I.F.E

ANNE

MARIE. DANIELLE ADAM

Lee   Anne Marie

MISSION RI S

TO

K NY

3 56 N E Hi l lwood Dr ive

Hillsboro. OR

97124

503-640-5728

E-mail: lee@integrityonline.com

TERNATIONAL Prayer Newsleller

July 1997

Webringyougreetings in the form ofour first

official newsletter The rule

o f thumb is to write

one when you have something to say.

We have somethingwonderful to sharewith you

There was much jumping for joy and praising the

Lord in

th e

Pruitt house when

we received

word

support needs had been met - This

period of rejoicing was followed by tears as each of

us fully realized chat it is now actually time to

leave. Weare experiencing rollercoaster emotions

aswe grieve over

leaving

our family, friends, and

our home. At the same time, we rejoice over

going,and anxiously awaitour departure and

what th e Lord has ahead for us inwiS^a?^

As we l ook b ack over the 18 months since first

answering the Lord's call to go to Kenya,we are

amazedat what a mightyGod He is. The Lord

literally opened the floodgates, pouring His rich

blessings

upon

us.

We are in

awe

of His provision

in our

lives

asHe met all of our needs bigand

small, evenmeeting our needs before weknew

they existed.

The Pas t

During the past year and a half, the Lor has

stretched usand molded useach stepof the

way.

This ishelping us to prepare for our future

ministry in Kenya. We have steppedW-A-Y out of

our comfort zone aswe knocked on doors, spoke

to churches, and presented the work chatGod

has

called us to do. Bur we did not step out alone. He

held our hand every seep of the

way.

Our deputation, or supporc-raising time, has been

a rich blessing to us.

Across

the scate of Oregon,

and even across the country, we havehad the

privilege of meetingmanyof our brothers and

sisters in Christ. We have been blessed by the

hospitality and generosity of so many. We have

been loved, prayed for, fed, and cared for bypeople

whom theworld would

call

 strangers, but in

Christ we are family

The Present

Wehavejust returned from two

weeks of PILAT

 Program jn Language Acquisition Techniques) in

Colorado.This extremely beneficial program is

designed to provide missionaries with the

necessary

tools needed to learn a new language. The program

also provided classes for Adam and Danielle on

adjusting to a newculture, as

well

as some

of

the

other issues

that

affect children on

th e mission field.

Although the

schedule was

demanding, we

f ou nd it to be a

special

time of

regrouping as a

family.

At this time we

are busypacking

our house, pre

paring our crate

forshipping,

purchasing

supplies, and

visiting our

supporting

churches, friends, and

family.

We do not have an

actual departure

dace

at this time. original

^^arture date ofJuly 11 was postponed because

Qiy workpermits had not ye^ arrived from Kenya.

People

often askwhen weexpect our work

permits. Wedo not know. What wedo knowis

that God isfaithful and He has calledus toKenya.

He will make a way; wemust simplywait upon

His perfect timing. At every step,we have prayed

for His timing, leading, and guidance. We have

PILAT class,June 1997.

Sightseeing in Colorado at Gardenofthe Gods, June 1997.

also prayed that He will prepare us physically,

Him well both here and in Kenya. We are learning

to let go of the reinsand let Him have total

control, aswell as becoming more flexible and

adaptable to the constant changes.

 

¥M

 •© June 22, wewere blessed bya special-,

^mmissioning service at our home church.

Singin Hills Christian Church in Hillsboro,

Oregon.

The Future

Weare takingadvantage of our extra time to plan

somespecial timewith our

family

and friends, to

do final

packing, and to move out of our old

house.

Weare praying for the Lord to continue to

make us and mold us into what

He wants us to

be, so that we may serve Him well eachand every

day

.. .

whereverwe may be. Lordwilling,we may

leave for Kenya sometime inAugust.

Praises

Wepraise the Lord for:

You —our partners in prayer. We cannot go

without you

All

of our supporting churches and individuals

 all are in Oregon ).

The Lord s timingand

provision

of all our needs.

The privilege of serving Him in thiscapacity.

Our homechurch~ for providing usa firm

foundation on which to stand.

Prayer Requests

Please pray for us in these areas:

That our Kenya work permits arrive soon.

Our preparatio ~ physically, emotionally, and

spiritually.

Our emotions as we struggle with thegriefof

leaving

and the joyof going.

Finaldetails of closure —renting our house,

sellingour cars, shipping our crate.

Safe travel

and good health.

For our transition and future ministry in Kenya.

The Lord s

perfect

timingfor our departure.

A breakjrom PILAT

classes

for a tour

Adam and Danielle

in class a t PILA T.

