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Missionaries t o t h e MAASAI R o n Linda Sevenns P.O. Bo x 1 1 0 Narok, Kenya AFRICA May 1986 -Dear Rpiends-,— — — This evening, as I s i t here writing to you by lantern light, there i s a steady rain coming down which i s such a blessing. The grass i s greening p and t he cattle sheep and goats e a t t h e fresh, sweet, new grass with obvious enjoyment. a r e feeling cozy an d settled into ou r new home As I thought over t h e last s i x months, an d how I could best share them with you, I thought o f the saying, a pictutAz ^pzaiu a thousand woaxU Since I don t have enough room fo r t h e last si x months I l l l e t th e pictures speak a n d tell o u r news. have purchased a Datsun four- wheel drive pickup. I t h as been a real help during o u r house renovating an d hauling people t o courses an d t o church. Our new home completely remodeled t h e inside. t i s no w a very cozy place. Linda taught at a Maasai women s course held in o u r area. Ron di d a l l t he renovating work with th e help of a local fundi Swahili f o r carpenter) and two laborers.
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M i s s i o n a r i e s to
t h e
MA A SA I
R o n L i n d a
S e v e n n s
P . O . Bo x 1 1 0
Narok,
Kenya
AFRICA
May
1986
- D ear
Rpiends-,
This evening, as I s i t
here
w riting to you by lantern l i g h t , there
is
a steady
rain
coming down which
is such
a
blessing.
The
grass is greening
up and
the
c a t t l e sheep and goats e a t the fresh, sweet, new grass
with
obvious
enjoyment.
are
f eel i ng cozy an d s e t t l e d into
o u r new home
As I t ho ug ht o ve r
th e
l a s t s ix
months,
an d how I
could b e s t
share them with
you, I thought
of
th e saying , a pictutAz ^pzaiu a thousand woaxU Since I
don t have enough room
fo r
the
la st
si x months
I l l
le t the pictures speak
a n d
t e l l
o u r n e w s .
have purchased
a
Datsun
f our -
wheel
drive
pickup.
I t has been
a rea l h e lp
during
our house
r e n o v a t i n g
an d hauling people
to
c o u r s e s a n d t o c h u r c h .
Our new home completely
r e m o d e l e d t h e i n s i d e . t i s no w
a very cozy
p l a c e .
Ron
b u ild in g
a shed for storage.
Many o f the local
people
dropped
by
t o s e e
how th e
work was
p r o g r e s s in g .
Linda
t aught a t a Ma asa i w om en s
c o u r s e h e l d i n
o u r
a r e a .
Ron
di d
a ll t he r en ov at in g
work
with
th e help
of
a
local fundi
Swahili for carpenter) and two
l a b o r e r s .
W
Ron
taught
a t a Maasai men s
course
C H R I S T I A N
M I S S I O N A R Y F E L L O W S H I P
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i
If
We v i s i t ed
our
dear f r i ends
a t
Entasekera to
say goodby and
thank
you
for
all their love
and
help
in learning the
language.
Our new
home
a t Mel i l l
i s
a
f iv e h ou r d riv e
from
Enta seke r a
The children often proved to be
our
best helpers in
working on
t he l anguage. We will miss
them
all
m
The last s ix
months has been
a
t ime o f t r a ns it io n : t r a n s it io n
from ful l- t ime
language learning
into
ful l t ime minis t ry.
We
moved
i n t o our
new home
and
new
area. We are developing
relationships and beginning the
work which God has c a l l e d
us
to
wna t~TS
t m r r w o r k r
I ttll ijotx
optn
yooA.
and Zook a t tko
tkzy
axz.
Aipz.
^oA haxviut. John 4:35.
Tk2Ae ^oA.Q
go and mako
di clpZc^
j
a t t naZlons,
baptizing
tktm in
tko , n am t
tk
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