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Dan & Debbie Bader

P.O. Box 381


Lodwar, Kenya
East Africa
Compuserve # 73671,2330
Turkana Tribesman
Greg, Debbie, Dan, and Hannah
CHRISTIANMISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP Prayer Newsletter
THANKYOU
First, let us give you all a great bigTHANK YOU.
What a response to our appeal for increased support!
Debbie and I can't thank you enough. We were
desperate; and so many of you responded just in time
to meet our need. God supplied ~ through all of you
~ exactly what we needed, which was actually more
than we asked for; but since the financial climate in
Kenya has continued to decline, we now have just
enough for the current situation. Thanks again!
MINISTRY
Praise the Lord! The fifteen leaders I worked with last
term are really stretching as they growin experience to
lead their churches, and as they've begun to train a
new bunch of leaders. The learningcurve seems to be
goingdownwith this newgroup as they've already
started churches and are leading in them. I believe it's
going so much quicker this time because the old
leaders are doing most of the teaching instead of me.
The leaders have also done most of the teaching at
several Large Area Riverbed Courses where a total of
228 people have been baptized! As I write this they
are, for the first time, conducting a Large Area
Women's Course, on their own. I can't wait to see
howit went! For a look at the explosive growth this
last year, see the table on page two.
I have to mention,
group of mountain Debbie with closeJriendEchuka andtwo i
people when her ^
their animals up ^ ^
drought. Echuka's ^
son Lourien, who is ^
one of my new
leaders,
participates our
program to teach Debbie's Wednesday morning Bible study
adults to read and with guest speaker Barbara Cook.
write Turkana. When Echuka called those people to
worship, she had himwrite down a list of the people
who came each time! You can't imagine howexciting
this is to us.
Workcrewthat built the Mordens' newhouse, including ace
builders TimandMichael Tudorfrom Indianapolis. "Okay,
guys, enough dilly-dallying around. Back to work!"
Another important aspect to our ministry the last few
months has been preparingfor and helping a new
missionary family Gene and MelbaMorden and
daughters Samantha andTammy get settled into
life in Kenya. They live ten kilometers from us, which
is a biganswer to prayer. We lookforward to regular
fellowship with them; and, after a year of language
and culture learning, helpwith ministry in thisvalley.
Gene is also an expert at farming (including
irrigation) in hot, dry, and sandyplaces. (Sound
familiar?) We're excited about the possibilities.
PRAYER
That the leaders will lead out more and more on
their own, without waiting for me to initiate
things. Satan is trying whatever hecan to take
away their motivation.
That the women will continue to be excited
about their weekly Bible studies, and that they'll
really devote themselves to prayer, memorize
Scripture and apply it to their lives.
For the Mordens to immerse themselves in the
Turkana culture and language, and to let
themselves be learners again, even babies, among
this totallydifferent people.
FAMILY
This last fall has been the most stressful time we've
ever had to live through: Hannah startingboarding
m
DroppingHannah offat RVA boardingschool. Afterthepicture
came the tears. (Titchie Swot meatisgrades 1-6).
school and the financial situation so tight, together
with bouts of sickness. It wasn't just that Hannah was
so far away, and we knewshewas homesick, but we
also felt that we were on the road constantly going
back and forth to Nairobi to seeher. It is truly God's
hand at work in the ministry when it's exploding at a
time when we're
traveling in and ^ f
out so much. m
would've been ex- y -
tremely tempting The women's Bible studies led to a Large
to use them! But Area Women's Coursewhere 70 women
C^dhasbeen^^
Gretyh the young- Christian VeteHna^M
est daughter, m a Coordinator Dr. Cantrell vaccinates
high school playof camels. "Hold those lips tight, Lomilin!"
"The Sound of
Music." Hannah's the onlygrade school kid in the
play; soshe's prettyexcited about it. Needless to say,
her mother is ecstatic. I might be a little bit proud,
Dan and Debbie Bader
Christian Missionary Fellowship
P.O. BOX 501020
INDIANAPOLIS. IN 46250-6020
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too! I think if we evenmentioned taking Hannah out
of RVA now, she'd put a stop to that.
Greg's doing great, too. Wewere a little worried that
he'd have a tough timewithout Hannah, but that's
not been the case. He's adapted beautifully, playing a
lot with our Turkana neighbors and keeping himself
busy. He still won't admit that he likes school, but he
does verywell! We can't keephim in books; he won
an award at the RVAHome Schooling Program for
reading the most books that term. What a guy!
PRAYER
That we can fmd a wayto be with Hannah
often, yet still be effective in the ministry. (One
possible wayis to make use of AIMsupply
flights that regularly goto the other side of Lake
Turkana.)
Safety in traveling so muchon these hazardous
Kenya roads.
For Hannah during her performance in "The
Sound of Music" on May 5 and 6.
Good health and normal energy levels for both
Debbie and me.
Dan and Debbie Bader
CHURCH GROWTH
Category 1993
1994
Total Baptized 267 495
Churches 3 8
Attendance 185 435
Active Leaders 11 22
Leaders in Training 15
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