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Jarrett’s Prayer Letter

Volume 6, Number 4

February 22, 2005

Dear Friends and Family:

We have a rather urgent prayer request for a good friend, Mr. U, as I will call him. It would seem that his life is in real danger which I will explain shortly. Our family is doing well following a nice trip to Nairobi for groceries and eating out at restaurants, something we can’t do here at Tenwek. Our patients are doing well, so we appreciate your prayers and recognize the significance of them.

How Much Do You Love Your Brother?

Mr. U came to Kenya about 5 years ago as a political refugee from another African country when the political parties switched [in virtually every country in Africa this has historically been a violent process – the elections two years ago in Kenya being a major exception to the rule]. He lost everything he owned in his home country and began anew in Kenya, albeit at a significant disadvantage. The Lord has provided for his large family in great ways; his situation here has been livable if not comfortable.

About three weeks ago, his brother who is about 20 years his junior, returned to his native country on business. The apolitical brother was comfortably established in Europe and had no reason to believe that he had political enemies at home except for the fact that his last name is the same as Mr. U. Upon arrival in his home country, he was immediately arrested, beaten, and thrown into

Jarrett’s Prayer Letter

Volume 6, Number 3

February 12, 2005

Dear Friends and Family:

Thank you for your prayers regarding the young man, Geoffrey. As Marty and I both prayed about it, we were led to support him in entering high school. Proverbs 19:17 particularly came alive to me. “He who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his good deed.” NASB After reaching that decision, one family wrote back that they would like to underwrite Geoffrey's support for all four years of secondary school. A few days later, another family also expressed interest. Now our family can help some other people here with serious problems.

I initially planned on taking Geoffrey to St. Michael's school on Monday when I had a day off following weekend call; however, I couldn't find him around the compound. When I did find him on Tuesday, I had to delay taking him until the end of the week. Wednesday is always too busy to be away from the hospital because it is GYN clinic day. I told him to come on Thursday, and I'd see how that day would be for getting away for two hours. But the big emergency surgery of the week was Thursday morning, and I needed to stay at the hospital all day to follow the patient in ICU. So, I again rescheduled for Friday morning.

The day was quiet as far as workload, so I slipped away at 11AM and drove Geoffrey into Bomet. St.

Jarrett’s Prayer Letter

Volume 6, Number 2

February 5, 2005

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Dear Friends and Family:

We’ve been here for nearly a month now, so I would like to update you on some of our activities and prayer needs. Our patient, Regina, whom I earlier wrote about, is nearly ready for discharge from the hospital. We’ve removed all the tubes and drains, and she has maintained good spirits throughout her stay, but she is glad to be going home. We haven’t heard the pathology report yet, which might show us the need to go back in for more surgery if a malignancy is found.

Thanks for praying for my sermon last Sunday. I finally settled on a message from Chapter 1 of Habakkuk borrowed heavily from a Martyn Lloyd-Jones book, From Fear to Faith. Several people said that they were encouraged by the message. The main theme of the message was God’s control of history, and how He is working to bring together His kingdom before the return of Jesus Christ to the earth. God is still on the throne; He is in control, despite all the apparent chaos in the world. And Christians shouldn’t be discouraged by current events, but should be about their business of serving God in the work that He has called them to. Another theme was how God reveals His will to believers and ways in which he commonly answers our prayers. If anyone is struggling with these issues, I’d be