Ryan :: Jayme :: Eden :: Lily

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Ryan and Jayme Kuenkel were married in December of 2005. Together they surrendered their lives to God, not yet knowing what His plan would be. They began serving God in student ministries at Grace Baptist Church, Mason Ohio. In 2008 they were blessed with their first little girl, Eden, and then in 2010 they were blessed with Lillian. They have enjoyed the learning process of being parents. The Kuenkels are a part of a team of believers from Grace Baptist Church. Their passion is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the Kenyan people. Through the local church, they will be establishing various methods of ministries in efforts to reach the Kenyan people more effectively. An area of ministry near to the hearts of Ryan and Jayme is to start a youth camp in the city of Mombasa. This camp will serve a variety of different purposes in efforts to reach the neglected youth in Kenya. Please pray for the Kuenkels in their pre-field ministry as they work to get to the field of Mombasa, Kenya.

Friday, September 17, 2010

LastNight

Last Night. Last night our little girl, Eden had her arms wrapped around my neck tightly as I held her in attempt to get her to fall back asleep. While I was holding her in my arms and hearing her small, God-given breaths I could not help but be in awe of how blessed we truly are! Knowing that every single breath we take is an act of His wonderful grace and mercy in our lives. While rocking back and forth in the rocking chair God brought to my mind some memories of the past year that I know only have His fingerprints written all over.


A Place to Call Home. God has graciously provided our family a place to live, rent-free, during our prefield ministry. A special thank you to my parents (Steve and Sandy Kuenkel) for opening up their home to help us save money, allowing us to get to Mombasa more quickly. Over the course of our prefield ministry this will save us over $25,000. Wow!


Free Car. One day when we were traveling up to Harrisburg, PA, with our team, to ABWE for our candidate class. The phone rang and the voice on the other end (who just so happened to be Jayme's dad-Jay Griffin) says, “We have been praying you and feel like God wants us to give your family a vehicle while you are on prefield.” I honestly didn’t have words to talk back as I was in shock of what I just heard. Several months prior we were praying about a vehicle, asking God to help provide, because the 2-door sports car was impractical to travel with a growing family. Praise God!


The Fam. Last night really reminded us to thank God for giving us two healthy, beautiful girls. (Eden-almost 2/ Lily-5months) Watching our little girls grow up is such a privilege and a blessing from our God.

You. As I put Eden back in her bed and gave her a kiss goodnight I started to walk out of the room and the last thing God brought to my mind was you, our partners. I stopped in the hallway to think of how many of you have prayed, served, encouraged and invested in the ministry God has called us to do. The overwhelming feeling of gratitude towards God filled my heart. We know God has specifically placed each and every one of you in our lives for a particular reason. Together we get to share and see the marvelous miracles God performs each and every day that shows His magnificent glory. We can't wait to be your hands and feet for God's glory in Mombasa Kenya. Together, we are at 31% of our needed support to go to Africa to share the good news of Jesus Christ.

[Part3of3 tomorrow.]
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