{"id":903,"date":"2016-03-01T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=903"},"modified":"2016-03-22T15:01:47","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T15:01:47","slug":"mcrae-newsletter-march-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/mcrae-newsletter-march-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"McRae Newsletter: March 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Water for Nations<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Michael, Tammy &amp; Joseph McRae<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike\u2019s Moments<\/strong><br \/>\nAt this moment I am getting ready to travel for about three days to drill four water wells at a refugee camp in the Northwestern region of Kenya. Even though the location is about 650 miles, the roads are in such bad shape, travel is determined by time not by distance. If there is one thing I have learned and have to keep reminding myself is that this is NOT about me! This past year I thought I would have come to Kenya, get the drilling rig and just start drilling wells, but oh how wrong I was. God always sees the bigger picture and I am realizing it is even bigger than we can imagine. Proverbs 16:3 says \u201cCommit your work to the Lord and your Plans will be established.\u201d He has been faithful and at this time we have a bigger drilling rig than first thought, we have more connections in ministry, more connections with other drilling ministries and companies, and more of a knowledge of the need for water in Kenya. This year we plan to drill at least 12 water wells and it appears that we are well on our way to accomplish this goal.<br \/>\nThank you for your prayers, encouragement, and financial support that makes it possible for my family and I to be here. Together we are making a difference in a dry and thirsty land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tammy Talk<\/strong><br \/>\nI am so excited about this new year in Kenya. Last year we spent a lot of time adjusting to our surroundings and learning how to get from here to there. Although I know there will always be adjustments to make I am finally feeling more settled. I was sharing with the staff this week at Calvary Worship Center (our home church in Nairobi) how as a little girl I felt God calling me to World Missions. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to see if this is really true. I am so honored and blessed that God would call me and at the same time give me the desires of my heart.<br \/>\nOne day recently while I was praying I saw in my spirit a giant calendar that represented every month in 2016. Through out every month I could see these bright colored packages. Every package was wrapped in detail with a gigantic bow. After seeing this image I asked the Lord to please reveal to me what this meant. I felt the meaning came clear and I felt like it represented \u201cGod surprises are on the Way!\u201d Now I do not know about you but I love surprises, especially God ones. So it is with great expectation that I am going into this new year.<br \/>\nOur calendar is filling very quickly with many great things. We already have several water wells in the planning stage. God has opened up a door for me to mentor teenage and youth girls. Also Mike and I are very involved with the children\u2019s ministry here at Calvary Worship Center when we are in Nairobi. We have two college graduations this year. Our son Austin is graduating from Emmanuel in May and our daughter Michaela is graduating from Nursing School in September. I can already see many God surprises unfolding before my eyes! Our life is definitely different but in a great way. Sometimes when I worry about my children and family in the states I am reminded that the God who created all can take care of them much better than I. Thank you for your prayers and support! I believe as you have partnered with us that there are some God surprises for you in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joseph\u2019s Journey<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is hard to believe I am in my second semester of high school and that I am going to High School in Kenya! I think I have adjusted well even though at times I miss my life in the USA. Probably the most thing I miss is my family and friends. I have made new friends though and I have enjoyed getting involved with the sports at my school. I was so thankful that we got to go to the USA for Christmas. While there Mom and I celebrated our birthday at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. I turned 15 years old and Mom turned \u2026. well I guess I shouldn&#8217;t say. Now that we are back I have been busy most weeks practicing basketball, playing basketball and doing homework. I made the varsity basketball team so I have been pretty excited about that. I am looking forward to this year and all the opportunities that our family has at bringing water to those who do not have it. Thank you for believing in our family.<\/p>\n<p>Again thank you for all your support it is what keeps us on the field. We have a couple of teams coming this year to do some construction and children\u2019s ministry on some well sights. If you are interested in being a part just email us at tammytalk41@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/donations.iphc.org\/mcrae-michael-support-account\" ><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Support their ministry here!