2017. She was found alone
and at the point of going to live in the streets to beg food for her survival. The
people of the church feared that would be raped, since she was coming to age.
They decided to rescue her and bring her to the orphanage.</span><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happiness had been raised by a single mother known as
Caroline Nyamusi. They lived in Kericho Estate, where her mother was a day
worker in tea plantation. Happiness had a good relationship with her mother
until the time when her mother committed the crime of stealing a neighbor’s
cooking gas. Happiness reported this issue to the neighbor and led him to where
her mother had hidden it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">According to Happiness’ statement, her mother had been a
thief for several years. Happiness had often asked her to stop this vice, but
her mother despised her words. In the end, Happiness decided to disclose her
mother to the public, hoping that the shame of her actions would help her
reform from that habit. The mother of Happiness was found guilty and was
ordered to pay a fine of KSH 5000. Happiness had revealed the theft and was the
witness of the case against her mother to the end.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFFH72Ti_hSODuKw8sHakEcztQ8XvucYQGTMRjsGcJHeR4P6sjrNd5Sord_HiwS_SPFK3ASO-sD9-mWVxoYmSbk9d4USYT20EoB0yqGeBQ6sSe_DbNJz2Ur2NM6e9S7Ls5_rAPZuvzo2zKIpH6hEjMELTdr1eRFIw9E0HBUS9kvhl3GhnZb9bLIg-qTY/s320/Happiness%20Nyabuto%201.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFFH72Ti_hSODuKw8sHakEcztQ8XvucYQGTMRjsGcJHeR4P6sjrNd5Sord_HiwS_SPFK3ASO-sD9-mWVxoYmSbk9d4USYT20EoB0yqGeBQ6sSe_DbNJz2Ur2NM6e9S7Ls5_rAPZuvzo2zKIpH6hEjMELTdr1eRFIw9E0HBUS9kvhl3GhnZb9bLIg-qTY/s1600/Happiness%20Nyabuto%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because of all of this, Caroline rejected her own daughter,
and sought to kill her by poison. However, close neighbors convinced her not to
do any harm to her daughter. Nevertheless, in November of the year 2017 the
mother Caroline seriously and thoroughly beat Happiness almost half to death! Happiness
was 11-years-old at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Caroline was reported to the Ibencho police station, but she
quickly disappeared to avoid being arrested by the police officers. Caroline
was nowhere to be found until when she was announced dead in the news. Her body
was buried in the cemetery since she did not have a home.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">For these past years, Happiness has been greatly thankful
for shelter, food, clothing and education. She is happy to attend school that
could have been a great challenge if she was in the street. She has forgotten
how her mother rejected and mistreated her and even beat her.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">This girl always prays to God to protect and guard the family
of Pastor Donald and all well-wishers. She likes teaching the Word of God and
she has a passion to be a teacher of the Word after school. She also likes Agriculture,
English and Kiswahili (the local language). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">She enjoys working with the poultry at the orphanage, and along with Malvin, Happiness is learning to sew by hand, making sweaters. She is also very athletic. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">She enjoys helping the little ones in many aspects like</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">coaching them in sports,</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;">teaching them the Bible truths, training them new songs and teaching them about prayer.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is her testimony written only several days ago:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeZsLpsvs-wUvvb_2IkqcX2ckhWlDoklsFafUdAt09LUHPejlghu9A-ycVr0C4TYQb9oRYqp7mcME_A2WsYXLBz4NpCG4e9lyywmTssAR3fJykUy1pryrEfdxQBp4JUykaewJgEB19XigwRyCUM4pZFFjP5-zq1YAgiQDc7EFcHEK7Bs5-BxMJl4-Vj0/s462/Graduate%20Happiness%20Nyabuto.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="251" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeZsLpsvs-wUvvb_2IkqcX2ckhWlDoklsFafUdAt09LUHPejlghu9A-ycVr0C4TYQb9oRYqp7mcME_A2WsYXLBz4NpCG4e9lyywmTssAR3fJykUy1pryrEfdxQBp4JUykaewJgEB19XigwRyCUM4pZFFjP5-zq1YAgiQDc7EFcHEK7Bs5-BxMJl4-Vj0/w217-h400/Graduate%20Happiness%20Nyabuto.jpg" width="217" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Hello! I am Happiness Nyabuto. I am one of the form four
students (the graduating year of the secondary school) from Log Orphanage in
Sengera Kisii-Kenya.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">My life here in the orphanage has been wonderfully good!
This is the best environment that I have ever lived! It is by the grace of God
I found myself in such nice place!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">As a girl child my life was to be in a great danger outside
this precious home. By this time the devil could have destroyed my life with
bad company, which was the case of many my age in the community who lost hope
of life when they were abandoned or became orphans. Some entered into
prostitution, others in drug addiction and others in habits of fighting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am sure this is where I could be this time too!! Thanks to
the Lord for giving me an opportunity to be in Log Orphanage where I am given
good care and all my basic needs are supplied. God bless everyone who works
hard to improve our lives here in the Log orphanage Kenya. Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; 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margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-42705476455594971342024-02-07T08:07:00.006-06:002024-02-07T08:24:47.170-06:00A NEW VOCATIONAL SCHOOL<p><span style="font-size: medium;">When I first went to Kenya in 2016, the orphan children who I met were all just little kids. It was at that point when we decided that we
must begin our orphanage. It seems to me to be like yesterday, but now, in
2024, some of those same kids have grown up, and we have our first graduates
from high school—four of them. I will introduce you to them in the upcoming days.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqc0PsQS7h3nSLFhgOJcT3G4xoxGK4fHbPdfYzIsvJAQIj_MNKDB6w3reBSRc4anV3f9idl9X92CdWFASuTzq5ulprFe_BaBVupryFg_Vd469DwZ-3YzpowGs2fhvKcRMjwXDWQdjnz5kXbCuTaR_RBvQIfdNr7rB6fKkE_QCxNdOTUv_RwqQbJvAI4I/s1016/Graduates%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="1016" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqc0PsQS7h3nSLFhgOJcT3G4xoxGK4fHbPdfYzIsvJAQIj_MNKDB6w3reBSRc4anV3f9idl9X92CdWFASuTzq5ulprFe_BaBVupryFg_Vd469DwZ-3YzpowGs2fhvKcRMjwXDWQdjnz5kXbCuTaR_RBvQIfdNr7rB6fKkE_QCxNdOTUv_RwqQbJvAI4I/w640-h280/Graduates%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">What will they do now? We certainly knew that this day would
come and the question of what happens after this point as always been before
us. It is not that we have neglected planning for this day, it is just that for
these past years since we began, feeding the children, giving them clothing and
paying their school expenses has been our main concern. We have done what we could
do with the resources that were available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">About a year ago we began building a school building. It is
a huge project, and we are doing it as God provides. However, we do have the
ground floor finished, at least to a certain extent. We are presently finishing
one of the rooms by installing windows and a door, and finishing the floor and
the rest of the interior.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">As I have written before, we intend to temporarily use this
room to house the boys of the orphanage, since the place where they sleep now
is very cramped (25 boys of various ages in a room 10ft by 17ft) and with
almost no ventilation. This room in the school will be much better for them. We
know that this is a temporary situation, but it will allow us to make use of
the new building even before we are able to complete it entirely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are now talking about finishing the other rooms of the
ground floor. What we are planning now is more in line with our original
thoughts for the school building. In response to the needs of our graduates, we
are working on beginning a vocational school.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjbBBLnw6XDxdnCJc19mwEmeBJtRhZ8GGFbAgibZ84a0XvmMoKtBgx83m-cv-egG2brxr_5CYsrBgwdxttBbe3f3KKJWDrwtSV06WAKKTRpXeLZxJ2fcnbJLWxDSFeBurLvHxzQP2tVZi2YnTijTjPiPk0ZhQtJPxQ2kg6uDIOdN9HvOpVRJtg-hjlUk/s1040/outside%20construction%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjbBBLnw6XDxdnCJc19mwEmeBJtRhZ8GGFbAgibZ84a0XvmMoKtBgx83m-cv-egG2brxr_5CYsrBgwdxttBbe3f3KKJWDrwtSV06WAKKTRpXeLZxJ2fcnbJLWxDSFeBurLvHxzQP2tVZi2YnTijTjPiPk0ZhQtJPxQ2kg6uDIOdN9HvOpVRJtg-hjlUk/w400-h300/outside%20construction%201.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />This is a big step for us, and we feel it is a necessary
one. But it is also exciting. It entails many aspects, and we will begin small.
We are just in the beginning discussions about what to do, but for now, we will
pattern the classes that we offer around our four graduates—focusing on the
subjects that they are most interested in.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">As it was for Zerubbabel in the beginning of the
reconstruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, we also are in the days of small beginnings.
