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From Mary Ann's Desk

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“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” Matthew 24:14 F rom the very beginning, God has made it abundantly clear that His intention was, is, and always will be, for the whole earth to be covered with the knowledge and glory of Himself. Adam: “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth…” Ge. 1:28a ESV Noah: “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth…” Ge. 9:1 ESV The Tower of Babel: God’s judgment against the people’s decision to stay in one place rather than disperse throughout the earth as God had commanded Noah. Ge. 11:4 , “Then they (the people) said… lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth. ” “And the Lord said…’Come let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.’ So, the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth… ” Ge.11:6a, 7-8a ESV The Children of Israel in the Wilderness: “...

News From the Dyars...

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Greetings from the Beautiful Northstate, Kenya is the only focus of our newsletter this month. Please keep her in your prayers. As expected, violence has erupted following the re-run election. In fact, on the morning of October 27th, a neighborhood in Nairobi where I have preached before, was bombed. With the re-vote partially completed in some regions, and postponed in others, things remain tense with violence erupting in many areas.  Gordon has been in contact with me regularly, and I am happy to report that, so far, he and his family are fine. They remain alert and prepared to leave if it becomes unsafe in Nakuru.  With conditions as they are, Gordon says our plans must be postponed until conditions for public meetings become safe once more.  We know the Lord has a plan for Kenya, a future and a hope, and ask that you would lift Kenya up in your prayers.   Yours for the Kingdom, Mark and Julie