Ruth works on an Indian Ocean Island, seeking to share the gospel with people who have never had it explained to them. She held her usual book study with the local sisters at the beginning of July, and it was so encouraging to see C, a newer sister who has been  receiving persecution from her family, standing firm and being so sure about her new way of life.  Please continue to pray for her, that she would continue to choose Jesus each day, despite the cost.  She is a single mum, and her two children came to the group with her; ask that they too would be impacted by what they hear and want to know Jesus for themselves.

Ruth serves as AIM Care Manager at Tumaini Counselling Centre in Nairobi. She has now completed her first two years at Tumaini, out of a nine-year journey of long-term mission.  As she reflects on these years, she can see that it has truly been a journey marked by the hand of God.  Over these last four months, Ruth has been in the UK enjoying time with family, friends and supporters. Some of her highlights include being able to drink water straight from the tap, the long spring and summer evenings, streetlights and cat’s eyes while driving, her mother’s home-cooked meals and Cadbury’s chocolate! As she returns to Kenya, Tumaini will be welcoming two counselling interns to the team in August/September. Please pray for Ruth and the team as they seek to support the next generation of counsellors, and that the interns will be richly blessed through their training.  Ask the Lord to give wisdom and grace as Ruth steps back into leadership responsibilities and is involved in offering counselling to attendees of the Africa Based Orientation training as they prepare to serve long term.

Ruth Mahood serves as AIM Care Manager at Tumaini Counselling Centre in Nairobi. When she is not travelling, her days are a mixture of emails, client work, setting budgets, and meeting with various team members – including connecting with Charles, the Director of ABS (please continue to pray for Charles as he grieves the sudden death of Elizabeth, his wife, in June). There are many moments where she is scratching her head, unsure what she should do, but she is grateful for God’s wisdom and the support of the team. Pray that Ruth would continue to grow into this new role well and that the team would be fruitful in their work as they depend upon the Lord.