We will see how the LORD completes it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For who has despised
the day of small things? But these seven will rejoice when they see the plumb
line in the hand of Zerubbabel—they are the eyes of the LORD roaming throughout
the earth. (Zechariah 4:10)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; 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margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-91622716748526187412024-01-27T09:37:00.002-06:002024-01-27T09:37:26.787-06:00DORM PROGRESS AND OCCUPATIONS FOR GRADUATES<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The work on the room for the boys to have for sleeping is
progressing. The video shows an electrician installing the wiring, but it also shows
the walls, ceiling and floor almost completed. The rocks outside are intended
as a drainage system, but will later be covered with concrete.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx8aSPnvvw996lSYJ3T1LELDae8vCBNlJW3_8Yozvt6x5r7E9iDqREBZRp_gpfQqpN6k5ULjLG9sJWTPAe9Rw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLPTmv9ib9wDl-uMecei0CPZwEZMD3tlcX4J9G0-OyHKLP6RDgtDcpkyViTcXOWcjqlHia5Xb4gVoCWy7F-AQqOQXB4XL9wj2ELXWoFvAGF1sVBZ1AHXQFQgb0z0MTyQc-7eJwVNaa2haEEZyWRcXNOzanid5QZ6TX34V7sUPw1MIMBJX2Cbw4OP8l4s/s1600/Outside%20of%20the%20room.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLPTmv9ib9wDl-uMecei0CPZwEZMD3tlcX4J9G0-OyHKLP6RDgtDcpkyViTcXOWcjqlHia5Xb4gVoCWy7F-AQqOQXB4XL9wj2ELXWoFvAGF1sVBZ1AHXQFQgb0z0MTyQc-7eJwVNaa2haEEZyWRcXNOzanid5QZ6TX34V7sUPw1MIMBJX2Cbw4OP8l4s/s320/Outside%20of%20the%20room.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />We now have four orphans who have graduated from High
School, and we are praying about the next step in their lives. There are two types
of occupations that we are focusing on: animal husbandry involving both cattle
and chickens, and sewing. I will be writing more about that in the future.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some of the graduates would like to study for ministry, but
we do not have the money for that at the moment. We will see what God has in
mind for the future. We have always prayed that these orphans whom we have
cared for over the past years will be future servants of God for Kenya. Please
pray with us in this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">This past week I sent out all of the donor receipts for
2023. We are so thankful for all of you who have donated and continue to do so. If you do not receive yours, please contact me.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please remember that I am only able to give an IRS tax deductible receipt for the checks made out to the Log Church, with "Kenya orphans" written on the memo line. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">We are not allowed to make out a tax-deductible receipt for money given to me personally or for checks made out in my name.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">However, for <u>all moneys</u> given, you can be assured that it is used 100% </span><span style="font-size: large;">directly for the needs of the children of the orphanage. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">It is with a great sense of responsibility that I accept this money from you, and I assure you that it is all being used for the kids. We take nothing for office expense, wages, travel,
or any other thing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you all so much and may God continue to bring <o:p></o:p>blessing!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-71670410088733562082024-01-14T19:42:00.000-06:002024-01-14T19:42:09.925-06:00WHY THE BOYS NEED A NEW DORMITORY<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is the reason that we are working at finishing one of the
rooms of the school to use as a temporary dormitory for the boys:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiathmT8hVvvzRJGzw7LBEixeg36xF322SdQmHSFk42YUdfA2u7c7E8_X7OHMuTY0aMkWINrftTL4Fho2fP3B2GJl0pmofU8funoSXbThuvfkRy5SYXFmbySF0TNgiBbriDtm44YuZ5AzRJDaE8xRUxxgJwhJtx0jrhywTOuYIqcRy96uVFuqGWJqhuHag/s400/Boy's%20dorm%201.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiathmT8hVvvzRJGzw7LBEixeg36xF322SdQmHSFk42YUdfA2u7c7E8_X7OHMuTY0aMkWINrftTL4Fho2fP3B2GJl0pmofU8funoSXbThuvfkRy5SYXFmbySF0TNgiBbriDtm44YuZ5AzRJDaE8xRUxxgJwhJtx0jrhywTOuYIqcRy96uVFuqGWJqhuHag/w211-h158/Boy's%20dorm%201.JPG" width="211" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>When
I first went to Kenya in 2017, one of the first needs that I saw as we were talking about when beginning an orphanage was the need for a healthy place for
the children to sleep. Most of the kids were sleeping on dirt floors and constantly
fighting soil-borne sicknesses.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwJ85Uq2s02JTpehhhPMtEGO7GPrw-xTmIgCOcwpkgXTd5OuBGYj6SIMgkqKxF_QQPtywlV773yo079u7kVeVEcereUrVo-QFFkMq6tZ3okOQ2EMYnT8Qn2KSsgVethlb5SAlqBxAB9yWNwSfLN9shBxRhseY95ydqvepqqFXNxwoyjoxJHkvlzjTufQ/s400/Boy's%20dorm%202.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwJ85Uq2s02JTpehhhPMtEGO7GPrw-xTmIgCOcwpkgXTd5OuBGYj6SIMgkqKxF_QQPtywlV773yo079u7kVeVEcereUrVo-QFFkMq6tZ3okOQ2EMYnT8Qn2KSsgVethlb5SAlqBxAB9yWNwSfLN9shBxRhseY95ydqvepqqFXNxwoyjoxJHkvlzjTufQ/w209-h157/Boy's%20dorm%202.JPG" width="209" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Because
of this, the first major building project that we undertook was to build a dormitory. God provided so that we were able to see a very nice building with
all of the girls sleeping on one end of building and the boys on the other with
a room separating them in the middle. We had to get special permission from the
Ministry of Children’s Affairs to do this.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>In
2020, two things occurred which caused us to move the boys out of the
dormitory. First of all, it was the year of lock-downs. The health department
of Kenya required “social distancing.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81SJ8i1VA47MECqfPXLfhiVjotJoWNfuzQv5l3HMJUepp_Oo3z0zHWjvfRY5_d-hWPSM5TDeh7HXxm86Ec7lQYeTqlSRt4mYQWCmQxHlMdnfP_XKzPGd3_hu5nHXSMlyUqB8bnTjh1fucb0qru3WTBKEw8F5Pt2s5mPqsQiqj4iubFLkhAfM2OWTo9Q8/s733/boys%20dorm%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="445" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81SJ8i1VA47MECqfPXLfhiVjotJoWNfuzQv5l3HMJUepp_Oo3z0zHWjvfRY5_d-hWPSM5TDeh7HXxm86Ec7lQYeTqlSRt4mYQWCmQxHlMdnfP_XKzPGd3_hu5nHXSMlyUqB8bnTjh1fucb0qru3WTBKEw8F5Pt2s5mPqsQiqj4iubFLkhAfM2OWTo9Q8/s320/boys%20dorm%201.png" width="194" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Secondly, the boys and girls were now getting a little
older, so in any regard, it was better to have them to have more room.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>We
moved the boys into a borrowed room owned by one of the members of the church. The
room we next to the orphanage property, so we have been very thankful to the
owner for letting us use it without cost.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->5.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>But
the room is quite small for our 25 (now older) boys. It measures 17ft X 10ft
and has almost no ventilation (no windows, only a doorway). It is not as an
unhealthy situation for the kinds as I saw when I first went to Kenya, but definitely
not sustainable as it is presently.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JzhUaqAN6XKBcUGkwCx1iihY-UQrX2J0L934QevkUwj6G95N-qBbOAqOk-O1Lb4iZsXhR94MnBuNKjoJ-gs6iTVXpC6nBdR2Q83AO9UZXl6b-jU2-T-QO6mk6CXpVZ99nMi9idkPeuHdUOjmILTeNh5eeklrWntSZhOqzvhp3FqX7v27V0POU13ti90/s400/Boy's%20dorm%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JzhUaqAN6XKBcUGkwCx1iihY-UQrX2J0L934QevkUwj6G95N-qBbOAqOk-O1Lb4iZsXhR94MnBuNKjoJ-gs6iTVXpC6nBdR2Q83AO9UZXl6b-jU2-T-QO6mk6CXpVZ99nMi9idkPeuHdUOjmILTeNh5eeklrWntSZhOqzvhp3FqX7v27V0POU13ti90/s320/Boy's%20dorm%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The work of finishing the school building and beginning a
school is a years-long project, but we do have the first part completed. The floor
is still dirt, there are no windows or doors in the openings, and it is unfinished,
but before we move on with continuing the building, we are working on finishing
this one room for the boys to use as a dormitory.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks be to God, we are now working on it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEdO4MqoKnFMmpONR8kUPS4gBW_K3nM_3B5rUPRrk8H56Axsssj3lqdPkkDVParS8h2mioM87rKMLKhgQy3AE3YQilbKpXsSHfibNNopows500oFnoDXre60ZLziSMxhtQL1YhTK7GlwXTi8NexJ0BHdtODN-Nr89_DvDeFfX03mYl1rWlocLa7DP8WA/s1040/Inside%20construction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEdO4MqoKnFMmpONR8kUPS4gBW_K3nM_3B5rUPRrk8H56Axsssj3lqdPkkDVParS8h2mioM87rKMLKhgQy3AE3YQilbKpXsSHfibNNopows500oFnoDXre60ZLziSMxhtQL1YhTK7GlwXTi8NexJ0BHdtODN-Nr89_DvDeFfX03mYl1rWlocLa7DP8WA/s320/Inside%20construction.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to all of you as well. You have prayed and given of
your resources for this. Very soon, hopefully we will be able to report that
the boys are moving in.<br /></span><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxBFX8ybZ-ukGakGhhvEyMbqPhOQKYCRwceLIdjxXL-PzHqb_9bzlXEkBuZi6cF2_odUex5IWlxv3XS0mXKqQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">The short video is of the work that is currently being done on the interior of the room. Check out the guy in the middle of the screen, using his wheelbarrow as a ladder to plaster the ceiling.</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; 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margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><o:p></o:p></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-39168786767832865162024-01-06T16:16:00.001-06:002024-01-06T16:16:23.956-06:00"THANK YOU" NOTES FROM THE KIDS OF THE ORPHANAGE<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;">Dear pastor
Donald, The church and all friends,</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTv2PFtGByUcLtht6N53UHZo61tLHW1G4HV6j1eKRLctVDXHqmKsFH1EMVIT12PZX6MTS45JEk2ax7Rq91rfZ9NVj1p1kVhm2TIgE_wvMS0FgQp_-7qNqsA8bhET6jF5WiCqrd0ubvTZIC3jnZlSEHFYxBwVrUpIm95UrbGX6KELBlVA1JCAIcQOj4GsU/s602/Maryjane%20Nyandwaro%202%20crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="495" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTv2PFtGByUcLtht6N53UHZo61tLHW1G4HV6j1eKRLctVDXHqmKsFH1EMVIT12PZX6MTS45JEk2ax7Rq91rfZ9NVj1p1kVhm2TIgE_wvMS0FgQp_-7qNqsA8bhET6jF5WiCqrd0ubvTZIC3jnZlSEHFYxBwVrUpIm95UrbGX6KELBlVA1JCAIcQOj4GsU/w220-h268/Maryjane%20Nyandwaro%202%20crop.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Praise God, My
name is Maryjane Nyandwaro. On behalf of other girls we want to thank the Lord
for this far He has brought us. Thanks for the gifts and donations of all kinds
you usually send to us. You have helped us with school fees, food and clothing
in the past years and we pray God to bless your families too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We equally thank
you the recent provision of Christmas gifts that you gave through our pastor.
