His Work Among the Luo People Of Kenya Go ... and make disciples of all nations Matthew 28:19
November 1, 1990

Fraley's Chapel Church of Christ
c/o Jeff Young
Rt. #2 Box 421
Corinth, Mississippi  38834

To our fellow servants in America,

    May the blessings of Christ be showered down upon you daily as you  serve
our Lord and Master  in America.   I know that  there is a  lot of tension  in
America at the present time  due to the situation in  the Gulf.  We pray  that
this will end quickly, and that the church can be made stronger the world over
because of the unity that seems prevalent in the world these days. We continue
to do well here in South Nyanza.  All of us are healthy and the work seems  to
be moving in the right direction.
    The money for the  vehicle keeps coming  in slowly but  surely.  We  know
that because of the crisis in the Gulf many prices (especially for oil related
products) have skyrocketed.  Here in Kenya we are having to pay an  additional
$.60 and upwards extra per  gallon of gasoline.  This  is on top of $2.50  per
gallon that we pay normally.   We realize that God  is in control and that  He
will see to it that His Word is spread regardless of what happens.
     The Kenyan roads continue to take  their toll, not only in vehicles,  but
in human lives also.  On the 27th  of October we went to the funeral of  James
Moore who  was involved  in starting  the  work in  South Nyanza,  along  with
Lawrence Barr.  James worked in South Nyanza from 1972 - 1977 at which time he
and his family returned to America.   Recently in 1988 the Moores returned  to
Kenya to work among the Massai people who border Luo land on the south end  of
the district.  While going out for a five day meeting, to preach the Good News
of Jesus Christ our Lord  and Saviour on the  20th of October, his  motorcycle
threw him and his neck was broken.
    Many of the missionaries in Massai district ride motorcycles because they
are cheap compared to four wheel drive  vehicles, and can go many places  that
even four wheel drive vehicles cannot reach.  However I wonder which is  safer
on these kind of roads.  While talking to one of the Massai missionaries I was
relating all the trouble that I have encountered with the front suspension and
steering on my four wheel drive Datsun.  When I told him that my steering  has
broken four times and that I went off  the road into a river bed one time,  he
said, "you have a Datsun don't you?  We have the same problem with our  Datsun
vehicles."  It  seems that whatever  you are doing  there are risks  involved.
The important thing is that you are  faithful in the Lord, and when your  time
comes you will go and be with Him.
    Only two days remain  until we go  into Nairobi to  greet the Roger  Moon
family as they  get off the  plane from America.   We are  very excited  about
their arrival, and have been  very busy because of it.   We have been  looking
for possible living accommodations for  them, making arrangements for them  to
enter language school to study Luo and trying to get ready to work with a  new
family among the Luo people of South Nyanza.   Because of this, the work is  no
doubt going to change in  some ways.  With new  people on the field there  are
new ideas to consider and  new ways of doing  things that will be  encountered
over the coming years.  We ask that you remember us and the Moon family as  we
embark on this new  relationship and pray  that we may  work together for  the
growth of the Lords Kingdom.
     We have heard  some comments about  the video  that we have  sent to  the
churches in America.  We pray that this will help you to understand our  lives
in Kenya a little better, and make it easier for you to relate to some of  the
things that we write about from time to  time.  We thank you for the  support,
both spiritually and  physically, that  you have given  us over  the past  five
years, and pray that  the Lord will  "supply all your  needs according to  His
riches in glory in Christ Jesus", Philippians 4:19.  May the Lord continue  to
bless you, -and the church throughout the world.

In His Service,
 
 

Barry J. Rosie