The Jobes` Journey - Calvaryhouston.com
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The Jobes` Journey - Calvaryhouston.com
The Jobes’ Journey SERVING WEST NAIROBI SCHOOL KA REN , K ENYA N A R I O B I , IN THIS LETTER: A Great K E N Y A Our New Home Back to School Hillary Kibele Dear Friends, Swimming with cousins in both Houston and Midland We were so excited to get to see some of you this summer while we were in the States for a few weeks! The kids were thrilled to see grandparents and cousins and to find out what “America” was really all about! It had been 2 years since we had been back to the States, so it was so exciting for all of us! Visiting the Children’s Museum of Memphis Andrew’s thrills from the summer visit: Wendy and Duane enjoyed: Mexican food, Mexican food, and more Mexican food! Shopping and more shopping (oh wait, that was just Wendy!) Spending time with our parents, siblings, nieces and nephews Visiting our home-church Calvary Community Church in Houston Getting to visit old and dear friends Raegan Carlson and Jenny Ackles~ yahoo!! Visiting our Network of International Christian Schools home office in Memphis and all of those wonderful folks! Getting to visit the NICS training program for new teachers (PreField Orientation) and getting to know our new WNS teachers for this year and making them feel welcome! Enjoying a few weeks of life in America where everything feels famil- Riding horses with Pappaw Monster truck rally with cousins Jumping on the trampoline with cousins iar and easy. Seeing how “organized and tidy” My thoughts being back in the USA: America was Playing with Uncle Samuel and Uncle Luke’s old, giant LEGO collection Julia enjoyed: These flowers are from the yard in our new home. 2 0 1 3 A Great Summer! Summer! A U G U S T Celebrating her 4rth birthday with Mimi and Papaw Eating lots of ice cream Jumping on the trampoline for the first time Swinging with Papaw and Mimi on the backyard bench swing There is so much water sitting in the toilet bowls! The roads are so nice and there are stop lights and stop signs at intersections! There is always water and there is always hot water! There are no breaks in electric power or in the internet connection! Automatic indoor air conditioning and heating! It was so nice to drive up to a store and walk right in without someone bomb-checking my car and checking my purse for explosives—so easy to get in and out! Ahh! Walmart is ABSOLUTELY HUGE and carries everything imaginable! So fun and overwhelming to shop! P AGE Our New Home which is in a compound across the street from the school compound~ we love walking to school each day! We believe God is going to do great things as 2 Our New Home We were so excited when God provided a new home for us in May! For two years, we lived about 30 minutes from the school and it made my daily commute of twice a day going out to the school seem so long. (Two hours of driving a day!) Another missionary family let us know they were returning to the USA and we were able rent the house they were renting. The kids are thrilled to have a yard and we are thrilled to be able to literally walk out our compound gate, cross the road, and enter the school compound! We love it!! Another crazy “God-thing” is that three of our four neighbors in this compound are also missionaries that work at West Nairobi School and on top of that two of the families are ones that we have known for 10 plus years!! We have worked with them at previous NICS schools in other countries and now we are neighbors here in Nairobi. We are incredibly blessed and surprised by how God has worked. We are so thankful for the Lord’s timely provision for our needs!! (See photo on right: We even have a banana tree in our yard! ) we minister to children and families from 29 different countries! WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YO U ! Back to School Our summer flew by and here we are, a week into school! It feels so good to be back in routine. We are so thankful for all of our new staff who have joined us this year! We believe God is going to do great things as we minister to children and families from First day of school: August 14 29 different countries! As in any ministry, And yes, we are wearing coats! June, July and we choose to love God and love others each August are winter months in Nairobi! day, trusting that God will do eternal works in those around us. (And in us, too!) Being a parent of a student myself, I realize just how much a good school blesses a child and their family! And I realize that we have such a huge impact on people’s lives, even when we don’t see immediate fruit. Just yesterday, we admitted a new Egyptian family, and Duane listened to them share about the struggles their home country is going through. Then Duane was able to pray with them for them and their country. What a divine appointment! Andrew is now enjoying 1rst grade and Julia and I just began our last year at home together! NA RIOBI, KENYA P AGE 3 Hillary Kibele Last March or so, we wrote to you of a young girl, named Hillary Kibele. She is the daughter of our house helper, Christine, who is pictured here on ++ In Kenya, high the left. They are believers and they are very poor, trusting God schools are only for their daily needs. Christine works for us several days a week boarding schools and and all though we pay her well, her family still struggles to make they are expensive ends meet. (for Kenyans) to atAbout 8 months ago, we found out that Hillary, Christine’s tend. Hillary goes to daughter, finished the equivalent of Jr. High School and had scored a school about 1 hour away from home by very high on the national exams. She wanted so badly to attend small bus. High School, but at around $800 a year (including uniforms, books, medical, food, etc.), it was an impossible dream. Her parents make between $100-$200 a month, so we felt like we wanted to support Hillary so that she could attend school and finish high school if at all possible. We sent out a letter explaining her story and some of you responded with wonderful gifts to help towards Hillary’s schooling. Her family was blown away by our willingness to help. She has already finished the first 2 trimesters of her freshman year and she is doing very well. We were able to pay $10 extra a month for Hillary to have “better” food at her boarding school and Christine is pleased to see her gain weight. She was so thrilled about how her daughter looked when Hillary came home that Christine exclaimed that her daughter’s face looked like a “banana skin!” I’m not sure what that meant, but I think it was good! If you want to see a photo of Hillary, it will be attached to my email that this came in as an attachment. If you are interested in helping us help Hillary, you can send a check directly to my (Wendy’s) parents at 10707 Idlebrook Drive; Houston, TX 77070. Make the check out to Wendy Jobe, but be sure to put a note that it is for Hillary and it will go directly to her schooling. ***Please take just a moment and lift up a prayer!*** Ministering directly to the poor is a whole new realm for us. It is always a challenge and we are growing in our ability to love and help the poor and find balance at the same time. Realizing that God is their God and He is their provider. And God may choose us to meet their need or He may not. Please lift up a prayer for Duane for strength, fresh vision, and fresh faith as He leads the ministry at West Nairobi School. Please also ask for grace as Duane works on his finishing his dissertation to complete his doctorate! Please pray for healing for Duane~ he has had an intense pain in his neck and shoulder which may be from a compressed disc. We are still waiting for the results of some tests to tell us what it may be. The pain is debilitating and it makes it hard for him to work and focus. Pray for an “answer.” Please pray for us as a family to be effective ministers of God’s grace to those around us. Please pray for Andrew and Julia that they will continue to adjust well to living in a very foreign country and grace as they miss our families back home in America. Please pray for God’s full provision for us. We are seeking the Lord’s provision for several specific needs. ***Photo Album*** Blessings, The Jobes For Financial Contributions, please mail checks to: Network of International Christian Schools 3790 Goodman Rd E Southaven, MS 38672 Phone: 800-887-6427(NICS) or 662-892-4300 Please write our project number 001319 on the check. **Please do not write our names anywhere on the check.**