:: eden turns ONE ::

i cant believe our little princess is already one year old!! it seems like we were just bringing her home from the hospital...time flies! she has changed so much over this past year which is crazy to think about as well! from just laying there and sleeping all day to now shes such a busy girl-crawling everywhere, almost walking everywhere, talking all the time - shes just growing up so fast! its so fun to watch her!

saturday we had a big birthday party for her - a monkey birthday for the monkey lover! she did so good. she was interested in all her gifts-it was so cute watching her expressions as we opened each one. and because she isnt too fond of getting her hands dirty she did not dive into her cake and make a huge mess like most one year olds do-but after we gave her a spoon to use she dove right in! so cute!

thank you God for the great year you have given us with little Eden!

:: our little monkey ::

eden got to experience her first halloween this year! last year at this time she was still hanging out in mommy's belly-OVERDUE!! :)because eden really likes monkeys, we thought it was only fitting for her to be a little monkey for halloween. we went out with her best friends - kennedy and claire boon and their cousins caloway and norah. we had a lot of fun-although eden was good to go after the first house handed out lollipops! im sure next year she'll be much more into trick-or-treating and getting more candy! :)

:: pray for a US MARINE ::

jayme's sister, katie, married Paul in November 2007. he is a part of the US Marines and is based out of Jacksonville, NC. this week his troop got deployed to Afghanistan for seven months. please take a moment to pray for him and the guys he is with-that God would watch over them and bring them home safely.

also please pray for katie and all the other wives and families left behind during this time. katie is such a strong woman but it is still SO hard for her. pray that God would give her the comfort and peace she needs for the next several months.
THANK YOU!!!

:: BERACHAH BAPTIST CHURCH ::

sunday evening we were able to spend some time with pastor lamar ferrell and his congregation at Berachah Baptist Church in Middletown, Ohio-with the whole team. they were having their missions banquet competition. each class got together and made food from a particular people group (such as african, german, polynesian, etc) - team kenya were the judges for this intense competition. there was TONS of food-lots of great stuff! we were stuffed. turns out we voted the polynesian group as the winners!

during this time shantelle and ryan and i were able to share our testimonies. actually ryan and i missed the morning service here since we were at another church that morning-the rest of the team was able to share in the morning.

we had a great time visiting with the people here-they were all so nice and inviting. THANK YOU for having us Berachah Baptist Church. you all were truly a blessing to us!
www.placeofblessing.com

:: CELEBRATION BAPTIST CHURCH ::

we were invited to visit Celebration Baptist Church in West Chester, Ohio. we have known Pastor Rick Groover and his family for several years-ever since they moved to Ohio in 2000. we had a great time getting to see them and the ministry God has blessed them with. celebration baptist church was definitely a blessing to us while we were there-we were able to talk to so many encouraging people.

this month is missions month at the church - so every Sunday they have another missionary come and share their ministry. ryan taught in the Sunday School hour then for the church service hour we gave our testimonies and shared our DVD. it was a great service and I am so glad we were able to be a part of it!

THANK YOU Groovers and Celebration Baptist Church!!!
www.celebratehim.org

:: FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH ::

tonight we had the opportunity to visit FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH in colerain, ohio. it is actually where my aunt and uncle-marla and dave veatch attend. while we were there we met so many friendly people that we actually had connections with that we didn't know about before.

ryan and i shared our testimonies and showed the dvd and then ryan did a great job presenting our ministry and giving a message. he always does! afterwards we were able to talk to many of the members - it was just so encouraging to us how kind and generous these people are. knowing that all these people will be praying for us is so encouraging!

we hope we were a blessing to these people as much as they were to us!

:: lots of stuff ::

we have been staying busy with lots of great things lately. never a dull moment! we are thankful to where the Lord has us in our lives right now.i know i say this every time but eden is just growing up so fast-it's amazing all the changes that happen to this little body in just one year! she just turned 11 months a couple days ago! cant believe it! she has experienced lots of new things and accomplishing a lot this last month. she went to Kings Island for the first time and actually got to ride a few rides-as little as she is! she is starting to repeat words now-which is so cute! "ball" being one of her favorites. eden is walking pretty good with her walker toys-not on her own yet, but that will come soon enough im sure! she went to the pumpkin farm with her nana and papaw and had lots of fun there and then the other day we got to go to another pumpkin farm with all her friends. she is lots of fun and definitely keeps us busy with her curiosity and busyness.

as far as ryan and i-we have stayed busy with the NANC classes in mid-September and the KCA banquet we attended. also we are in the process of learning Swahili. ryan also just finished the project for church-creating a very large cut-out of the world map to hang on the wall and display all the missionaries that Grace Baptist of Mason supports around the world. it looks pretty amazing if i don't say so myself! :)

we have a few churches we were able to make appointments with this month-so we are very excited about meeting with them. please pray as we present our ministry that God would touch hearts and that we might be a blessing to those churches.

:: eden is going to be a BIG SISTER! ::

we just found out that we are expecting our second!! eden is going to be a big sister! i am due april 24th-which is the day after ryan's birthday! we will keep you updated on the pregnancy process!

won't be long until eden turns one! i cant believe it. her and her little brother/sister will be 18 months apart when this little one is born!

:: condo for sale ::

check out the pics and if you are interested contact us for further details!! ryankuenkel@team-kenya.com - 513-309-8129

:: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH ::

yesterday we were able to visit Temple Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Ohio. jayme's mom's aunt and uncle-and cousins-are members there. it was a great visit with the people there. everyone was so kind - it was a blessing to be there.

ryan was able to give a brief testimony in the morning service then in the evening service we both gave our testimonies, presented the ministry, and ryan preached a message. we were able to visit with the Norman family in the afternoon as she prepared lunch for us and her family-and Pastor Goudy and his wife Leigh came as well. it was a great time for all of us! jayme's parents also came to the evening service - thanks for your support!

thank you to Temple Baptist Church for all your kind words, generosity, and encouragement!