<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em>Photo Credit: Tammy McRae<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water for Nations by Michael, Tammy &amp; Joseph McRae Mike\u2019s Moments At this moment I am getting ready to travel for about three days to drill four water wells at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,4],"tags":[116,35,75,74,31],"class_list":{"0":"post-903","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-missionary-newsletters","7":"category-world-missions","8":"tag-116","9":"tag-africa","10":"tag-kenya","11":"tag-mcrae","12":"tag-missionary-newsletter","13":"entry"},"title_es":"McRae Newsletter: March el a\u00f1o 2016","content_es":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">Agua para las Naciones<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">por Michael, Tammy y Jos\u00e9 McRae<\/p>\r\n<strong>Momentos de Mike<\/strong> en este momento me estoy preparando para viajar durante unos tres d\u00edas para perforar cuatro pozos de agua en un campo de refugiados en la regi\u00f3n noroeste de Kenia. A pesar de que la ubicaci\u00f3n es cerca de 650 millas de carreteras est\u00e1n en tan mal estado, viaje est\u00e1 determinada por el tiempo no por la distancia. Si hay una cosa que he aprendido y tienen que seguir recordando a m\u00ed mismo es que esto no se trata de m\u00ed! El a\u00f1o pasado pens\u00e9 que habr\u00eda llegado a Kenia, conseguir el equipo de perforaci\u00f3n y acaba de empezar la perforaci\u00f3n de pozos, pero oh lo equivocado que estaba. Dios siempre ve el cuadro m\u00e1s grande y me estoy dando cuenta de que es a\u00fan m\u00e1s grande de lo que podemos imaginar. Proverbios 16: 3 dice \"A\u00f1ada su trabajo al Se\u00f1or y se establecer\u00e1n sus planes.\" \u00c9l ha sido fiel y en este momento tenemos una mayor plataforma de perforaci\u00f3n que se pensaba, tenemos m\u00e1s conexiones en el ministerio, m\u00e1s conexiones con otras perforaciones ministerios y empresas, y m\u00e1s de un conocimiento de la necesidad de agua en Kenia. Este a\u00f1o tenemos la intenci\u00f3n de perforar al menos 12 pozos de agua y parece que estamos en el camino correcto para lograr este objetivo. Gracias por sus oraciones, aliento y apoyo financiero que hace posible que mi familia y yo est\u00e9 aqu\u00ed. Juntos estamos haciendo una diferencia en una tierra seca y \u00e1rida. <strong>Tammy Talk<\/strong> Estoy muy entusiasmado con este nuevo a\u00f1o en Kenia. El a\u00f1o pasado pasamos un mont\u00f3n de tiempo para adaptarse a nuestro entorno y aprender c\u00f3mo llegar desde aqu\u00ed hasta all\u00ed. Aunque s\u00e9 que siempre habr\u00e1 ajustes que hacer fin me siento m\u00e1s estable. Estaba compartiendo con el equipo esta semana en el Centro de Culto Calvario (nuestra iglesia en Nairobi) la forma como una ni\u00f1a sent\u00ed que Dios me llama a Misiones Mundiales. A veces tengo que pellizcarme para ver si esto es realmente cierto. Estoy muy honrado y bendecido que Dios me llamaba y al mismo tiempo me dar\u00e1 los deseos de mi coraz\u00f3n. Un d\u00eda recientemente mientras estaba orando vi en mi esp\u00edritu un calendario gigante que representa todos los meses en 2016. A trav\u00e9s de todos los meses pude ver estos paquetes de colores brillantes. Cada paquete estaba envuelto en detalle con un arco gigantesco. Despu\u00e9s de ver esta imagen Le ped\u00ed al Se\u00f1or que por favor me revela lo que esto significaba. Sent\u00ed el significado lleg\u00f3 clara y sent\u00ed que representaba \"Dios sorpresas est\u00e1n en el camino!\" Ahora bien, no s\u00e9 ustedes, pero me gustan las sorpresas, especialmente los de Dios. Por lo tanto, es con gran expectativa de que voy en este nuevo a\u00f1o. Nuestro calendario est\u00e1 llenando r\u00e1pidamente con muchas grandes cosas. Ya tenemos varios pozos de agua en la etapa de planificaci\u00f3n. Dios ha abierto una puerta para que yo mentor de adolescentes y j\u00f3venes. Tambi\u00e9n Mike y yo estamos muy involucrados con el ministerio de ni\u00f1os aqu\u00ed en el Centro de Culto calvario cuando estamos en Nairobi. Tenemos dos graduaciones de la universidad este a\u00f1o. Nuestro hijo Austin se grad\u00faa de Emmanuel en mayo y nuestra hija Michaela se grad\u00faa de la escuela de enfermer\u00eda en septiembre. Ya puedo ver muchas sorpresas Dios se desarrollaba ante mis ojos! Nuestra vida es definitivamente diferente, pero en una gran forma. A veces, cuando me preocupo por mis hijos y la familia en los estados Me acuerdo que el Dios que cre\u00f3 todo puede hacerse cargo de ellos mucho mejor que yo Gracias por sus oraciones y apoyo! Creo que a medida que se han asociado con nosotros en que hay algunas sorpresas Dios para usted en 2016. <strong>El viaje de Jos\u00e9<\/strong> Es dif\u00edcil de creer que estoy en mi segundo semestre de la escuela secundaria y que voy a la escuela secundaria en Kenia! Creo que he adaptado bien a pesar de que a veces me olvido de mi vida en los EE.UU.. Probablemente el m\u00e1s que echo de menos es mi familia y amigos. He hecho nuevos amigos y aunque he disfrutado de involucrarse con los deportes en mi escuela. Estaba tan agradecido de que tenemos que ir a los EE.UU. para la Navidad. Si bien hay mam\u00e1 y yo celebramos nuestro cumplea\u00f1os en uno de mis restaurantes favoritos de M\u00e9xico. Me di 15 a\u00f1os de edad y vuelta MAM\u00c1 .... as\u00ed que supongo que no deber\u00eda decir. Ahora que estamos de vuelta He estado ocupado la mayor\u00eda de semanas practicando baloncesto, jugar al baloncesto y hacer la tarea. Hice el equipo universitario de baloncesto, as\u00ed que he estado bastante emocionado por eso. Estoy deseando que este a\u00f1o y todas las oportunidades que nuestra familia tiene al llevar agua a los que no lo tienen. Gracias por creer en nuestra familia. Una vez m\u00e1s gracias por todo su apoyo es lo que nos mantiene en el campo. Tenemos un par de equipos que vienen este a\u00f1o para hacer un poco de la construcci\u00f3n y el ministerio de ni\u00f1os en algunos lugares as\u00ed. Si usted est\u00e1 interesado en ser parte simplemente un correo electr\u00f3nico a tammytalk41@yahoo.com.\r\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/donations.iphc.org\/mcrae-michael-support-account\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">Apoyar su ministerio aqu\u00ed!<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\r\n<em>Cr\u00e9dito de la imagen: Tammy McRae<\/em>","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-ez","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}