Actually we enjoyed here in the orphanage the way other children enjoyed with
their parents at their homes. Indeed, it was awesome!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We request for your prayers again this New
Year 2024. We will pray for you, your families and the church there as well.
May God bless you abundantly. Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanksgiving to
Log Church in USA on Behalf of Boys</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2s-cVZ3DN9h-ZhEQQjbkgw8BcNQPYSjkeOgMNQAkQ045RmEqMIG0o3Uh4Q6n8GcI1qAxUUH_GPx0zVeENJWqCjJRcERRVBZGcQbCuwSrSTStI3t-wdbuZnJN-bFY5shiTU4F_GZO0ihi24jYnhYpD6BPMKFjmIMzeELo_9oDKoVtTcBcBogq-6Slh6o/s435/Moffat%20Miruka%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="278" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2s-cVZ3DN9h-ZhEQQjbkgw8BcNQPYSjkeOgMNQAkQ045RmEqMIG0o3Uh4Q6n8GcI1qAxUUH_GPx0zVeENJWqCjJRcERRVBZGcQbCuwSrSTStI3t-wdbuZnJN-bFY5shiTU4F_GZO0ihi24jYnhYpD6BPMKFjmIMzeELo_9oDKoVtTcBcBogq-6Slh6o/s320/Moffat%20Miruka%202.jpg" width="205" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Log Church here
in Kenya. Yours: Moffat Miruka<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dear Donald
Rhody, Vivian Rhody, Marquis Family and Friends<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I take this
opportunity to thank God because of you and all your family members and the
church for your generous giving to ensure that we are taken care here at log
orphanage located in Kisii-Kenya. You have hearts of helping and we shall keep
mentioning you before God almighty that He may shower you with all blessings in
the heavenly realms as Ephesians 1:3 says.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I thank you for
the provision of all our necessities over years. We celebrate you all. We pray God
to open you more doors as satisfy you too. May God bless you for what you are
doing to us through Pastor Joel. Your reward in heaven is great.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dear Donald
Rhody, Vivian Rhody, Marquis family, and Log Church Family</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvi0DBvyqgawkcAWDidJGkzgBUamqk4uXNjLxgRqN9w-qUnT5HMu5ZHl8xHR4N1vhYJzpsVQBpSVxdZmlYg34q-5cz5XFDO9rNwDL0CQ1cn2PknEfT_xLODTPQhbb-2isGppfenCDcG-Ca9ftfFMqkWawnUfKds8xSwOkeoQYueX8MxkkzaMOv6K89xss/s1093/Brian%20Mouti.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="795" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvi0DBvyqgawkcAWDidJGkzgBUamqk4uXNjLxgRqN9w-qUnT5HMu5ZHl8xHR4N1vhYJzpsVQBpSVxdZmlYg34q-5cz5XFDO9rNwDL0CQ1cn2PknEfT_xLODTPQhbb-2isGppfenCDcG-Ca9ftfFMqkWawnUfKds8xSwOkeoQYueX8MxkkzaMOv6K89xss/s320/Brian%20Mouti.jpg" width="233" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Praise the name
of the Lord. My names are Brian Mouti. I hereby write this letter to thank each
and every one of you for your prayers and support which you send here at our
Log Orphanage Kisii- Kenya.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We have received
all the basic needs through your love and giving. Surely you have changed our
lives positively and it is God who can reward you for this great commitment.
Surely goodness and Mercy shall follow your lives and your families too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Let His grace be
sufficient to you all. I also thank Pastor Joel for teaching us on how to grow
spiritually in the house of the Lord. May God continue to empower all of you
and enable you to meet all your needs and desires of your hearts. The Bible
says in 1<sup>st</sup> Thessalonians 5:18; that we give thanks to God in all
circumstances, as we keep praying for each other.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks
again<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and God bless you our beloved
donors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is Ibrahim
Onduso From Log Orphanage Kenya</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKZVAUNFcllpdYd8l5pped5SElbmJkRXNoIYTqTgzO8uVHMjAlcG-7xZI-Yqz573n3l7A3CJo2IoVpmRBp4oQ3aTIKNDTb-dWeZAVpPjbYe5OWzWtd8FX6tWeB6Qqcokdbi4yQQNJLuJuh7anYIa6zLPFAsY6YNdgimJMUt29XbwbJWWhMMB5Y4rF_wU/s381/Ibrahim%20Onduso.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="275" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKZVAUNFcllpdYd8l5pped5SElbmJkRXNoIYTqTgzO8uVHMjAlcG-7xZI-Yqz573n3l7A3CJo2IoVpmRBp4oQ3aTIKNDTb-dWeZAVpPjbYe5OWzWtd8FX6tWeB6Qqcokdbi4yQQNJLuJuh7anYIa6zLPFAsY6YNdgimJMUt29XbwbJWWhMMB5Y4rF_wU/s320/Ibrahim%20Onduso.jpg" width="231" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Praise the name
of the living God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dear beloved
spiritual parents. We praise God because of your prayers, support towards our
Log orphanage Kenya. We thank God for your support towards the church,
Orphanage and the ongoing school building. We praise God for his faithfulness
in the year 2023 and we trust Him this New Year 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Through your
prayers and support, the Log church Kenya has nutured our God our gifts and
God-given talents. We can compose songs and preach through singing to many
souls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I always get
empowered by Psalms 100:4 that says “Enter into his gates with a password of thanksgiving;
we thank God because of you have stood with the ministry in Kenya. We trust God
will continue using you so that you can enable us fulfill His purposes on earth.
