Well as we’ve been in fellowship for many years with Reach and FNT, and you with us the mutual faith goes without saying that we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ to be all and in all and he, God, fulfills all things according to his plan and purpose to show forth his Son to the earth.
Reach and FNT have gone far and beyond what the natural man could ever do as far as helping or contributing to our ministry. The greatest contribution to us has been the life of Christ we share. We see the benefits of serving together particularly as of late, with the Lord opening the door to Kenya, Africa to help run a school/St. Elizabeth’s orphanage with approximately 220 children ranging from ages 3 to 18 years of age, with roughly 20 staff to help run the school/orphanage.
Reach has been has been a huge blessing with prayers/financial contributions to help see the needs met, such as bunk beds for the children. They have also helped with seeing a well dug for fresh clean water, and we’ve been able to help provide food for St. Elizabeth school/orphanage. Praise the Lord for the faithfulness of God’s people that see the need and meet it accordingly.
We as a family would never have been able to go and be there in Africa to help and see the needs met if it wasn’t for the help from Reach and the First New Testament church body. And with God’s faithfulness we’ve been able to see God move on behalf of the children and adults at St. Elizabeth, by preaching the Gospel and seeing the hand of God touching lives and bringing smiles to faces through the salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ.
We were sitting in a school board room with a woman who was the Chief Education Officer of the county of Homa Bay, Kenya and she was sharing how the condition of the school was pathetic and near needing to be shut down if something wasn’t done to help better the school and its living conditions. And as we were talking I was asked to pray, but before we prayed I said to Emily (who was the officer), “we are the faces that you see today, and we are so privileged to be here and the honor is ours to come and be the little bit of help we can be one step at a time.” But as I said that, I said that we wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for ALL of the people back in America and around the world who have stepped up to help see what we are seeing today. Reach and the people of FNT through prayer and financial contribution have enabled us to be doing this great work. And I want to express my gratitude and thankfulness for the faithfulness of God and the faithfulness of God’s people at Reach and FNT.
We are in the process now of going back to Kenya to see a new school building built, so the children have somewhere to go to school that is new in comparison to the school class rooms they have right now that are just built out of wood and metal sheet siding and roof. Indescribable conditions of the school now, but through the continued support of God’s Church we will see the place transformed into an incredible place. Only by the grace of God, as God changes the hearts, and God then changes the atmosphere of that place.
We as a ministry are planning another trip very soon to see the foundation and walls built on the brand new school building. So I want to say a HUGE thank you for the continued support. And I know my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches and glory by Christ Jesus. Love you all in the mighty name of Jesus!
- Justin Harborth