cason & colleen: The Kingdom of Heaven is Near

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The Kingdom of Heaven is Near

We have had a wonderful weekend and are plowing ahead into the week. We had some kids from the Baby Centre over to the house again this Saturday and Sunday met with the Ngata AGC church council. It is amazing how missions minded the church is and how much compassion they have on their community. We really enjoyed meeting them all and hearing about their vision for the church. After the fellowship Cason went to play a football (soccer) match with some guys who have put together a team near Ngata. His team lost, but Cason has really enjoyed getting to know the guys and is excited about the opportunity to have a positive impact on their lives. He's got more practice this week and another game next weekend!

We have some good news from the Baby Center! Elizabeth and Isaac were adopted today and later this week little Timo will be going to a home as well (see photos of these kids at left). Praise God! Both mothers were very excited to take their new children home and both brought an entourage of friends and family to welcome the new addition. Please pray hard that these new parents will be compassionate and understanding of the major transition the children (esp the older two) will go through. And thank the Lord that some orphans how have Christian homes to grow up in!

As mentioned in our last post, the Baby Center received one and a half month old triplets last week. Click HERE to see some photos of Benjamin, Caleb, and Lydia. Also, if you can't get enough of the kids, click HERE for another album from a sunny afternoon with the children. People have been asking if Cason actually does anything here since all the pictures are of kids, so we'll try to get some of the office, his co-workers, and his soccer team up soon. : )

Last night Cason and I attended a Bible Study for missionaries from all over Nakuru. Close to 30 people came and many different nationalities were represented. There were quite a few from Denmark, and also some from Germany, Ethiopia, the Faroe Islands, Ireland, and the US. we loved hearing all of the accents and sharing our commonality in our mission and love of Christ. Alice Vanderhoof gave the message on Matthew 9 and 10. One of the major points that really hit home with us, was the message that Jesus sent out with His disciples: "The Kingdom of Heaven is near." We had a great discussion about what that meant, and we were both convicted to live our lives more in light of that truth.

The Kingdom of Heaven is near - what an amazing and exciting statement! And how motivating! Just as true 2,000 years ago as it is right now. It is near... are you ready?

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About us

We’re Cason & Colleen. We met at Taylor University in Indiana, and started dating while studying abroad in Ireland in 2004. We got married a few years ago and since then we’ve been enjoying journeying with the Lord together.

For photos and videos mostly of our kids, you can find us on Facebook (Colleen & Cason), Instagram (Colleen & Cason), or Youtube.

We started this blog in 2009 before we left to work in Kenya, but now that we’re back, we’re going to try to keep it updated with what is going on in our lives. We were in Kenya for almost a year and a half, and while we were there, Cason worked as the treasurer for a mission organization, and Colleen worked at an orphanage for 0-4 year old children. Cason also helped organize a local soccer team, and we both led a local church youth group.

We returned to the US in December 2010 and spent a few months based at Colleen’s parent’s home in Wooster, Ohio, while we figured out what was next for us. We were trying to seek the Lord during that time, but it was/is difficult to know what to do, especially with all that has happened in our lives the last few months in Kenya (see our blog archive).

The first few months in Wooster, Cason continued to work remotely as the treasurer for the mission, while Colleen helped care for the family puppies. (Cason ran the puppy blog, DoodlesbyRosie).

After taking some time to travel and visit friends and family, we ended up moving to Danville, Kentucky, south of Lexington, to be closer to Colleen's extended family and some good friends. Cason works in the finance department at the local hospital, and Colleen has been substitute teaching and volunteering at the humane society. We've gotten involved at a local church, and are loving the community there. We're also in the process of adopting domestically, and have revived the blog, in part, to document those proceedings.