Rebecca Welsh teaches chemistry and broader science at Rift Valley Academy (RVA), Kenya. She worships at a local church plant, and she has loved seeing how the church has grown and the community deepened over the past months. She loves being able to be part of the local community and serve alongside her Kenyan brothers and sisters in Christ, who have been so warm and welcoming to her. Although the church has, on average, 30 people on a Sunday morning, they had 150 kids come along to hear about the love of Jesus at recent holiday bible clubs. Twice a month, folk from the church do outreach in the different surrounding areas, and even though it is mainly done in Swahili, it has been one of the most life-giving things Rebecca has done this term. The leadership team are intentional in building community at the church, so there are often ladies’ events, praise and prayer events, invitations round for meals and even overnight stays. The few that go from Kijabe (where RVA and the mission hospital are located) invited all the young adults from the church to Kijabe and gave them an experience of some more western style food – the carrot sticks and hummus didn’t go down very well! Praise the Lord for this church plant and pray for Rebecca to grow in her walk with the Lord alongside her brothers and sisters there.