Season's Greetings from the Snyders

In July, we returned to Kenya and began our third term serving the Maasai with Christian Missionary Fellowship. After several weeks of searching and looking through 47 houses in Nairobi, we found the perfect home for us located within walking distance of the girls' school. We know that God answered our prayers. Thanks for being an important part of our prayer support team this past year!

In August, the girls started school at Rosslyn Academy, an international missionary school. This is their first experience outside of home school in Kenya, and the school has been a real blessing. Both girls love their teachers and classmates. Rebekah even started violin lessons. Lauren has benefited from special tutors, and we have really seen her reading skills improve. Thank you for your prayers for the safety and well-being of our children.

In October, our first group of visitors arrived from Franklin Christian Church near Nashville, Tennessee. They were a great encouragement both to us and Maasai believers as we introduced them to our life and ministry in Maasailand. We are grateful that the tragic events of September 11^th did not keep them from making this trip. When our supporting churches ask what they can do to raise missions awareness in their congregations, we say "send us a team!"

In November, we hosted our first group of visitors from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Suzie, Christianne, and Beverly treated and prayed with patients in the clinics, while Chris and Dave took part in a discipleship training program recently launched by our team. We hope to host many other medical folks in the coming years. Medical students and residents are now offered school credit for working in our CMF clinics under Dr. Suzie's supervision since she is on Vandy's faculty as Assistant Clinical Professor in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.