Greetings Brethren,
It’s been six Months since the fire which destroyed the boy’s dormitory at the church orphanage in Sengera, Kenya. I am happy to inform you that thanks to the Love of our Creator, and the prayers and support of all of you who have been assisting, the rebuilding is coming along quite well. We have now completed plastering the walls of the house both inside and out. Next we hope to accomplish phase two of both the plumbing and electrical. Currently our funds are depleted, so construction is at a standstill, but as mentioned in our last update, school fees have been paid and all the children are back in class. Brethren, your good works continue to glorify our Heavenly Father.
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| Outside and Inside Plastering is Complete |
In our previous update we mentioned how many prophetic end time signs continue to transpire all around the world, form earthquakes to wars, and fires to famines. There are also plagues of locust of Biblical Proportions attacking eight countries in E. Africa, including Kenya where the size of some of the swarms is unprecedented. Billions of locusts are eating everything in sight, and every single day many more farms are being completely wiped out. One swarm measured 37 miles long and 25 miles wide, according to the Intergovernmental Authority on development (IGAD). This recent outbreak is of desert locusts, considered the most dangerous locust species. The outbreak is making the region’s bad food security situation worse, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with hundreds of thousands of acres of crops destroyed. One of our church families I spoke to this past week said one swarm stopped less than one mile from their property.
So many people from around this world are suffering from hunger. Even our local school in Sengera continues to send the students home for lunch ever since they closed their kitchen last year due to lack of food to cook. Many of these elementary school children arrive at school each morning with empty bellies, and then walk home to find little to nothing to eat for lunch. The orphans at Sengera House thank you donors from the bottom of their heart for the assistance you continue to give them. We thank God for the compassionate hearts that He has bestowed in you. Your donations continue to help so many of our impoverished brethren, including many church orphans and widows that are outside our camp. We also try to serve a hot meal of rice and beans after services each Sabbath. For many, this is the best meal they eat all week.
We also continue to receive visit requests. Apparently there is still room at the Great Wedding Banquet that our Heavenly Father has prepared (Matthew 22:1-10 & Luke 14:15-24). So the instruction for His servants to go out into the highways and hedges is still ongoing. Some of the recent requests are coming from Western Kenya. Those being called at this time are hearing the Gospel over the Internet, and then requesting visits.
Bill Goff will be traveling to Fort Walton Beach, Florida to visit “Stream of Life” a small group of believers who have been supporting our impoverished E. African Brethren for a long time. He is scheduled to speak Sabbath of February 8th. If you have any questions concerning this visit, please contact Sandy Funk at 850-240-3764.
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| The construction of the Boy’s New Dormitory has been coming along Quite Well. |
Hopefully others will join hands with us to complete the construction of this important project. These orphans are so precious, and they have been through so much suffering in the past. How fortunately we are to have this opportunity to help them. Praise our Heavenly Father for that!
Your brother in Christ
Bill Goff