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Students from the International School Dig into the WFor years our team has prayed or ministry opportunities at

the international school. As we seek to build relationships and trustwith students, staf, and parents, we’ve served in a variety o rolesincluding substitute teacher, tutor, cheerleading coach, and dramaassistant. As we have served, we have prayed or opportunities to

More Students Impacted as New Brackenhurst MiniStaff Arrive in Kenya

This year is of to a ast start in Kenya, and one o the places thatthis is evident is on our student ministries team. The Lord has answeredour prayer or more people to work with students in a dramatic ashion.Jason has stepped in as a male leader at youth group so he has beenmeeting with the student leaders, discipling guys in small group timeat youth group, and sharing some o the speaking responsibility or the

larger group. He has also jumped in to help out as the assistant coach othe Rosslyn varsity basketball team. Stephen and Andrew are pluggingin to student work by coaching rugby this spring.

Lexi joined the team in February and is already getting involved atthe international school. She is helping with the middle and high schoolspring plays, which will give her an opportunity to begin building rela-tionships in those circles. Michelle arrived this month and is beginningto work with the students at Rosslyn and is helping coach volleyball. Shehas years o experience in youth ministry in a church so working withthe missionary kids will be a natural t or her. We’ve added two more

student ministries staf that will be joining the team in August. We are so

Jason builds relationshipswith students on the

basketball court.

Amanda meets with girls romthe international school or Bible

Study each week.

go deeper with students. Thissemester the Lord has answered

this prayer and the rst ISK BibleStudy has started! Each weekAmanda and Lexi meet with 5 or6 girls and walk them throughthe book o John. Most o thegirls come rom Christian amilies and are trying to determine whatthis aith means to them personally. We are praying that these girlswould soon invite their non-Christian riends. The vast majority ostudents at the International School do not know Christ so we askthat you would pray that this group would continue to grow andreach out to students who need Jesus.

thank ul or the new team members that the Lord has brought to us so ar this year! We ask you tothat the Lord would give them many opportunities to get to know students, and that students in Nariobiwould come to know Christ!

These are the awesome student leaders or the youth group that

serves the international

community.

Brackenhurst Ministries Newsletter

Winter 2011



Rock climbing has always been a key component o our minis-try in Kenya. Not only does it provide great opportunities to build anddeepen relationships, but it is also a unique skill possessed by our teamthat enables us to serve the international community. In addition totaking people climbing outdoors, it has always been our dream to have

an indoor climbing gym in Nairobi. We hope to use it as a ministry basethat will give us a year round touch point or relational ministry. Sinceour camp and teambuilding acility is an hour away rom Nairobi, aRock Room will give us a place nearby where we can spend time withkids and young adults as well as market our camp and adventure pro-grams.

In late January, Stephen, Ja-son, and Andrew joined our teamand began working on the RockRoom project. They spent their rst month researching possiblelocations. They have looked at options including renting a spot in alocal mall and building a acility, both o which were very expensive.They have decided the best way orward is to rent an existing acil-ity so you can join us in praying or a building in the right locationwith the right building structure at a good price. As we completethe research, we will be able to put together an accurate budget orthis project; but or right now, we are estimating that we will need

$45,000 this year to complete this project. Would you consider giv-ing to this project so that more lives can be impacted in Nairobi?

Planning and registration or Camp BlueSky areully underway. This summer’s theme will be Rescue which

comes rom Colossians 1:13-14, “For He has rescued us romthe dominion o darkness and brought us into the kingdomo the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the

orgiveness o sins.” We are so looking orward sharing thenews o the redemption that we have through the Rescuer.

This summer we will have the opportunity to sharethe Good News o Jesus with the next generation o world

leaders as kids rom every corner o the globe come tocamp. The kids that come to camp are the children o po-litical, humanitarian,and business lead-ers rom all over theworld. What an awe-some opportunity theLord has given us toimpact these childrenand their amilies withthe Gospel. Please be

This summer our biggest nancial needor camp is unding to pay or the staf

who are serving at camp. Each week ocamp we have to pay $170 in room andboard or each o the staf, which addsup to almot $23,000 over the course othe summer. Would you consider giv-ing to enable a counselor to make adi erence in the lives of campers?$25 sponsors a counselor for a day$170 sponsors a counselor for a week $680 sponsors the counselors for aMountain Group for a week Please note on your check or on thePaypal note that the unds are or“Camp Staf accomodation.”

