Jan.09 It's a new year " new wine for 09" The pouring out of the Holy Spirit into our lives!!!
I want to apologize for such a long time span between these posts. We left for Africa on Oct. 26th and two weeks before we left sensed the directing of the Lord to form this mission organization called Ambassadors for Christ Connecting. In Africa we experienced the Lord connecting us again with the needs of the people. We once again brought food for the orphans. We brought more Audio Bibles , which were distributed throughout Southern Africa. However, I apologize that this update didn't get done until now. We arrived home in Michigan on Dec 5 and the whole next week seemed like a blear with our jet lag and re entry to cold , snowy weather , plus all the activities before Christmas. We were only home in Michigan three weeks. Prayers for our new great grand-daughter, Adrianna, are still needed, as she develops and grows. We praise the Lord that we have grandchildren and now a grand - daughter. Her mother , Brittany, and her grandmother, Kris could use prayers as well. Our son , Kelvin, and his family also need continued prayers for health and protection. You remember the 8 yr. old is taking an experimental drug for his Muscular Dystrophy, and we pray for good effects and not any ill side effects. Tyler, his older brother can not take it yet, pray that in the future he can. It has been a heartache to have one son allowed to take it , and the other , Tyler, not allowed to take it because he failed the test physically to get into the trial testing.

We are now speaking in churches in Alabama, and in Florida. We are promoting the Audio Bibles and telling everyone what wonderful things our great God has been doing in Africa. He had me take baby clothes before we left and I didn't know of a place they would go. But, while staying in the guest house at Mercy Air Mission , I met , Hillary, who worked in the Baby House in Mozambique and had just come out to South Africa for a weekend. I asked her if she could use the baby, clothes, and of course she said YES. This was why I was supposed to take these baby clothes instead of other things as we prioritized back home in our packing since the luggage weight is now so low. God had a plan, and it was to help these children and babies. You see , the next weekend or so another of the missionaries from this Orphanage where the baby house is came to Mercy Air mission also, and I talked with Tracey. She was to do some Christmas shopping for 39 children I believe, and somethings for the babies. I had been asked by my daughter to not bring anything home for her, but to give something to a child in her place. This then was exactly where , I sensed that God wanted us to give. We gave funds, so that this missionary could buy Christmas toys and bibs she told me. How priviledged we are to be the ones doing God's work and you are the helping hands of Christ to a needy Africa!!!

An exciting thing happened as we were in Swaziland with the EWBC students , many of whom I have taught. They had planned a mission trip to Zimbabwe on there own. Africans helping Africans, they are getting the vision of what Christ has been teaching them while at EWBC. We had just had graduation ceremony of which I was asked to be part of, what a Blessing, when the students were to leave the next day. We were able to give them 4 Audio Bibles in Shona language which we had not expected to be able to get into Zimbabwe. This was a planned by God before we even left the US. We also gave them 9 Audio Bibles in English, because that is one of the official languages of Zimbabwe. What a faithful Heavenly Father to know the need in Zimbabwe and that we were the ones getting them through to them by this short term mission team from EWBC. They were going to the church where Pastor Ignateous was and to help in ministry to children and the people in the church as well as the community.

We have now brought 275 Audio Bibles at a cost of about $50.00 each totaling about
$13,750 , which all of you gave to make possible. There is a ripple effect as they are brought to the Africans. Where more and more people here the Word of God and then they tell others about the Good News and Jesus. An example is about the Medical Clinic where people listen to the Bible while waiting to be seen. The helicopter pilot in South Africa wants one , so as he flys medical teams and doctors into the interior, the people can listen to the Bible while waiting to be treated. How exciting to see the far reaching ways , God will get the Bible out to a lost world and people hungry to hear the truth.

Now that we are home in the USA, you can directly give donations to Ambassadors For Christ Connecting, and we can give you a tax deductible receipt. The address is 3399 142nd Ave. Holland, Mi. 49424 We have a treasurer who takes care of all this. We can now officially help those in need of clean water, and the orphans with food, clothes, and shoes. One of the connections this time that the Lord showed us , is with a couple that are very far north in Mozambique where mostly Moslims live. The wife teaches mothers how to care for their infants, and has a feeding program , too. She also has a baby house where mothers and infants stay. So she tells me every year there is a hunger season, but that this year there will be a Starvation season, because there has not been enough rain. I could see the hurt in her eyes as she told me this, because I also knew she would have to make some terrible decisions as to who will live and get food, and who will not get food, otherwise called triage in the States. I thought , Lord , I don't think I could do what she has to do. Lord help her through this terrible time.

I want to say , God will make a way for us to help those in need as this couple in Northern Mozambique. They also are the missionaries who sent down two readers to read for the national , that works at the sound studio , God had had us do in 2005. So the New Testament in Makua is now done and being distributed out to the people!!!
The Lord will give us the exact time we are to return to South Africa and Swaziland, and perhaps Mozambique and Zimbabwe when it is safe.

We are so thankful for all your prayers and love, we sent our love to all of you and the continued partnership you share with us and the Lord.
In His Time Psalm 31:15
Keith & Chaplain Vicky