Thank you for your prayers for the following:
1. Neil's travel to Nairobi on March 24th.
Torrential rains have been flooding Nairobi and damaging roads in March 2026.
- Pray for safe travel, both to and from Kenya as well as on the dangerous roads within Kenya.
2. Overcoming jet lag in Nairobi.
Friends in Nairobi adopted Neil and Ruth Thielke as the American grandparents for their children. The family will visit Thielkes in May and June and will speak at The Church in the Pines, Alexandria at one of our Monday night small group meetings.
- Pray for Neil to have a great visit with our friends in Nairobi as he overcomes jet lag
3. Reach Out to the Children of Kenya (ROCK) - Sponsor a child for $25/month ($300/year)
Neil visits each ROCK child and their caregiver every year in Kenya, updating their stories, prayer requests, and pictures. If the children do not attend their interview for 2 years in a row, they lose their ROCK support. We need to stay in touch with them and know that the help we send is actually getting into the hands of their caregivers and being used for the child's needs. After Neil returns, Ruth sends the updates to their sponsors in the USA.
- Pray for the children to show up for their ROCK interviews so they can remain on ROCK support.
- Pray especially for good health for the children and their caregivers.
4. Installing Sound Systems in Riverside Ministries Churches - $1,500 each
After the generous response to Neil's Facebook request in November, 2025, funds have come in for 20 sound systems for small churches in Kenya's remote villages. 13 of those systems have already been installed. Pastors have been expressing their thankfulness saying that church attendance, especially among the youth, has grown dynamically. Kenyans love to worship Jesus! Exuberant worship is their gift to the body of Christ! There are at least 30 more Riverside Ministries churches needing sound systems.
- Please pray for sound Biblical teaching in the Riverside Ministries churches as their membership is increasing, especially among the young people. Pastors are amazed at the goodness of God and are so thankful for the generous contributions from Christians they have never met. Tears of joy are shed as their churches are filled with music, singing, and dancing, as they worship Jesus!
5. Teaching in Churches and 2 Church Leadership Conferences
After completing the ROCK interviews, Neil will be joined by our friend, Jim Hallaway, pastor of Relayt Church in Menagha, MN. They will travel north teaching in churches and 2 Church Leadership conferences for Riverside Ministries churches. One of the conferences will be on a Ugandan island in Lake Victoria, a few hours by boat from shore.
- Pray that the Holy Spirit will speak through Neil and Jim.
- Pray for strength, healing, and energy for their translator, Francis.
- Pray that the Holy Spirit will help the church leaders embrace the key elements of the teachings.
Thank you so much for your prayers! Each time you pray, you are accompanying Neil and Jim on their trip, as the Holy Spirit's presence is released in power, authority, and love.