Send a Counselor to Camp

This summer’s camp staf begantheir preparation when they met at WinShape at Berry College or staf

retreat last month.

Rock climbing is a great way tobuild relationships with students

and adults rom all over the world .

Plans are Underway to Open A Climbing Gym in N

in prayer or Amanda and the leadership team as they develop thetheme, devotion guide, and camp program. Developing the mes-sage that we communicate to the campers is a huge responsibility.Also, please pray that the Lord would begin to prepare the hearts othe counselors or the work that they will be a part o this summer.

Camp BlueSky Prepares for a RESCUE this Summ

The Rock Room at our previousacility attracted both kids and adults rom many diferent

communities.



2010 Financial Report with Projected Needs for 20

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Operations Projects Full-Time Staf

2010 Donations : Total Donations = $462,755 2010 Expenses : Total Expenses = $420,236 Projected 2011 Expenses: Total = $478,000

Additional FundingNeeded to Support a

Growing Team By the end o 2011 we anticipateour team including 13 adults and2 children! We are so excitedabout how the Lord is growingour team and there ore growingour impact in Kenya. We’re alsoaware that this creates a need or

unding in both the Operationsand Full-Time Staf budgets. Our

biggest needs to care or the newstaf are:Housing $50,0002 Cars $20,000

Top Project FundingNeeds for 2011

Rock Room $45,000• To cover rent, building a basic

room, and gearCamp BlueSky $30,000• To cover staf accomodation

and program suppliesLand or Rehema $30,000• To purchase and irrigate land

as well as drill a well

We would like to say thank-you to everyone who was able tocontribute towards the 2010 Annual Campaign. We were ableto raise over $40,000 which enabled us to close out the yearon a positive note. We are so thank ul or the Lord’s provi-

sion and or your willingness to sacri ce so that this ministrycan continue to grow. Over the past ten years the Lord hasblessed the work o Brackenhurst Ministries immensely andwe are so excited to see what He is going to do in the uture!

2010 ProjectDonations

2010 ProjectExpenses

Western$82,205

Camp$41,198

Leadership$6,000

Ropes Course$10,000

Western$75,232

Camp$43,820

Leadership$9,097

Ropes Course$6,975

Our Student Ministry project totals were too low to register onthe pie graph. We received $500in donations and spent $258,plus several hundred dollars inpersonal expenses. Since we ex-pect this ministry to grow in 2011we would like to raise $1,000 tocover expenses.

This is only a partial nancial report. We would be happy to provide you with a ull nancial report uponrequest. Please email [email protected].



Over the past ew months we have nished several projectsat the Western Project that we would like to update you on. We justdrilled our 5th well at Mwibale Church and Academy. This churchstarted an Early Childhood Development center several years agoand now has over 100 students going up to the equivalent o 7th

grade. It is such a blessing to know that this community and thesechildren now have access to clean drinking water. Last summer wedrilled a well and bought land to irrigate at Chekulo church. Nowwe have provided them with irrigation equipment and instructionsso we are one step closer to having irrigated land that can grow

crops at that church.At Rehema Academy, we’ve beenable to work on several projects over the

Western Project UpdateI you would like to give tosupport our ministry in Kenya,you may mail checks to:Brackenhurst Ministries900 Westpark DriveSuite 300Peachtree City, GA 30269

You may also donate online atwww.brackenhurstministries.org.

We are now able to acceptstock donations throughMerrill Lynch. Please email ad-min@brackenhurstministries.

org or more in ormation.

For more requent updatesabout what the Lord is doingin Kenya, check out our blog!www.brackenhurstministries.blogspot.com.

The Rehema studentsare so thank ul or their

new shoes!

past couple o months. In January, wepurchased a 3 months supply o ood.

Shoes have been purchased or all o thestudents, meeting a huge need! We’vealso been able to have desks built orthe students. Through our sponsorshipprogram we have been able to send 15students who nished primary schoolat Rehema in December to area highschools.

Brackenhurst Ministries 900 Westpark DriveSuite 300 Peachtree City, GA 30269

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