Hope God will provide fund of finishing the school project too. Glory and honor
to His name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-65902381687874257662023-12-25T08:43:00.001-06:002023-12-25T08:47:41.526-06:00THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS!<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is a message of thanks from Pastor Vincent. Thank you all for your faithfulness for our orphans for the Christmas meal and for the support in 2023!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We look forward to what God has in store for us in the New Year!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In the words of Pastor Joel: "God bless you, God bless you, God bless you!"</span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwJYLOeetc-oAwpUhP91OKJUUF3RL5ALMqUluAKtA3GDUU2A3kQOhUEmLH_7xPBlLtHyvvJVbhCDO50tRtpbw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-74483838672364649972023-12-23T07:00:00.002-06:002023-12-23T10:33:26.868-06:00NEW CLOTHES AND SHOES FOR CHRISTMAS<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">We are so thankful for all who have donated so that we could buy new clothes and shoes for the kids in time for Christmas and the New Year. These clothes will serve them well into the next year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The children will also have a special Christmas meal this year, thanks to all of you. Praise God for this provision and for each of you!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx08aeVFAEF5kB-qDRqeOCI8SGEJ7sSz3FMPxHneVg7potUiLxnNRufT2ven1dmZBCuEcDt6mDoYNYlu9Py0g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-48075890070273744782023-12-12T18:10:00.000-06:002023-12-12T18:10:02.634-06:00A MESSAGE FROM PASTOR VINCENT<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">Pastor Vincent is on the leadership staff of the Log Church Orphanage, and also the pastor of the Log Church in Nyakembene village. His English is very good, but maybe you will notice that he has an accent. Vincent is a great guy. A real servant of God and also a man with a good sense of humor. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwiAwT5pIbn6RHuO05O9wh33Y0w--2Xc1nBfgp-6MiVggKsjJfwA1I49Ryp7iWW49jG9imm5LjMDmEsoQqeNw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; 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margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p><p></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-51629872788494296292023-12-11T12:44:00.007-06:002023-12-12T18:09:37.409-06:00YVONNE NYABUTO - NOTES FROM THE CHILDREN OF THE LOG CHURCH ORPHANAGE<p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuLgI-2lwsZHtgDhn5LB1X5C2Ewnb40-RnbA88dhcJJjswH59lLSLfmNYjBgFDPSmigcC0TXBnUa6dZxCJ09RBC2aX6rp-FZ4HIds7916qVN1OVgxLRo0t5YQq_bKwdPafxnHv5cyB2mhEQXRrxafogKDevCW8PC2m1NjwJpoFRQRa8w2L4qeDtfqNNo/s321/Yvonne%20Nyabuto%202.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="217" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuLgI-2lwsZHtgDhn5LB1X5C2Ewnb40-RnbA88dhcJJjswH59lLSLfmNYjBgFDPSmigcC0TXBnUa6dZxCJ09RBC2aX6rp-FZ4HIds7916qVN1OVgxLRo0t5YQq_bKwdPafxnHv5cyB2mhEQXRrxafogKDevCW8PC2m1NjwJpoFRQRa8w2L4qeDtfqNNo/w155-h230/Yvonne%20Nyabuto%202.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Hello, my name is Yvonne Nyabuto, Since I joined Log
Orphanage the year 2018, I have really seen the faithful hand of God through
Pastor Donald of USA and other good friends.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Before I came to this orphanage I had gone through
a lot of suffering and rejection from my biological mother until she decided to
boycott me when she left me and went missing to date! I greatly appreciate the
Lord that Log Orphanage has given me maximum care, support and protection to
this far.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I now live a good life with full of hope and
purpose. Thanks to God above for his mercies endures forever! I have known how
to read and understand the word of God better here at Log orphanage kisii-Kenya.
I have also realized my God given talents and gifts of singing worship songs. I
have become an artist by the grace of God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Blessings be upon all those who pray for us and
sent their help.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-29830137985060213772023-11-24T20:15:00.002-06:002023-11-24T20:15:54.552-06:00THE LOG CHURCH ORPHANAGE MUSIC VIDEO - PAUL EDMOND<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUUHwIGebx1jTPWKwZ4ySMzvfJKXZ4bkMFvLKnDAnQY3Bb70xZgJlDuNkj2hiDlaFaniPVlUCcR4Y_qgoKwYFuReJMYh16qmtwy50ZL_VXbLScQ68t0QshxyvIqBg4sJd9teP4DP_ZUaxIxNCPzV5jI_gbom8gqcqtrXikcfpQ0rmBSR2P25gxagW4Q0/s1003/Paul%20Edmond%20blog%20address.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="999" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUUHwIGebx1jTPWKwZ4ySMzvfJKXZ4bkMFvLKnDAnQY3Bb70xZgJlDuNkj2hiDlaFaniPVlUCcR4Y_qgoKwYFuReJMYh16qmtwy50ZL_VXbLScQ68t0QshxyvIqBg4sJd9teP4DP_ZUaxIxNCPzV5jI_gbom8gqcqtrXikcfpQ0rmBSR2P25gxagW4Q0/w254-h255/Paul%20Edmond%20blog%20address.jpg" width="254" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Before Paul became an orphan, his family of Edmond lived in the town of Ngararo, a town
that borders the Maasai tribe. Our Kisii community and the Maasai entered into
border wars and the Maasai burnt houses of the Kisii and killed many residents
of our community who lived at Ngararo border. Paul’s parents were killed during
this war, as well as his two siblings.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Paul was a young boy at this time, but he narrowly escaped
death and fled to another town away from the border area. But being now alone,
he would go most days without food, sleeping wherever he could find a secluded
spot.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When the church was doing evangelism in that town, they
found Paul lying unconscious. Moved by the Lord to nurture him, they bought him
some meals and told him about Jesus. Surprisingly enough, he accepted the Lord
Jesus as his personal savior right on the spot!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He requested the church not to leave him helpless in the
street. The church decided to bring him into the orphanage and enrolled him
into the Rianyakwara primary school into the sixth grade.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Paul is talented in composing songs and he has used his
talent to strengthen the orphanage kids spiritually. He wants to be a Pastor
after school.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx-sMU6kebjgilF81t30KY7dm_P3VHZKFZo9aQ0rPDfVvRXmoh3YHVdOck-UodweEnOYu5o7ZWUJ0l4x2bfxQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>The song is in the local Ekegusii language and says let us worship God, let us serve God.<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; 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line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p></span><p></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-15082654656565890082023-11-22T09:12:00.003-06:002023-11-24T20:36:14.248-06:00THE LOG CHURCH ORPHANAGE MUSIC VIDEO: EBENEZER - MUSIC VIDEO BY VIOLET <p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBfAbJx0t0vgKHEZHhtlWai1VPYDFb_v5jSeCRjLCOTHeOuHHmsDO9x1RgAtqAXb3TqFnFGMhhBj4osad5kzUPEdPPrPL7LN-GTUk5WL2w3Q2XtS4aeJBwJQjVrWzfpgBXAjD41BIOcxjMdCRX2ENh6qV3AkTnlr64S7GgT3QcH_OUDSHiUpvh7BKG0A/s1593/Violet.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1593" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBfAbJx0t0vgKHEZHhtlWai1VPYDFb_v5jSeCRjLCOTHeOuHHmsDO9x1RgAtqAXb3TqFnFGMhhBj4osad5kzUPEdPPrPL7LN-GTUk5WL2w3Q2XtS4aeJBwJQjVrWzfpgBXAjD41BIOcxjMdCRX2ENh6qV3AkTnlr64S7GgT3QcH_OUDSHiUpvh7BKG0A/w200-h125/Violet.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />One of the Biblical words that we have used so often at the orphanage
is “Ebenezer” – The Stone of Help. It was a memorial stone set up by Samuel in
the Old Testament during a long struggle of his people. He used the word in the
sense that God had been their help up to that point.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The work in the orphanage has also been a long-term work,
but we have seen God bless in so many ways. To celebrate what God has done, one
of our girls, Violet, has made this music video, entitled “Ebenezer.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I think of where these kids were seven years ago when
we began the orphanage, and where they are now, I also praise God. </span><span style="font-size: large;">"Ebenezer"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The narrator is Pastor Vincent, looking very dapper in a
white suit. The video was shot at a fancy hotel in Kisii. Thanks to the hotel
for letting these kids make the video there.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz5PhJhkCBHdCQheORGXKTkTiLhFHEoAT00JzPfaWi8vX-t6pos5i5kbXlMWVRPsDaJrMZDJQiVAs-oPCo3Cw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><p class="MsoNormal">Violet’s mother was a Congolese (citizen of Congo). Her name
was Naom. She escaped violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, coming to
Kenya with her 4-year-old daughter Violet as refugees.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Naom started a new life in Ogembo town, where she secured a
job so that she could earned her living to feed and educate her daughter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was in the year 2017 December when Naom suddenly went
missing! She left for work but then never returned. Violet stayed alone in that
rental house for three months until the end of February without her mother
coming back. In that room Violet was being supplied food by good Samaritans but
rent became a great problem. Finally, the landlord wanted Violet to vacate the
room. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The girl was desperate now and by the fact of being homeless
went to the street to hustle. At first she tried to continue in school, but her
attendance was poor and she had no school fees <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As the church was doing house to house evangelism in her
area, they heard her story and everyone was moved to hear that Violet wants to
attend school despite her challenge with street life!!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After prayer Pastor Joel was encouraged by the Holy Spirit
to adopt Violet into the orphanage. We took her to school, where she proved to
be a bright girl. She speaks our language Ekegusii very fluently and she is
delighted to live with other kids in the orphanage.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Violet sings very well and wants to be a gospel artist after
school.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p></span><o:p></o:p><p></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-2262371085251821162023-11-18T21:49:00.005-06:002023-11-19T06:32:43.430-06:00YVONNE KIBIEGO - NOTES FROM THE CHILDREN OF THE LOG CHURCH ORPHANAGE<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLJgTaFOQJc8k58tHPW86ySuPLtmIg92B2GZHzHM0v8iGtJh8WRCTci0TJ5WglTS_puHWSoCPlzpxY7AeX1r2rCeQLAcfQ2m8wUp7fqZ-uyvQF6b-AZBKrhb7mCs4d6ccyGdcCufaB4p0zx3e-QFF0BoXxBruHphad6vrxcMBCDqDMUW-UpcHjqMMQmM/s201/Yvonne%20Kibiego%202%20title.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="134" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLJgTaFOQJc8k58tHPW86ySuPLtmIg92B2GZHzHM0v8iGtJh8WRCTci0TJ5WglTS_puHWSoCPlzpxY7AeX1r2rCeQLAcfQ2m8wUp7fqZ-uyvQF6b-AZBKrhb7mCs4d6ccyGdcCufaB4p0zx3e-QFF0BoXxBruHphad6vrxcMBCDqDMUW-UpcHjqMMQmM/w162-h242/Yvonne%20Kibiego%202%20title.jpg" width="162" /></a></div>Halleluiah everyone! My
name is Yvonne Kibiego. By the mercies of God I joined Log Orphanage located
here in Kisii – Kenya. This happened when my aunt who raised me from childhood died.
