Erine and I officially sent this letter to Harvest 5 mintues ago. It feels really good to be making steps twoards moving to Botswana. Thought some of you might like to see it.
KP
October 22, 2006
Harvest Fellowship,
This summer you all sent a couple of teams to Old Naledi, Botswana with the desire to form a partnership between God's church here in Manhattan and the one there. In our short time in Botswana, we firmly believe you started that process. But, that was just the beginning. This is a partnership that Harvest and Old Naledi both desire to develop and continue to grow.
As many of you know, God has put a desire on my family's heart to continue to take another step in this partnership by moving to Old Naledi and working with the fellowship there. Old Naledi fellowship and Pastor (“Moruti”) James have also expressed a desire for us to come along side of then to serve the Father. So, it is our payer that sometime late next summer we will cross the ocean and make a home in Botswana. It is our hope to be sent as a team with Becky Hartnett (Dave and Barb's daughter).
The church of Old Naledi has even expressed specific work for us to do. I have been asked to help lead the youth men, Erine to help with the women and the large number of young moms in the church and community, and Beck with the youth girls. There are also many physical needs to be met as a result of the devastating impact of AIDS and the poverty in this village. The harvest is plentiful and ready – but the workers are few.
Now to the point of this letter – it is the great desire of Erine, Elijah, and myself to be sent out by this church. We desire to be an extension of you all – not a separate entity. We still desire and need the payer, support, accountability, and fellowship this body has shared with us this last year. So, please pray. Ask God if this is something He would have Harvest to do. We can't do it alone.
Under His Grace,
Kevin, Erine, and Elijah Porter
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3 comments:
Kevin,
I'm so excited for you guys. It's amazing to see how God has called you to do this. Maybe Dave and I can visit Old Naledi when you're there if it all works out. As you know I have a strong desire to go back to Africa to do Medicine. Maybe I can run some clinics or something at the church in Old Naledi if we manage to visit you!
Jen
Kevin,
I'm so excited for you guys. It's amazing to see how God has called you to do this. Maybe Dave and I can visit Old Naledi when you're there if it all works out. As you know I have a strong desire to go back to Africa to do Medicine. Maybe I can run some clinics or something at the church in Old Naledi if we manage to visit you!
Jen
that would be awesome!
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