Dave and Cristyn serve at Moffat Bible College in Kijabe, Kenya. At the end of August, they welcomed new and returning students to Moffat for the new academic year. They currently have 88 students enrolled, which is a small decrease from the year before. Many put this down to the economic situation in Kenya and uncertainty around the next year’s elections. It highlights the importance of a sustainable scholarship program so that no one is excluded from training for ministry based on their ability to pay the fees. Please pray for the team at Moffat as they seek to equip prospective leaders to handle Scripture well and to grow in the knowledge and love of Christ. One recent joy has been a generous donation of approximately 1000 new books, mostly focusing on Theology and Missions. As Cristyn is about to start researching Mission Training for her dissertation, this continues to feed the idea of running a mission concentration for the diploma at Moffat. Ask that the Lord would enable them to discern which ideas to explore.

Dave and Cristyn serve at Moffat Bible College in Kijabe, Kenya. This term Dave is teaching Intro to Greek – a new course for him, and Introduction to Missions. Cristyn is teaching Project Management again, with a larger class than she was expecting! Amidst the chaos of a shorter term (they leave for a brief Home Assignment in the UK 3 weeks before the end of term so are cramming their teaching into 8 weeks not 11), they are in constant prayer for the country of Kenya. Last week there were transport strikes due to higher fuel prices, in which it’s estimated more than 30 people were killed. Next year is a presidential election and many in the community are fearing division and outbreaks of violence around that. Also, the Ebola outbreak has made its way to Uganda which neighbours Kenya. Whilst none of these things affect them directly, many of their Kenyan friends and neighbours are feeling anxious and uncertain in a challenging economic climate. Please pray for upcoming election cycles, restraint by police with protestors, integrity for the country’s leadership, boldness and unity for the church, and that the Ebola outbreak would be short-lived and geographically restricted. Ask the Lord to give Dave and Cristyn strength as they try to condense their courses and prepare to come with their children to the UK.

Dave and Cristyn serve at Moffat Bible College in Kijabe, Kenya. This term, Dave is teaching Hermeneutics and Basic Sermon Building, and Cristyn is teaching Evangelism and Discipleship. Praise God that these seem to be going well, despite recent challenges with students overly relying on AI to generate their essays. As Moffat approaches its 100-year anniversary in 2029, they are seeking to raise money for an endowment fund, which would generate annual interest to pay for scholarships. Please pray for Dave and Cristyn as they work on a number of new projects, including a new website, solar panels on the administration building, a new college shop and the scholarship fund. Ask that the Lord may abundantly provide for the College so that students from all backgrounds will continue to have the opportunity to access their classes.