I was she who raised me since my biological mother died abandoned and boycotted
me intentionally. In fact I became hopeless and helpless and none could
volunteer to adopt me and nurture me
until I was privileged to get a golden
chance in this orphanage.<span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">My life here has totally changed and I am very much pleased
to send my heartfelt gratitude<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to all
donors who support to ensure our lives<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>are save and our basic needs are well cared for. Through the orphanage
environment now I have known how to read and write: Also at my age I have
received the knowledge of doing house duties such as cleanliness, washing and
even cooking.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sincerely this orphanage has favoured my life very<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>much otherwise my life could be in a total
mess!! Glory to God that now<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am able
to see a good future and days<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of more
opportunities to serve the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purposes
of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God in my life and also to help the
less fortune in the society in return. Let God is blessings be upon all our
donors. Amen</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzN_UHvY3Q-u384iDfy0Rx7y9T7xH8yl1T-hzOFD85iPGITbaYkKl68ks1X0Xv3xF2W6tqPj6bKO6q9MCPcgg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-size: medium;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; 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line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p></span><p></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-52299869877751116482023-11-10T19:17:00.002-06:002023-11-10T19:17:39.445-06:00THE LOG CHURCH ORPHANAGE - NEW SLEEPING ARRANGEMENT FOR THE BOYS<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixAjwCLyd4QgMQ5BeihAJvfcIFMMItn1WZiJUWroW11VHbyB9ppV6mEUTgSOMABjERrmmLRYyQWA2H3GGbuYuxLEmDADtYwdhd508AaxYIvHVfYDW4q_b9uQuUX7OhGJdmm79FyjtTmpcy7jki2RebWAT8Ufj6lxzcHM0BQ81eG44BwtALGM6cLyUBBg/s4000/Boy's%20dorm%202.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixAjwCLyd4QgMQ5BeihAJvfcIFMMItn1WZiJUWroW11VHbyB9ppV6mEUTgSOMABjERrmmLRYyQWA2H3GGbuYuxLEmDADtYwdhd508AaxYIvHVfYDW4q_b9uQuUX7OhGJdmm79FyjtTmpcy7jki2RebWAT8Ufj6lxzcHM0BQ81eG44BwtALGM6cLyUBBg/w400-h300/Boy's%20dorm%202.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In 2016, when I first visited the church in Kenya and saw
where the few orphan children that they were caring for were sleeping, I saw a very unhealthy arrangement. The floor on which most
kids were sleeping was dirt, and because it was rainy season, it was more like
mud. Besides that, since in those conditions, much of the outdoors is used as a
toilet, and with many harmful microbes tracked inside, the kids basically were
sleeping in filth. Understandably, they were sick much of the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbv1clsatmhUznMaj12fFvJujWtAAPdKfXkffMIxUl_ez3seVXSLYQmnlpkRPpm1UYxwZFHqFOkwq5si-jSKfJFrE4SYAwiw3o0jBo82J4EqoD2M_VQwH4Qi5gf354pkWif0jPjKrJBUROTkEOr7CUHJU4yvJj2syqvvdbXXEs4m6d_Tmrj8c5HmAS8I/s1600/dorm%20from%20above.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbv1clsatmhUznMaj12fFvJujWtAAPdKfXkffMIxUl_ez3seVXSLYQmnlpkRPpm1UYxwZFHqFOkwq5si-jSKfJFrE4SYAwiw3o0jBo82J4EqoD2M_VQwH4Qi5gf354pkWif0jPjKrJBUROTkEOr7CUHJU4yvJj2syqvvdbXXEs4m6d_Tmrj8c5HmAS8I/w400-h300/dorm%20from%20above.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was because of that, when we first began to organize a
formal orphanage, a dormitory was the very first project that we undertook. By
the grace of God, we were able to construct a very nice building, the girls
sleeping on one end, and the boys the other end in a completely separate and
divided room of the building. For all these years since that time, the children
have had healthy sleeping conditions. As a result, their health has been much
better.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwtgm6W8HQC6e48rEPdomhqnRG0Rem4nZByVnNc-Am14n8fc3O10WNvd5xDMsihPZhQvdONj_kTldbLzNOzEHamZFFZjZWtMdzfXvSuIV41-ONUwQnzvcmZScnUSon6wVLofoOHesd6M-cUsinIhbvwF_yeIwJndK-7wyT8XY1LuTq_4g7B2Zz6ZSaeo/s1040/outside%20construction%202.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwtgm6W8HQC6e48rEPdomhqnRG0Rem4nZByVnNc-Am14n8fc3O10WNvd5xDMsihPZhQvdONj_kTldbLzNOzEHamZFFZjZWtMdzfXvSuIV41-ONUwQnzvcmZScnUSon6wVLofoOHesd6M-cUsinIhbvwF_yeIwJndK-7wyT8XY1LuTq_4g7B2Zz6ZSaeo/w400-h300/outside%20construction%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But now, we are facing a new challenge in our sleeping
arrangements. As the children matured, it became necessary to move the boys out
of that building to give the girls more space. The boys now sleep in a
completely other building in a room on the property of a church member next to
the orphanage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">However, the room is very small – 17ft x 10ft. In this room
sleep 25 boys. The sleeping</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">accommodations may not be as an unhealthy situation
as was it when I first visited in 2016, but it is not good.</div><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">To step back and take a broader look at the orphanage, you
may remember that we are also in the process of building a school building.
This building is a very long way from completion, but we do have the walls if the
ground floor built, along with the poured cement ceiling.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9_oxgrPcFqMl1uwiBoFRy8vvvKbgzCMqDiORv5uYfLSDdCiQxHI-iM67aZ9VgLsDMvYi0NBdxTUF7vzIwIWzZctBQq2c8QanzBURWD9wpZmZEMUnr8k5ZM58QdRr8Ntw3NV747K9eOvAPpSj-HBSkZMuB0nV17t0_pIYor6p4NRfwfpomxhSgp1cCA0/s1040/Inside%20construction.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9_oxgrPcFqMl1uwiBoFRy8vvvKbgzCMqDiORv5uYfLSDdCiQxHI-iM67aZ9VgLsDMvYi0NBdxTUF7vzIwIWzZctBQq2c8QanzBURWD9wpZmZEMUnr8k5ZM58QdRr8Ntw3NV747K9eOvAPpSj-HBSkZMuB0nV17t0_pIYor6p4NRfwfpomxhSgp1cCA0/w400-h300/Inside%20construction.jpg" width="400" /></a></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What I proposed to pastor Joel was that instead of beginning
the next story of the planned building, we first finish the ground floor and
give the boys a healthy place to sleep. You can see by the photo that the space
would be very adequate for this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am asking for your prayers about this. We have several
projects that we are trying to manage at this time, along with the constant
requirement of food and other daily living needs, as well as school costs.
Thank You! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-38935771316970155552023-11-08T12:59:00.003-06:002023-11-08T12:59:20.398-06:00THE GIRL NAMED "HAPPINESS." NOTES FROM THE CHILDREN OF THE ORPHANAGE <p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6UFCNPnfbtDUuZhmCl9E1F5P-Qs8n8trzyubBXHLskFagiFNz3THpZ1aYYLRJt_CfYv4Olc6vWQ2JgSUN5tXXtLeOdFj2LbMAfBtjQvXi3ds4oOlzdNT8v4vZ_It6MkGLZXnOQjH818nBLfKy-P4T18bt3nv2TSMLqPW_wwgRaX1Hj7FP6FO9hPrXCY/s323/Happiness%20Nyabuto%202.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="232" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6UFCNPnfbtDUuZhmCl9E1F5P-Qs8n8trzyubBXHLskFagiFNz3THpZ1aYYLRJt_CfYv4Olc6vWQ2JgSUN5tXXtLeOdFj2LbMAfBtjQvXi3ds4oOlzdNT8v4vZ_It6MkGLZXnOQjH818nBLfKy-P4T18bt3nv2TSMLqPW_wwgRaX1Hj7FP6FO9hPrXCY/s320/Happiness%20Nyabuto%202.jpg" width="230" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello! I am Happiness Nyabuto. I am one of the form four students
(the graduating year of the secondary school) from Log Orphanage in Sengera
Kisii-Kenya.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">My life here in the orphanage has been wonderfully good!
