Tomorrow morning all six of us Rurups and Tim Lang, our short term OFM videographer, will pile into our trusty old Land Rover and drive up to Kapsowar.  The journey will take us down into the Great Rift Valley and up the Mau Escarpment on the other side and into North Western Kenya.  We’ll cross some thick rain forests on our way up into the Cherangani Hills, though with elevations well over 13,000 ft, some would call them mountains.

There is a hospital there, and a Doctor with five children.  This is our first family production and we’re looking forward to capturing the ministry of this rural mission hospital and of the ministry of Dr. Paul Larson and his family. Pray for our trip, we’ll be gone about a week.

-Ted

2 years ago I wrote down a conversation I had with one of the boys.
“Look at that cloud, Mommy!”
“Yeah, sport, Daddy calls that the ‘anvil’ and he avoids flying through the gap between the top part and the bottom part of that cloud!”
“Why, Mom?”
“Son, the winds are too stormy there, too much up and down and sideways winds all mixed up together. Not good for keeping wings on.”

Three millenia ago, a similar conversation:
“Mama, look at the cloud!”
“Yes, my son, Papa calls that the “sign”.”
“Why, Mama?”
“Son of my right hand, you see as well as I do, the cloud is moving again. You know what Papa says. Cloud moves-we move. Roll up the blanket, and pull up the tent pegs for me.”

Familiar with the story? But to some small degree, I am living inside it! My quiet life can’t compare with the true story of a whole nation led out of slavery long ago, literally following a moving cloud that stopped and hovered wherever they needed to make camp. God’s command became visible guidance for them.
I am so grateful for my husband following that cloud! He was willing to move us to Nairobi if that is what it took to do the job he saw in his spirit’s eye. Now gratitude is melting over my vision, putting a glint of gold on even our failures and making the good stuff glow. I wish to tell everyone to join us, and from my heart to thank those who have demonstrated for us cloud-gazing and God-following. I am glad God cares enough to give us ideas and courage. I am so thankful for the encouragement from other people.
Many people hold in their hearts a secret, sacred thought of what they want to be when they grow up, even if they are already grown up. We are no exception. When we decided to move to this capital city of Kenya, we gave up on some of our specific “secret” hopes. But God surprised us once we got into the work here, revealing to us that some of the very things we thought we were giving up, were actually going to be a significant part of On Field Media’s niche.
AIM’s OFM is the path for this part of our journey, and a varied group of Christians have been the supplier. This “hike” required gear and food, which supporters have purchased. We wish so much those praying and giving could see the view we see from here. With every new turn in the road, we get farther from what we knew before and must trust God to teach us what we need to know. Sometimes he operates on a need to know basis. Thank you!

-Liisa