August & September 2007

Dear Prayer Partners,

Milestones usually come one at a time in life but sometimes God sends many blessings all at once. As a family and in the ministry, God has been working overtime to make our life a rich and rewarding experience.

Let me share a few of the many:

We had a group of wonderful people from Bethel Connecticut who came to visit here in Kenya. Their ministry is called "Tilt-The-World". They go to orphanages, feeding centers, and schools all over the world and build playgrounds. The new Minister of Parliament for our district came to inspect their progress and called the swing set "state of the art". Their project has called a lot of attention to the Injili (Gospel) and Neema (Grace) Baptist Church and their MANNA feeding centers. We want to send a special thank you to the Baptist Church of Bethel for sending their pastor and men to help us make a difference in the lives of Kenyans. We have been able to share the gospel with many children and their parents as they come to play in a safe and fun environment. We can now show them God's love in greater ways.

The churches have also seen a great increase in their attendance.  Both, Injili and Neema Baptist are having around 300 people in their Sunday services. Pastors Allan & Abraham are very excited as many new people attend each service. Many have been saved and baptized over the past two months. Praise the Lord!

We were able to have a special teacher's seminar for all the workers at our churches and schools. We stressed the importance of using our Christian worldview in every aspect of our lives. We want our workers to instill in their churches and students that their Christianity should be a part of every aspect of their existence. We need to be Christ-like and let the world know that we are different because of Jesus who lives inside of us.

Our family was also enlarged with a new member. Conner is now home with us. Please continue to pray for him. He is presently close to 6 pounds and the doctors say that he is progressing well. We still have to complete the adoption which should be done by Thanksgiving this year. We thank you for all of your prayers on his behalf. Ethan is doing great with all the energy of a two year old so pray for us too!

Thank you for your support,

Bobby, Lisa, Ethan & Conner Bechtel
Missionaries to Kenya, Africa

 

 

Baptist Church of Bethel Team built 2 playgrounds at Gospel and New Life Feeding Centers.  Click the photo for a close look and use your browser's back button to return,



 

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Praise Reports:

• 300+ people attending Injili & Neema Baptist Churches

• Baptist Church of Bethel group built 2 playgrounds for both
  feeding centers.

• Conner's release from the hospital and great improvements in his
  development.
• Bobby's Mom recovered and is no longer in hospital.

Prayer Requests:

• Pray for Conner as he continues to grow.
• Pray for the adoption to be completed quickly and with no problems.
• $22,000 needed to build a 3 classroom building for Good News
  Christian Academy.
• Pray for continued growth in all ministries.