This is the best environment that I have ever lived! It is by the grace of God
I found myself in such nice place!! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">As a girl child my life was to be in a great danger outside
this precious home. By this time the devil could have destroyed my life with
bad company, which was the case of many my age in the community who lost hope
of life when they were abandoned <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or
became orphans. Some entered into prostitution, others in drug addiction and
others in habits of fighting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am sure this is where I could be this time too!! Thanks to
the Lord for giving me an opportunity to be in Log Orphanage where I am given
good care and all my basic needs are supplied. God bless everyone who works
hard to improve our lives here in the Log orphanage Kenya. Amen.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-24818761890351874612023-11-06T08:31:00.000-06:002023-11-06T08:31:22.074-06:00SUNDAY SERVICE AT THE LOG CHURCH - KENYA<p><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is a greeting from the Log
Church Kenya:</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxHeyU3a7V--QpDTl3wqflDn7stN5nIP09aKRUQ-v_vonPqVPfyIVEQ20WXcPWVNcowtP5mhLKcFEA3VsN1Mg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Greetings from Kenya, the church and the orphanage! We are
very grateful for the grace of the THEME Eternity service..... “He has made
everything appropriate to his time. He has also put eternity in his hearts, but
so that man does not discover the work that God has done from the beginning to
the end.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">-In the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie,
promised long ago<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">-This is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal
life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">-This is eternal life: that they know you, the only true
God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">-That they will not receive many times more in this time and
in the century to come, eternal life."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">-Simon Peter answered him: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You
have words of eternal life...” Have a blessed Sunday service!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From me (Don)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the things that I loved about the children at the
church in Kenya was their recital of the memory verses that they were learning.
Like this young boy, before they recited the verse, they always began with the
words. “Praise God!” (Amen!). “Praise God again!” (Amen!)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw13MQ4LvcIMgEwwMPoFduo1CIpDO_iELdAgS8szpMhresSA_njuavN8BPGNcd8RezLMWnNNP6ss_2jcWUBEQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">These are actually the only words that I can make out in
this short video, apart from the fact that he is saying a verse that he learned
from the book of Ephesians, but you have to love it! As the lad said, “Praise
God again!” (Amen!)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe you can make out some more words. If so, please tell me what verse he is quoting</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 27px;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-46401115980052492802023-10-19T07:32:00.004-05:002023-10-19T07:32:56.350-05:00VIDEOS OF ORPHANAGE KIDS AT PLAY<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwfxbk8mC8gFpXfe3FW3BVFnUqAXG4XZeAgB6ttH78hm3HSAQaP6AT3wBUhlk2SiV4sOqacQu71Tz64S-L0bA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzie14p-ZYLSEZzxcIEHczUR0ulkZNr3aCGpNdTd1HYoQSnmTr50ymPgjiGRj6GomK7B8478w9jvA6NuhRgdQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Praise God beloved Dad, Mum, Marquis family, Larry family
and all Donors, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Greetings from Kenya family, our prayers are with all. We
are humbled for what God has done through you, may good God remember you and
your families, we will continue to pray for you and all with you, may the work
of your hand prosper, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Praise God for the help sent Ksh. 720000<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">School fees KSH. 328000<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Firewood Ksh. 28000<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Food Ksh. 360000<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ksh.362000 food budget<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cooking oil =60litres,one litre cost Ksh.
450x60litres=Ksh27000<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Rice=360Kilogram,one kgs=Ksh. 250x360kgs=Ksh.90000<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Maize =334kilogram, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">one kg =Ksh.290 x 334=93900<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Omo 17 kilograms , one kg @ 150=Ksh.2600<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Vegetables 160 kgs. 1kgs =Ksh. 160x160kgs=Ksh.25600<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Unga ngano/baking flour 164kgs One kilogram =Ksh.160 x164
kgs=Ksh.26,300<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Salt 76Kgs=Ksh.7600<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Beans 234kgs one kilogram Ksh. 350=Ksh.82000<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Transport cost Ksh 9000 <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for the provision sent for the food and school
fees. May God reward you all and bless the work of your hand. May good God
bless you all. Thanks for your love. Real good we call you blessed. Thank you
we love you all. Humbled. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Yours Son Joel and Church/Orphanage leadership<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">(Praise God this the supplier gave food Ksh. 2000 added to
the budget. God bless you)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; 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margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">RECEIPTS BELOW<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWMF3ia1ZbZzxwqwWkRYXxsHivaDwWvK7HOSerNo6C5c2LRZe_6CxTAnv1rdW-9rB2VnISOdGOjZiL9HHA4ZLrTZ35PfS0ebeC6-EflXhOZlfb4E81RYWwfUZYS2mypJluohVpKIWMKKqmQnG-GvfFeFOJzc5_etBJlmXsGmmUlt9_q2GaFm6uUVWZPk/s1016/food.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWMF3ia1ZbZzxwqwWkRYXxsHivaDwWvK7HOSerNo6C5c2LRZe_6CxTAnv1rdW-9rB2VnISOdGOjZiL9HHA4ZLrTZ35PfS0ebeC6-EflXhOZlfb4E81RYWwfUZYS2mypJluohVpKIWMKKqmQnG-GvfFeFOJzc5_etBJlmXsGmmUlt9_q2GaFm6uUVWZPk/w344-h640/food.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmDAeMqKVhEsdcyr81LYXfBSCcoKMbBMXPz5OA8LiSWgzeR6FZh6BgzvvV6rVAy5qc1lM48EVuLIKoXr7niKF8_uX-WjBfHzE6K8Ip9Ri7Qb9ST4V-g_ZEdICJktcoyn5dYSTKeM-iwbMgnJ7YBvf1kpXeTWq5Ff5b7qDpjtaj94BK0lt_WTcRCOBBP0/s895/Matagaro%20Secondary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="566" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmDAeMqKVhEsdcyr81LYXfBSCcoKMbBMXPz5OA8LiSWgzeR6FZh6BgzvvV6rVAy5qc1lM48EVuLIKoXr7niKF8_uX-WjBfHzE6K8Ip9Ri7Qb9ST4V-g_ZEdICJktcoyn5dYSTKeM-iwbMgnJ7YBvf1kpXeTWq5Ff5b7qDpjtaj94BK0lt_WTcRCOBBP0/w404-h640/Matagaro%20Secondary.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QIh_k_vpOuI4-o6eV9-lvQNqdt5_jkY3MfssIW5aAj3qCPzanNUN8z2CUsya79Qq6HDnHwSEZj0kiaDYUe_pTHqwYIdLXiCKVU-5NTr6CeL8Vcm7FskwPZkoOv_uanyBlxm3KHuBYFGzC3eiyVIjOJ8jjLmY0FhH9S-l8Jaw9mVwj7dHBvWN_RJqymU/s864/Kimai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8QIh_k_vpOuI4-o6eV9-lvQNqdt5_jkY3MfssIW5aAj3qCPzanNUN8z2CUsya79Qq6HDnHwSEZj0kiaDYUe_pTHqwYIdLXiCKVU-5NTr6CeL8Vcm7FskwPZkoOv_uanyBlxm3KHuBYFGzC3eiyVIjOJ8jjLmY0FhH9S-l8Jaw9mVwj7dHBvWN_RJqymU/w414-h640/Kimai.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6LFyv00-8n_AET-SS6JMatffk0gEKhUnrubXWrgdJGgFWYoEsGwIEknwdxvhlq8qUtlvIUtWv_pcMkhnLCi208lb0urRLDCb8D30ABgmhGmvcDOh61uLhPem78246WMWA71-cZfLWwnL1Kjh72h0oqRfiQnO6Oi9lOx2p0XaBGF_tm5w4qtqIVmj_7U/s893/Rianyakwara.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6LFyv00-8n_AET-SS6JMatffk0gEKhUnrubXWrgdJGgFWYoEsGwIEknwdxvhlq8qUtlvIUtWv_pcMkhnLCi208lb0urRLDCb8D30ABgmhGmvcDOh61uLhPem78246WMWA71-cZfLWwnL1Kjh72h0oqRfiQnO6Oi9lOx2p0XaBGF_tm5w4qtqIVmj_7U/w394-h640/Rianyakwara.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-18983746691695048872023-10-14T20:45:00.002-05:002023-10-14T20:45:19.237-05:00ORPHANAGE REPORT - FIREWOOD SEASON!<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0S7VDs6-Zbr8kACwT5hOfwsr0ICtKboqogNlpztmyMLzuERMcYYFV7_YsvazPQQHszf9Og9RDqXmsagkah4kcSYw1QgNruz8I-tZ5F8sc16UkQjeg9BD5tC9-gpMgfvyYbD0Li6Cj0XICeMxSQ07nO1oU5Iiq0IIOJliMENlZWdtoVv-Ct_Hcts_ZXE/s1040/firewood%20in%20pickup.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0S7VDs6-Zbr8kACwT5hOfwsr0ICtKboqogNlpztmyMLzuERMcYYFV7_YsvazPQQHszf9Og9RDqXmsagkah4kcSYw1QgNruz8I-tZ5F8sc16UkQjeg9BD5tC9-gpMgfvyYbD0Li6Cj0XICeMxSQ07nO1oU5Iiq0IIOJliMENlZWdtoVv-Ct_Hcts_ZXE/s320/firewood%20in%20pickup.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It’s firewood season in Wisconsin. In a drive down almost
