The Two Sides of Every StoryTHE TWO SIDES OF EVERY STORY By Sandi Roach You have heard the old adage – a feast or a famine, well for the Pokot it is drought or flood. This year there is a great deal of rain in many parts of the Rift Valley. We say, “Praise the Lord”! And from the standpoint of the crops it would appear to be ... Monday, 12 July 2010 Read more |
Opening Doors - A Love Story
OPENING DOORS – A LOVE STORY By: Sandi Roach for Pastor Benjamin
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A Harvest that is more than the crops it yieldA HARVEST THAT IS MORE THAN THE CROPS IT YIELDS By Sandi Roach “Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.” (John 4:35) After many ... Tuesday, 18 May 2010 Read more |
PERSISTENT PERSECUTION By Sandi Roach It has been almost two years since Cyclone Nargis battered M
Several years ago, Jill Pellerin was a member of a short-term team that returned from her trip to
HARD WORK PAYS OFF By Sandi Roach After a successful pastor’s and evangelist’s training session
“I HEARD THE VOICE OF THE Lord, saying: ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘
“HE PERFORMS WONDERS THAT CANNOT BE FATHOMED, MIRACLES THAT CANNOT BE COUNTED”. (JOB 9:10) by Ed
TESTIMONIES FROM MYANMAR In November of 2009 Face 2 Faith Ministries of North Carolina conduc
The food crisis in Kenya continues to increase and West Pokot is listed in the group considered to b
DISASTER STRIKES MYANMAR AGAIN It has been less than a year and a half since cyclone Nargis ripp
WHEN IT IS NO LONGER "NEW" NEWS By Sandi Roach We hear stories all the time about people who
How many times have you said, "I'm starving!"? Problem hundreds and yet you most likely had a refri
An article published in The Independent - a British Newspaper The great drought: Disaster looms in
Pokot Outreach Ministries: Chemolingot Children’s Home By Jonathan Lancaster As you travel throug
DREAMS DO COME TRUE By Sandi Roach She was just a little girl, but not at all like
Two weeks in Africa By Sandi Roach The van climbed the hills slowly over the rough terrain as a
External Source: Daily Nation About 15,000 people in the larger West Pokot district are in dire n
Dear Prayer Partners Greetings to you in the Name of our Lord. We are doing fine with Rachel
The Union of Baptist Churches of the DRC (UBC) has long labored to bring hope to the eastern, war-to
It started off like pretty much every other day - a quiet time in the word, family prayer and making
Harvesters International Ministries is committed to being a part of the Great Commission. It's with
Since our team came back from visiting Kamlesh and Ranu Bairwa in Ujjain, India in November of 2008,
The famine that exists is the Democratic Republic of the Congo is far different than the famine that
“And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of thos
In the Buddhist culture the annual water festival, Thingyan in Burmese, is a major celebration. It
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On Behalf of Hekima Baptist church, I write this letter seate
“Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations” (Matt 28:19) Does the thought of going to all the
“Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows
In the West Pokot District of northwest Kenya rain has not fallen in months. The land is dry and du
We are all called to share the Gospel yet here in the United States we sometimes feel that everyone
In October 2008, Harvesters’ medical team headed into the highlands area of the West Pokot District
We recently received a report from our ministry partners in India that really shocked me. This coup
“God is good all the time.” The Union of Baptist Churches of the DRC has been working for the pa
Living in the United States, we are very spoiled and sometimes overlook what a blessing it is to be
In a land dotted with pagodas and rice paddies, serves a man we will call Benjamin. More than a year
Download Article: The Value of Short Term Trips (Ventura, California) - A century ago, missionarie
You may or may not be a football fan. Either way, I think you'll understand what I'm trying to conve
Dear Prayer Partners, Greetings to you in our Lord's Name. We are all fine as a family, the "Murgor
We made the decision to do missionary work rather abruptly. Our pastor, Rev. Lynn Hyatt at First B
In an email received on Tuesday from The Reverend Habimana in the Democratic Republic ofthe Con
The new water drilling rig has been released from the port in Mombassa and is currently in Nairobi.
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Harvesters received word from Pastor Habimana last week that fighting has again flared up in close
Dear Prayer Partners, Greetings in the name of our Lord! We are doing well as a family a
Our partners in India work among the Cobra people - the lowest caste of Hindu society. Life for fam
During a Harvesters Vision Trip to visit and encourage Kamlesh and Ranu of the Good Samaritan Se
Each day our news is filled with reports of rising fuel and food prices. For some of us, these
Have you heard the Lord calling you? This summer, Harvesters helped 34 people answer that call
In 2007, a church in Hickory North Carolina heard from Julius Murgor that a farm tractor woul
We praise God for Harvesters International for standing by us at all times, during success, joy and
At Hekima church, 500 people gather at a small, weathered, wood plank structure with seating fo
" For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. (Is. 5
The one room school house was the standard in education in rural towns in this country up until the
A month has now passed since the landfall of cyclone Nargis along the Irawaddy Delta of Myanmar
The content below is an exerpt from an update received on May 13th, 2008: "Today I received
I recently had the opportunity to visit with Kamlesh and Ranu of the Good Samaritan Center in In
Dear Prayer Partners, Greetings from Pokot to you all in the precious Name of our Lord.
If you were passing by two people having a conversation and overheard them say something about
Friday morning, May 2, 2008, looked like any other day in Myanmar, but by 6 P.M. a category 3 c
In the early stages of their life, Pokot children are looked upon as the hope for the future. By the
It has been a little over two years since Pokot Outreach Ministry presented Harvesters Internat
In our fall of 2007 newsletter, you may remember the story of the divine appointment that Harve
The last month has been extremely difficult in Kenya. Accusations of vote rigging in the Decemb
Julius Murgor Continues His Ministry to the Pokot as a Member of Parliament Ministry is the act of
For the Pokot tribe on Northwestern Kenya, water is life. For the past decade, Harvesters has been d
This year’s October medical/evangelism team consisted of a mix of doctors, nurses, paramedics and la
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... How will you and your family celebrate the season?
By: Fred Hughes An American missionary and North Carolina native, who was known around the world as
Wow! What an incredible experience! In February I traveled along with several other missionaries to
Recently as I was thumbing through back issues of our newsletters, so ably edited by a gifted young
We send you greetings in the wonderful name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We do appreciate His care
It has been a year of great loss but even greater gain. Harold Stevens, our beloved friend and mento
About ten years ago Harold Stevens and I arrived in Nairobi Kenya to explore the possibilities of fi
The roads in Pokot are rough and traveling them is a lengthy and arduous process. Pastors and evange
Our Dear Friends, It is our privilege to share with you each experience in our life of joy or sorro
Greetings in the Name of our Lord. We are doing well in Pokot and as a family, we are doing well. J
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The famine that exists is the Democratic Republic of the Congo is far different than the famine that the Pokot of Western Kenya are experiencing. This famine is not a result of drought, but rather the result of years of war, terror and genocide. Click here for a recent article by Cindy McCain detailing the problems |
