Missionary Letter

Dear Pastor Cooley and Praying Friends,                                                                      May 2010

I've just returned from a tiring but blessed visit to the most Northern town in Kenya -- Moyale. The town straddles the border with Ethiopia, and I visited both sides in surveying the spiritual needs and humanitarian needs in this forgotten primitive outpost. Can you believe that there are NO orphanages in Moyale! I was stunned! I guess it's too far out — two hard days of crossing the most desolate landscape you've ever seen!

Ethiopian Pastor/Evangelist Berhanu Yoseph was a key member of this survey team. Bro. Berhanu has helped plant dozens of churches in Ethiopia. He has several Ethiopian men who are very burdened for the Southern border region of Ethiopia. The vision of a dual-national team of Kenyans and Ethiopians partnering together in planting churches in this needy trans-border region is taking shape. (The same ethnic groups straddle the border. We are looking at "people-groups" rather than political boundaries).

We also took Julius Korir, the young evangelist who lost his eye about a year ago in defending the Naibor orphanage from cattle rustlers. He is studying the dominant tribal language of this border region, and is very enthusiastic about moving up to to Moyale as our field man there.

Many photos have been posted on our website www.jerrydaniels.org -- including "Café Miami" — Africa continues to surprise me!!

Finally, I would ask you to pray about an urgent need: I've been invited to teach a modular class next month in the Ethiopian Bible College which Brother Berhanu leads. This would be a great opportunity to meet with the potential Ethiopian church planters with whom we are seeking to partner in the Kenya/Ethiopia border region.

This is a last minute opportunity, and I had not planned adequate finances. I would need about $1,000 for this trip. Please join me in praying that if this is indeed God's will, He will provide the funds.

Brother Cooley, your financial investments of $300 in February through April have been a great help!

May the Lord reward you richly,

Jerry & Sherry Daniels