any road here, you are likely to meet a pickup truck full of firewood or
pulling a trailer full of wood—especially on the weekends. And as you can see,
it is also firewood season at the orphanage. This isn’t for the heater stove,
like here, but just for the cooking.</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCa9G0kpn6qg7OuqQr5fT8BpuGgNuZiLy0LMGSd1VnYYyLsy9QNgdXzy4Oti_GgIYuLUk7yb5DxFnTLZRgG6P5WSpQbaBiA-ZiXUvsNEkFIINfYUs69DxxCJ7qpLzvyE5Dm7UfXmY0aU2_tcWvCtYymVmKNVXxa-Hvu2dsV-o2Bnsc6yER2tf6dVHvLE/s1280/firewood%20brigade.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCa9G0kpn6qg7OuqQr5fT8BpuGgNuZiLy0LMGSd1VnYYyLsy9QNgdXzy4Oti_GgIYuLUk7yb5DxFnTLZRgG6P5WSpQbaBiA-ZiXUvsNEkFIINfYUs69DxxCJ7qpLzvyE5Dm7UfXmY0aU2_tcWvCtYymVmKNVXxa-Hvu2dsV-o2Bnsc6yER2tf6dVHvLE/s320/firewood%20brigade.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The churches there have been active in evangelism in the
past weeks. In the various messages that I get from pastor Joel, we writes, “We
praise God that today 7 souls were saved”… “5 souls were saved”… “today 6 were
saved.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCP0xyooULul97F2x4SKOWSkxRLgjTiUonz-HSLbQO8rAmPz-Vq520fT79rKWyVbrDX7LRVce1xjRHeYyeF7HyJcwaTQ1CFICyBJ4FkwJgobX61NeTtSbV56KLgsRAKev7ppu-H8l_F5uFVlu4udNwktuXbw6d_W1_gpYUSpmivG327JeEH6hhSc1nPs/s1040/van%203.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="1040" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCP0xyooULul97F2x4SKOWSkxRLgjTiUonz-HSLbQO8rAmPz-Vq520fT79rKWyVbrDX7LRVce1xjRHeYyeF7HyJcwaTQ1CFICyBJ4FkwJgobX61NeTtSbV56KLgsRAKev7ppu-H8l_F5uFVlu4udNwktuXbw6d_W1_gpYUSpmivG327JeEH6hhSc1nPs/s320/van%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In this past week he wrote that on one of their evangelism
outreaches, they prayed for a man who had been sick for one year. Praise God
that the man was healed right on the spot!</div><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_9TZDKE5JyTp4lXpOYDBO4AwIBxNr7M41bJgJk1q-j-mOC22eryJ3IcL_mbfvHnXxTyIijCJWJFZFo-kTOoFQyXhDZuP10D212TcpPuWy_0zMl5mSlna_yvFMcITT1hTqDef9oqBOsozaxqsDvuppJXYQK6yoMVr6-IZMtSbRyt7JDy66KNcXv9xTgo/s1040/van%208.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="1040" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_9TZDKE5JyTp4lXpOYDBO4AwIBxNr7M41bJgJk1q-j-mOC22eryJ3IcL_mbfvHnXxTyIijCJWJFZFo-kTOoFQyXhDZuP10D212TcpPuWy_0zMl5mSlna_yvFMcITT1hTqDef9oqBOsozaxqsDvuppJXYQK6yoMVr6-IZMtSbRyt7JDy66KNcXv9xTgo/s320/van%208.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">He was so thankful that he offered the church a van to be
used to do more evangelism. It was a great gift for them, but it does have some
mechanical problems. Joel writes that it actually needs a new engine.</div><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also we would like to thank all here who have given gifts to
help the children in the orphanage. With the latest bank transfer that we were
able to make, I believe that they will be able to pay off the school debt for
the year. Thank you so much!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There have lately been more days of struggle at various
times—the kids going without food for days at a time. But God is so good! He
has sustained them and we have a group of healthy, happy and thankful children!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">May God’s blessing be upon all of you!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">**************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; 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margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583242123874910342.post-85203894446039161632023-10-08T07:05:00.002-05:002023-10-08T07:05:27.374-05:00VIDEOS OF THANKS FOR THE FOOD AND PRAYERS<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The past months have been some of struggles for the orphanage. The children have had several occasions when they have had to go without food for days at a time.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We are so thankful that they again have received provision. God is faithful and we do not grumble in times of shortage, as did the Israelites when they had there own times of shortage when they were passing through the wilderness.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">God sustained the faithful through all of those years in the wilderness, and He will sustain these children in their own time of struggle. He is building their faith and trust in him.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwxI6KbqqhCEcPwX5E47Kd4eQw83xlSAM2EC4ujeVBmp4j4i_xE8hO-pPmqG5XE1PHWl3gBhtqWtz7XRkhzzQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwHy8UFmkTsmBcnV8QI1ZMhQDt6HNuMcbv1yQfh1VhJxjgGjjrPO0gkUvQbdDdEzTvOBkutt7zLrTRy2_MNQQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwe49zRPcLX-2XUrtBYtLb1JmUwzznChgrxbx6pC3teqgiocg6TYcaT6eEzYn5w67_asW1wz_Wtz1DNUNz92g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">If you would like to help the children of the Log Church Orphanage of Kisii, Kenya, you may make your check out to “The Log Church” and write “Orphans” on the memo line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s989" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="989" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_FvqCL0r--0X9cJAzZXylkMj0ZfulO2BvNVm20tpgrXUPJ4WYoJAmtVTkgjvDoC_nKIcBG6-vjtNrM9xyUbIovq-UBaDuj-uTSSV_VM5L_SNDkGYtz5sFpRsCePyvS5EpKJRB6eS8X_cLehzKp2hGV0MFUaaFySGnYNOcBNZP6UrlFh4-C1YomyHo=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Send it to:<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p>The Log Church</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">PO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Box 68<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">Tripoli Wisconsin 54564</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; 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margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face",serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 26px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We now need to pay a wire transfer fee with every payment, which amounts to $50 each time, but other than that, your donated money will be used only for purchasing food, clothing, schooling, and other necessities of living. We wait until we have $4000-$5000 before we make the bank transfer to make each transfer more economical. Nothing is held back or diverted for any other purpose. Thanks!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEI670enRSIi5e3MdbttZDehqjh-Y7cpi1SFnkYQeiuKSyoxc86cjSmRZ4PS0zEuSdl-WuLRgCKE0NSRVIHd_SphXeNb6Pltxh6-fX11FsIz853OXriSuzCef8r6PDWMfW8l33m_3ka_REvdfItH4jyjZ0ELmSkhyfBNwS1OffuLE7iM1ppQ7dZo76J4/s1156/kids%20waving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1156" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEI670enRSIi5e3MdbttZDehqjh-Y7cpi1SFnkYQeiuKSyoxc86cjSmRZ4PS0zEuSdl-WuLRgCKE0NSRVIHd_SphXeNb6Pltxh6-fX11FsIz853OXriSuzCef8r6PDWMfW8l33m_3ka_REvdfItH4jyjZ0ELmSkhyfBNwS1OffuLE7iM1ppQ7dZo76J4/w400-h300/kids%20waving.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Receipts below. 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they met on the night before his crucifixion. he told them this:</div></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am the true vine,
and My Father is the vinedresser. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit,
He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may
bear more fruit. (John 15:1-2 NAS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When he spoke these words, Jesus and the disciples had
apparently already left the room to go to the Garden of Gethsemane, but we are
not told if this small group was talking as they were walking on their way to
the garden, or perhaps sitting for a few moments someplace on the way. I
picture them walking, and actually passing through a vineyard. Jesus was using
the vines and the grapes as a teaching tool.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Abide in Me, and I
in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the
vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the
branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart
from Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away
as a branch, and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire,
and they are burned. (John 15:4-6 NAS)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you look at those words closely, you will of course see
that Jesus speaks of vines and branches and fruit, but do you notice another
word that is repeated often in those four sentences? It is the word “abide.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Abide in Me.” “Abide in the vine.” “Abide in Me, and I in
you.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The usage of this word has become almost archaic in our
English language. It means “to live,” of course, as in “where one lives – where
one abides.” But the word abide as Jesus uses it also has a deeper connotation.
