It has been way too long since my last post. I was in Africa then and am in the US now. If you are my friend on facebook or on my email list you know that I have been in a bit of a whirlwind since my arrival on US soil.
Suffice it to say, I am now coming up for air and may even get some photos up soon (but don't hold your breath!)
The most current event is that I was diagnosed with a recurrence of breast cancer (same breast) so that meant a mastectomy. I was amazingly calm about the whole thing (to which I attribute 100% to God's grace and mercy)...
So - today I am two weeks and one day out from that surgery and feeling almost 100% (again the grace and mercy of God!)
My plan is to return to Kenya at the end of September. At my post-op appointment my surgeon held her breath as she asked about my travel plans. After she told me not less than a month from surgery (which was on the 13th of August) I told her I would be here for the whole month of September - she audibly exhaled...relieved that I was not jetting off right away.
I love how seriously she takes her job!
Both oncologists have cleared me for take off and I will see my surgeon on the 17th of September for her final blessing. No treatment necessary since ALL the cancer is now gone.
Thanks for checking in and especially for your prayers!
Please journey with me!
I would love to have you join me on this Kingdom adventure! There are two significant ways you can do that.
The first, and most important, is to pray. Pray that the perfect plan of God will be carried out daily, that He will bend my will to His as I walk the path He has set before me, that His blessings will flow freely in Africa.
Then, if you feel led to respond with your financial resources, I promise to pray for wisdom in the area of stewardship in the use of all funds donated on my behalf.
Here is how you can make donations:
Make check payable to my mission agency:
Ripe for Harvest World Outreach, PO Box 487, Monument, CO 80132. Be sure to include "account #31" in the note section of your check. They have set up an account for me to track all donations made on my behalf.
Visit the RFH website to donate by Credit Card or Electronic Funds Transfer:
http://www.ripeforharvest.org/givin/
Please also visit their homepage to learn more about their mission and vision for outreach.
Blessings to you as you bless others through your prayer and financial support.
The first, and most important, is to pray. Pray that the perfect plan of God will be carried out daily, that He will bend my will to His as I walk the path He has set before me, that His blessings will flow freely in Africa.
Then, if you feel led to respond with your financial resources, I promise to pray for wisdom in the area of stewardship in the use of all funds donated on my behalf.
Here is how you can make donations:
Make check payable to my mission agency:
Ripe for Harvest World Outreach, PO Box 487, Monument, CO 80132. Be sure to include "account #31" in the note section of your check. They have set up an account for me to track all donations made on my behalf.
Visit the RFH website to donate by Credit Card or Electronic Funds Transfer:
http://www.ripeforharvest.org/givin/
Please also visit their homepage to learn more about their mission and vision for outreach.
Blessings to you as you bless others through your prayer and financial support.
Ripe for Harvest
About Me
- Joanna Kelley
- Nairobi, Kenya
- For as long as I can remember all I ever wanted was to be a mom. Then God blessed me with Amanda. For many years being Amanda's mom was enough. Then, the Lord put a new desire in my heart - to serve Him. Now that Amanda is grown and married it is time for me to discover how God wants to use me for His Kingdom's highest good. Currently, He is using me as a missionary to Africa, serving as Director of Finance with a young church, Life Community Church, as a cell group leader and with New Hope Int'l Min working in Kibera Slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
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