Kisii, Kenya

May 1, 1986

Fraley's Chapel Church of Christ

c/o Jim Brown

Rt. # 8 Box 320

Corinth, Mississippi 38834

Dear family in Christ,

This is our sixth month in Kenya, and each month gets better. We've had a few trials, but we're settling in, and beginning to teach and be an active part of the Church growth here. Again, we want, first of all, to say thanks to all of you, who are a part of this work with us.

We completed our bonding on April 11, spent a week in our own house, and then were off to a 4-day ladies course in Mbita. Mbita is an area located on Lake Victoria at an extreme end of South Nyanza. Twenty-five ladies attended the course. This was many more than we expected because public transportation for the women is very expensive, and also because April is a month when they have much work to do on their fields which all goes to show, just how dedicated these ladies are. The course was aimed at the Christian women. The subject: How to teach your friends about Jesus. Several men traveled to Mbita also, to cook the meals for the women. And at night they held evangelistic type meetings to try to reach some of the people in the area. These Christians follow the Bible more closely than Americans. They literally preached till midnight. We all considered the meeting successful, but everyone was anxious to return home after the tiring weekend.

Upon arriving back home on Sunday, we received the news that Faye Barr's mother passed away on Sunday afternoon April 20th.

The Barr's have returned to the states for a while so Barry & l are on our own. Please keep the Barr family in your prayers, as they travel and spend some time with their families.

Next week, Barry goes to a place called Mac Calder, a fifty mile trip to an area with great potential for a new congregation in Our Lords Body. This is his first time to go out and teach alone. Please pray for his success, and for more new Christians.

We love you all,

Barry and Stacy