He speaks not only of where you go after your day’s work is done and where you
sleep at night. To abide means more than meaning “home is the place where you
hang your hat.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When Jesus is using the word abide, he is speaking of
something much greater. He is referring to a place from where you draw your
strength for living. He is speaking of the very source of daily living.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When Jesus speaks of abiding in him, he is referring to a
relationship so intimate that we draw our very life-force from him, just as a
branch of a vine draws its strength from the vine growing out of the earth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As I mentioned, Jesus spoke these words to his disciples
some time after they had left the upper room and before they arrived at the
Garden of Gethsemane. It was in that garden where he would soon be betrayed by
Judas and then arrested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You will remember that it was only moments before Jesus gave
this teaching, that he was in the upper room. It was in that room where he
shared his last supper on earth with his disciples and when he gave the
teachings of the meaning of what has come to be called “The Lord’s Supper,” or
“Communion.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Central to the teaching of the Lord’s Supper is the concept
of abiding in Christ. When Jesus took the bread, broke it and shared it among
his disciples, he told them, “Take, eat; this is My body.” It was the same with
the wine, when Jesus said, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of
the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins” (Matthew
26:27-27 NAS).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Apart from any additional teachings that we might glean from
the words of Jesus, it is clear that the Holy Communion is meant to demonstrate
that the Christian life is one in which Christ must abide in us. The act of taking
into our very beings what Christ calls his body and his blood demonstrates the
truth that in order to be followers of Christ, we are to be united in Him. We
abide in Him, and he in us.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cut Off</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But Jesus not only speaks of the branches that abide in him,
but also the branches that do not abide in him. With these, he must have had in
mind those who followed him not in order to live their lives in Christ or to
draw their nourishment from him, but who rather only made a show of following him for
some other purpose, for some other reason of their own.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For example, Judas Iscariot was a follower of Jesus. He was
even numbered as one of the twelve disciples. Judas was present with Jesus and
the others as they traveled the roadways and the seaways visiting various parts
of Judea and Samaria. Judas heard all the teachings of Jesus, and he even was
the one appointed to keep track of the money that the group held in common for
their needs as they traveled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But as Jesus shared his last supper with the twelve, he
said, “The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table” (Luke 22:21).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of course, we do not know all of the thoughts of Judas
during the three years when he walked along with Jesus and listened to his
teachings, but if anyone has ever personified one who was attached to the vine
but who was producing no fruit, it was he. As Judas listened to the teachings
of Jesus, he benefited from the life of Jesus, but the life coming to him was
wasted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The prophet Jeremiah spoke of these kinds of people when he
wrote:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Hear this, O
foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but
do not hear. ‘Do you not fear Me?’ declares the LORD. ‘Do you not tremble
before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring
barrier it cannot cross?’” (Jeremiah 5:21-22 BSB)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Or as Jesus quoted the prophet Isaiah (6:9-10), “You will be
ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never
perceiving. For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with
their ears, and they have closed their eyes” (Matthew 13:14-15 BSB).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These fruitless branches are deaf to the words of Jesus and
blind to the light of life that he brings.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bearing Fruit</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The purpose of any disciple must be to bear fruit, just as
the purpose of a branch on a vine is to produce grapes. That fruit cannot come
merely by association with the vine. It cannot come if one has only a passing
interest in the words of Jesus. Our life from Jesus cannot come to one who
lives almost completely occupied by worldly affairs, and whose only connection
to Jesus is to attend a church service once in a while. This is not the life of
one who is abiding in Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fruit can only come when one abides in the vine. As Jesus
put it as he taught the people, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
righteousness.” <i>Hunger and Thirst</i> – the disciple of Jesus must draw his
or her life-giving essence from Jesus. Those who do not, will not be able to
produce fruit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And what is the fruit that Jesus produces in us?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Fruit of the Vine</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jesus might express this fruit as he did to a crowd of
people who had come to listen to him teach. They are perhaps familiar words to
you. Here is what he told them:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of
God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Blessed are those who are persecuted because of
righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom <span> </span>of heaven. (Matthew 5:2-10 BSB)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We commonly call these sayings of Jesus, the “beatitudes.”
They are the blessings of Christ. These eight blessings, along with some other
blessings mentioned by Jesus, are the fruit of the one who abides in Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is more of what Jesus said: “Blessed are you when
people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name
as evil because of the Son of Man” (Luke 6:22 BSB). “Blessed are you when
people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you
because of Me” (Matthew 5:11 BSB).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Holy Proverbs</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sometimes these sayings of Jesus are looked upon and quoted
as sort of “holy sayings,”—as if they are something to which we should aspire
and not call into question. But when considering the fruits that come from
abiding in Jesus, we might be wise to question them. If we do not make a
conscious decision to follow these words, we will never manage to make
ourselves follow them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you actually want to be “poor in spirit?” Do you want to
mourn? And just what does Jesus mean by being “meek?” It seems like if I were
meek, I would constantly be pushed around by others who were not so meek.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Merciful? That seems better. We might like to be known as
one who acts with mercy. It is the same with being pure in heart and being
peacemakers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But what about being persecuted? …Or having people hate us
or having them insult us?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Hmmm…Let Me Reconsider.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you read through these fruits that come from abiding in
Christ, you might be wondering if you actually want some of these blessings of
Christ. You may even be reconsidering if you want to remain connected to the
vine. We call these the blessings of Christ, but do you really want this
package of blessings—especially since the package contains some difficult ones?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you have reservations, it may partially be because of a
general misunderstanding or a change of definition of some of the words, such
as the word “meek.” Meekness in the terms which Jesus is speaking does not mean
“weakness.” It does not mean that we bow to every pressure on us by someone. It
simply means those who are meek are not arrogant, selfish or obnoxious. The
truly meek are those who are humble and gentle with others, and not constantly
demanding one’s own way.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">However, there <i>is</i> submissiveness involved with being
meek. The follower of Jesus who is growing the fruit of the vine is submissive
to the Vine Himself. We are obedient to Christ.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Rotting Fruit</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even though many may call themselves Christians, the primary
reason some do not choose to grow these fruits from Jesus is found in his next
words. After Jesus said, “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute
you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me,” he said
this: “Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Frankly, the primary reason many Christians do not seek the
fruit of Jesus in their lives is that they do not want to wait for their
rewards to come in heaven. They want rewards in their living to come now! They
want what the world calls “the good life.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But Jesus would tell us that the “good life” of the world is
a mirage. From a distance it may seem as if it offers everything one desires
and will give complete satisfaction, but as one begins to approach what he sees
as total satisfaction, the vision vanishes. We can never reach it. It is like
that vision that a dying man in the desert may have of an oasis with shade
trees and a pool of water. He drags his sun-beaten and parched body toward the
mirage, only to find that the vision vanishes as he nears it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In a similar manner, these are the visions of fulfillment
that the world gives us. We finally manage to build our “dream house,” and for
a while, we are so happy with it. But then after a few years, repairs begin to
be required, and some of those features that we thought that we wanted, now
seem like they are just things that require more upkeep and maintenance. That
vision of total happiness has disappeared.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And we also begin to realize that this place that we aspired
to is, after all, just a house. It is nothing more. It serves no greater
purpose for us than if we lived in a much smaller and simpler place.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In this manner, complete contentment in this life remains
elusive. The fruits of this world quickly spoil. From the very moment that they
are achieved, they begin to go bad. All of us should have learned by this time
that true and lasting contentment can never be found in this world.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Delayed Harvest</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If we seek true satisfaction from our labors, if we are
looking for true contentment, then we must look beyond what the world has to
offer. This contentment can only come from producing fruit in our lives that
does not go bad and does not spoil. It can only come from a fruit that endures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the type of fruit that Jesus spoke of when he told
his disciples, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to
go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain” (John 15:16).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is also the type of fruit that the Apostle Paul meant
when he wrote to one of his churches that he was praying for them. He told them
that his prayer was:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So that you may
walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing
fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God. Also that you are
being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might, so that you
may have full endurance and patience, and that you may joyfully give thanks to
the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in
the light. (Colossians 1:10-12).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And what are those “fruits of good work” that Paul speaks
about? He has his own listing—his own beatitudes, if you will. He also writes this:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But the fruit of
the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians
5:22-23 BSB)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Breaking No Law</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Interesting, isn’t it, that in listing these fruits, he says
that against these things “there is no law.” What does he mean by that?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of course there would be no law in any country against these
things, but Paul is not referring to civil law here. He is referring to the law
of God. Along with the several other purposes for the law of God, its main
objective is ultimately to banish all that is opposed, or which would bring
corruption to God’s kingdom. There is to be no unrighteousness in the rule of
the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The unrighteousness and corrupting influence are those empty
promises of this earth that will not endure in eternity. These could never
endure. They are fleeting mirages and rotting fruits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The fruits that Jesus spoke of are not of this variety.
Neither are the ones listed by Paul. Paul speaks of the same type of fruit as
does Jesus—fruits of our life that will endure, even after our bodies die.
These are fruits that can only be grown by those who, as he says, “belong to
Christ Jesus.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And as Jesus says, these are fruits that cannot be grown by
one who is an insincere follower of Jesus, but only by his friends. “I have
called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have
made known to you” (John 15:15).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Learning to Die</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But there is something else that is interesting in the way
that Paul lists his “fruits of the Spirit.” Paul also speaks of a death that
must take place before a Christian can grow eternal fruit. But he is not
talking about the crucifixion of Christ. Paul writes:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been
crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me;
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me…Those who belong to Christ Jesus
have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the
Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 2:20 NAS, 5:24-25 BSB)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What Paul is saying is that in order to produce fruit in the
present life that will endure into eternity, we must first die. It is an
enigmatic statement, and it is a truth that I think few Christians understand. I
myself do not completely understand it. None of us understand fully.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But one thing that I have experienced in my now more than
seventy years on this earth, it is taking me a lifetime of living to learn how
to die. More precisely, it is taking me a lifetime of living to learn how to be
crucified with Christ.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been
crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me;
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Galatians chapter two, verse twenty. Read that verse every
day this week. Think about it. Memorize it. Meditate on it. This week, live
your life as you learn to die.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Donald Rhodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713937181580858976noreply@blogger.com0