Lee,

Anne

Marie, Danielle,

and

Adam

7/97

Lee and Anne

Marie Prui t t

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Lee Sl Anne Marie Pni i t t

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LEE. ANNE MARIE

DANIELLE

ADAM

CMF INTERNATIONAL Prayer Newsletter

November 1997

What a Mighty God

We

Serve

We are KenyaBound

For the last four months, we have been waiting

anxiously for any news on our work permits.

These documents are necessary to allow usentry

into the country to live and work in Kenya on a

permanent or residentbasis. Without these

documents we could not go.

During this time, our permit applicationswere

denied once then resubmitted. At

times, the wait

was a difficult trial, and, other times, we were able

to clearly see our purpose inwaiting. At all times,

we prayed for the Lord's perfect timing and His

plan for our lives. We

never

doubted that the

Lord called us to Kenya and that Hewould make

a way .

The waiting is now over, and soon wewill be on

our way Aswewrite this letter, we tentatively

scheduledour departure from Portland, Oregon

to Nairobi, Kenya on January 9, 1998.What a

wonderful way to start the newyear

You have prayed and even committed to prayer

an fasting on our behalf. We do not have the

words to express our gratitude to you.We thank

you for faithfully waitingwith us and interceding

for us through prayer. We have beensupported by

the tremendous peace that only the Lord can

bringduring this time ofwaiting.

Membersof the CMF team in Kenya faithfully

pursued our documents and, along with team

members

all

over theworld, have earnestly prayed

on our behalf It is a humbling and awe-inspiring

feeling aswe envision a

circle

of prayeraround the

world. We praise the Lord for His faithfulness.

Wewould like to sharewith you someof the

blessing we have received during this time. We

have learned

during this time that waiting isnota

passive thing. It isa time of action. It isa precious

giftof time from the

Lord.

It is a time to prepare

and a t ime to t ru st .

We havelearned to useprayerandfasting asa very

realandpowerful way ofseeking God s willand

peace in this time ofwaiting. Wewere richly blessed

bya Day of Prayer and Fasting specifically for our

permits. Thank you

Aswe have anticipated

leaving, we havedrawn

nearer tofamily andfriends^ forming stronger

bonds thatwill endurethe distance and separation

ahead.

We have experienced theencouragement andprayer

support

of our teammembers in

Kenya,

many of

whomwe have not even met yet.

We are continuallylearning to trust the Lord and

let Him direct

every single day.

During the pastmonths ofwaiting, I have

completed several independent study assignments.

Part of our preparationwas to readseveral

textbooks on missions and write reports. They

havebeen beneficial studies and are sure to help us

understand

cross-cultural missions as well as th e

historyofworld

missions.

I have also been working

on continuing education projects to maintain my

CPA license. Although I must complete 80 hours

of study, this can be done through independent

study programs.

I have enjoyed theopportunity to serve with the

staff at Singing Hills Christian Church, our

Theregoes our wesaid goodbye to ottr

household

goods inJuly.

put our house upfor

sale.

 

sending church in

Hillsboro.

This provided me

withmuch valuable experience

under

the godly

leadership of thischurch.

Anne Marie, Danielle, and Adam have been busy

homeschooling. Thismeant digging through and

unpacking our packed, itemized, and

weighed

trunks to locate

textbooks and school

supplies.

We are thankful that wekept them and did not

send them off in our shipment bound forKenya.

They have beenworking hard to accomplish as

muc as possible, knowing fullwell that when the

call came to go to Kenya, schoolwould be

cancelled

fo r a while.

What Now?

We have much to do in completingour

preparations to go. We are scheduling our tickets,

repacking our trunks—both for storage and to

takewith us. We had to unpackmuch ofwhat

we had already packeddue to our wait. We still

need to locate

storage,

sell

the house, sell the cars,

and squeeze in just a littlemore timewith you,

our friends and family. We are thankful for the

special blessing of getting to enjoy another holiday

season with our families. God is so good

During this time ofwaiting,we have claimed

Proverbs 3:5-6, Trustin theLordwithallyour

heartand lean notonyourown understanding; in

Lee

and   nneMaxie Prui t t

CHRISTI N MISSIONARY

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We celebrated our 17th

wedding

anniversaryat Crater

Lake.

allyour

ways acknowledge

him,

and

hewillmake

yourpathsstraight.  He has blessed us, protected

us, and made our path straight.

We pray that you areenjoyinga peace-filled and

Christ-centered holiday season.

Kenya

Bound,

Lee, Anne Marie Danielle, and Adam

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