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The

Harvest

is

Plentiful

Bu t

Th e

Haivesters

A re Few

Th e following

letter was

received from

Ke n an d

Sharon Ball

from Nairobi, Kenya, on

September

10,1992.

IL ip

D ear

Friends

On August 26, at 7: a.m., we touched down in Nairobi, Kenya, at the

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. We were tired an d excited; ready for a rest,

and ready to see and do everythingwe had missed for three long years. We

began by collecting our luggage at the baggage claim. All 30 pieces containing

the essentials for the children were found circling the turnstile. As we collected

each piece

a nd p ut

them on the baggage trollies, Kenyan men lined up to

push

the

t r ol li e s fo r

a

minima l

fee.

After counting and recounting, our luggage train began its slow trek

toward the customs counter. Sarah leaned over and whispered that she, Jon,

an d

Charlie had asked the Lord for an easy time in customs just as our Sabena flight

wa s touching d ow n o n th e

tarmac. Ken

arrived at the customs counter

first as I

wa s

directing the middle of the train,

an d

Jonathan kept t he rear carts in tow. The

customs officer asked Ken three quick questions. Before the carts under Jon's

supervision had even stopped rolling, the officer waved ou r train on through the

doors without opening one piece or levying an y customs tax. Go d blessed us an d

honored our children's request

Jon, Sarah,

an d

Marcus are

no w

in school at Rift Valley Academy

an d

doing well. Charlie is at home with us in a Nairobi guest house. The second

grade teacher RVA

ha d

requested an d needed didn t arrive. Therefore, Charlie

will be with us in home school until room becomes available in the boarding

school

Thank

yo u

for

your

faithful prayer an d financial support

in

ou r closing

weeks Stateside. We are thrilled to be back in Kenya. The tears of joy that we

have shared as we greet brothers and sisters here again have been sweet and

satisfying. Thank you for entrusting us to carry out the Great Commission on

your behalf here among the Maasai in Kenya.

In quietness

and

trust.

he

B a l l s

KE N

&

SHARON

BALL

Box 59322 Nairobi, Kenya East Africa

Christian Missionary Fellowship P.O. Box 501020 Indianapolis, IN 46250-6020 317/542-9256

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Ken

& Sharon Ball

Box 59322

Nairobi

Kenya

EastAfrica

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Missionaries

to

the

Maasai

Ken Sharon Jonathan Sarah Charlie &

Marcus

CHRISTIAN

MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP

PrayerNewsktter

N o ve m b er 9 92

Greetings

from

Elang'ata

Enterit

the Dirt

Crossing

S in ce we

l a s t t ou c he d b a se w i th

you

many

exciting

things have

happened:

August

Char li e b roke his

arm

three

hour s

af te r we arr ived in

Kenya. He was

climbing a

tree

We all made a memorable

trip

back to

our

previous home in

Maasai

to

greet old friends. It

was

wonderful

to

share

tears,

hugs,

and

kisses

from

our old

friends there

September

Jon,

Sarah, and

Marcus

entered boarding school at Rift

Valley

Academy

(RVA),

Jon

and Sarah greeted old friends;

Marcus made new

ones.

Both of

Marcus ' roommates are Korean

MKs

(missionary

kids).

The

Maasai

Regional

Committee

ofthe

CMF-Kenya

Field Team, after

considerable

discussion, thought, and prayer

determined our new placement

to be at Elang'ata Enterit.

We

purchased

a two-year-old

long-wheel base Toyota

Land

Cruiser.

It

is a beauty, and it

even has power

steering

--

something

our

Volkswagen

Vanagon

in the States

didn't t

even

have And the price for

th e La nd Cruiser??

A

mere

( ) 30,000.

Charlie had

his

cast removed.

Two days later a

space

became

available fo r him a t

the

boarding

school.

That

same

day his home school j

materials arrived So, I

contrary to

our previous

newsletter

stating

that

Cha rl ie was

in

the second

grade,

he

entered

th e sixth

grade at RVA. He is thrilled to

be

with h is b r ot he rs

a nd

sis ter.

Being

an only child was just

not

his

cup of tea

Above: Charlie, prior

to

his

broken arm, ready

to

eat

en

route Brussels, Belgium.

'

O c t o b e r

We s h a r ed t h re e weeks '

orientat ion

t ime with P h i l and

Gwen Hudson, the

ciirrent

CMF missionaries at Elang'ata

Enterit.

We

reviewed programs

already underway

and

f ami li a ri zed ourse lves

with the

church and community.

All

four

kids flew ou t to

Elang'ata

Enterit, via

MAF

(Missionary

Aviation

Below: Marc, Sarah, Jon,

and

Charlie

c om e h om e fo r th e f i rs t t i m e in

Elang'ata

Enterit .

'T %

Left:

Four

courageous

travelers

bide

t h e i r t i m e in N e w Y o rk

' Above:

Charlie

after being slowed

'I I

. down somewhat by his broken

9

,^^^ eft Marcus ready

for

amotorcycle

^

safari with

a

clinic

staff

member,

I Sammy Ole Lila.

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Fellowship), for

their

mid-term

break. I t took them 25 minutes

by plane to complete a trip that

would take five to six hours by

car We enjoyed

swimming

in

the

river,

taking tea

in

various

homes,

and

just hugging one

another .

N ow W h at?

I t' s t ime to get

started

Novembe r

It will be fun to set up a home

again after

two

months of

semi-nomadic Hving. We will

move our

household

goods

(which

we

stored in a

sea

container

here

for three years)

fi:om their musty current home

to

our

new

home.

We

will

t hen

wash

them up and

see

what is

salvageable

Then

we will

begin building

at

our

new

location. We a re

adding a bedroom, a carport to

protect our new car from

the

blistering

sun,

and

upgrading a

shop,

outhouse, and shower

facihty.

On November 26

(Thanksgiv

ing

Day,

in

more ways

than

one ), we will

pick up

the

kids

fo r the i r one-month Chr is tmas

break.

11/92

Decembe r

We hope to clear our crates

through

customs in

time

for

Christmas Unfortunately, this

may just be

visions

ofsugar

plums dancing in our heads

Then

we

will renew our

Kenyan Christmas traditions.

We

will have a four foot

Ch ri stm as t ho r n t re e i ns te ad o f

a

10

foot

noble

fir; we'll share a

goat

roast with

the

brothers

and

sisters

in

the

Lord here

rather than

eggnog, fudge,

and

Chex

Mix

with you al l

there

A n d W h at Abo u t O u r

F inance s ?

Because ofyour encouraging

response

to

our letters

for

financial

help during

our

last

week Stateside, al l of

our

outgoing and

monthly

sustaining fimdnee& have

been promised. It was as if the

windows

o fheaven were

opened

up for us through your

prayers

and giving.

As you can see,

instead

of

building

a

home

from

bottom

to

top, as we had projected, we

will

be

doing

th e

upgrading

and

some adding on. This

will

save

us some

initial

expense and

time, and, ultimately, it

will

get

-us4ntoministry more^puekly.-

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Thank you so much for your

participation

in forwarding th e

ministry ofJesus here in

Elang'ata

Enterit.

Please

pray

for

us

to keep in step

with

the

Lord's

plans

for

this

place.

Thanks fo r caring about us and

the growth of

God's Kingdom

on

ea r lb

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