Dear Friends and Family,
It is with great joy that I get to share with you how the Lord has graciously provided enough support for me to be able to return to Kenya in time for the start of term 2 at Rift Valley Academy. (By the way, that is in 20 days!!!!)
I liked this quote by Hudson Taylor, “Depend on it. God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply. He is too wise a God to frustrate His purposes for lack of funds, and He can just as easily supply them ahead of time as afterwards, and He much prefers doing so.”
Looking back to June when I was wondering what the Lord had in mind when the financial support wasn't there and I was going to need to come home; it was sometimes a temptation to think, "this isn't a good time God, I don't want to leave when I just got back". But who am I to say that? The Lord, in His great sovereignty, saw fit to have me home for the last 5 months. It has been a wonderful time with family and my church family. I have been so blessed by the many things He has taught me during this time as well. It has been a sweet time of learning to wait on Him and be consistent in prayer. Just one of the special bonuses of being home for this extended time was that I got to spend 3 weeks with my twin sister, Laura, and her family that were visiting from Japan. Originally I would have only seen them for 3 days when I was going to be home for the month of December. We had such a wonderful time. It is always so sweet to get to love on her 3 kiddos in person rather then just through FaceTime or Skype! :)
Laura and Keisuke Noguchi: Yoshiki, Keishi, and Hitomi When I wrote you last, the end of October, I had heard that a donor would be willing to support me with a matching monthly gift of up to 400$ if I could raise the other 400$ needed. The Lord has provided!! Praise Him. Thanks to many of you who were able to increase your already monthly gifts or join my support team. Thank you for your willingness to be apart of the ministry at RVA. It is such a joy to serve with you. I am so thankful for your prayers and encouragement.
Have you ever heard the phrase, "flexibility is the one of the keys to missions"? Well, I could testify to the truth of that statement. To be honest, I still find myself needing to stretch those "muscles" often. One change I found out about during the last week of November is that for the next two terms I will actually not be in the dorm. I was pretty sad to think about not being in the dorm, but after being at RVA for awhile I understand that it is really best for the girls to have consistency. They did really well with their dorm parents that covered for me for first term and everyone decided it would be best for them to stay together for their Senior year. So what does that mean for me? I will still be very involved with my girls which is great. I will teach a Sunday school, cover a dorm one night a week so the dorm parents can have a night off, help in the main office, help in the physical health clinic for the students, as well as any other job they might have for me to do. :) Never a shortage of those around RVA! In August of 2016 I will then get to start with a new group of girls (Lord willing :) ) back in the girl's high school dorms. My friend that is also out of the dorms for a year said that she thinks I will enjoy this different aspect of a relationship with my girls; having my girls over to my house and just being "Aunt Amy" and not having to be the dorm Mom.
Could you please pray for a few specific things as I get closer to my return?
I want to Praise Him too! He has provided financially in answer to our prayers. I have my work permit so should have no trouble getting in the country!
- Pray for my heart preparing for the "see you laters" that are coming up very soon. I am thankful that my whole family (except Laura) will be together at Christmas.
- Pray for physical strength and health as I have so much to do before I leave that I know I will need to lean on the Lord and take one day at a time instead of worry about how it will all get done in time.
- Pray for me as I prepare to serve in whatever capacity the Lord provides in the coming months until I am back in the dorm. It will be a big adjustment to live by myself instead of with a noisy dorm full of girls. I know that is going to be very hard. I am thankful though that the Lord has already provided a house that is right next door (we share walls J ) to my friend, Emily.
- Pray for smooth travel. I have had a lot of changes on my ticket so will be calling the airline tomorrow to confirm they have a hotel for my in Qatar since they changed my layover to 12 hours instead of 6. I will also need to purchase an extra suitcase to get things back over to Kenya. Please pray the airlines that connect me through Philadelphia will not hassle me about the extra piece.
As before, if you feel led to give either a one-time gift to help with my work-funds (extra expenses with ministry) or become part of my monthly team, here is the address and information below.
Make Checks payable to African Inland Mission. Don't put my name anywhere on the check, just include a small note that says the support is for Amy Jarrett (for monthly or one-time gift)
Support can be sent to:
Africa Inland Mission
C/O Receipting
P.O. Box 3611
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Thanks for hanging in there with me, I know this was a little bit longer of an update :)
Serving with you,
Amy (Soon to be back in Kenya :) )
loved being with my "trin" Laura :) 
One of my favorite things... to be surrounded by a bunch of nieces and nephews :)
