Fall 2005 Update
It has been a few months since we have
given you an update on our lives and ministry. It has been a very busy fall.
Kenya - October 4 - 22 - On October 4 Anne, Matthew and I will be leaving for
Africa to attend a New Mission Systems International conference. Every three
years our missionaries serving worldwide meet in one location. It is a time
of renewal, teaching and training. I will be leading a spiritual formation
workshop at the conference. For Anne and I, our primary purpose at this
retreat will be to meet with and minister to missionaries and national
leaders. We will also see first hand and participate in NMSI's Africa Hope
work with children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and our other relief efforts. This
will be our first time in Africa, so it is something we are all very much
looking forward too.
Summer Internships - This
summer we sent 39 summer interns to Bulgaria, Brazil, Kenya, Malawi, Thailand
and Russia. James (our son - in the picture) spent the summer in Thailand. He came back with
great stories of all God did. I had the privilege of being involved in
preparing these interns for their summer and debriefing them when they
returned. Some more pictures of James summer experience in Thailand are now on our
website
www.krepps.net/photos_from_thailand.htm
Teaching & Training - This
fall I have been involved in orienting, training and mentoring a new group of
missionaries preparing to deploy to the field. After we return from Kenya I
will be teaching a two week Spiritual Formation course to this group.
NMSI Offices - Over a year
after Hurricane Charley destroyed our offices we are still in temporary
offices (basically a couple of big rooms in two different buildings a mile
apart). Construction has finally begun on the rebuilding of our offices. We
are hoping be back in our offices by the first of the year.
Family - James and Michael
are back in College in Tucson. Matt is now a Junior a North Fort Myers High
School. He is enjoying being on the Cross Country team this fall. So far,
school has only been canceled one day due to hurricanes (Katrina). We have
been very blessed. All of us are doing well.
Thank You - Thank you for
praying for us! Thank you for your support of our ministry! We greatly
appreciate you.
Please Pray:
For safety and good health while Anne,
Matthew and I are in Africa (October 4 - 22).
Pray that God will greatly use our the time
at the NMSI conference, the workshop, and our ministry in Kenya.
We are in need of additional financial
support. For the first time, NMSI now has a group health insurance policy.
The cost of this is about $400 per month more that the private insurance
policy we had. The blessing for us is that Matthew, who was not insurable
(because he had heart surgery as an infant), is now covered under our group
policy. We also need additional support to cover the cost of some vital
international teaching/ministering opportunities. To contribute to our
ministry go to this website
www.nms-intl.org/donate and follow directions. Our name will be on the
list of missionaries/ministries that contributions can be designated to. We
are responsible for raising all the funds needed to cover our salary and
ministry expenses.
Please keep in touch and let us know how we
can pray for you. Have a blessed day!
Director, Spiritual Formation Division
New Mission Systems International