Ken and Maz Brown: January 2015

Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Back to school

So I can tell schools are back and the Nairobians who left Nairobi for Christmas are back in town as the journey home from school today which can take 5 minutes, if there is no traffic, took 2 hours!

And after every corner it just got worse and worse.

And worse

Still it could be worse. The car in front of me was being towed

And whilst queuing my friends were in the queue coming the opposite way so we were able to catch up in a rare moment in Nairobi when we both had our windows down.

Thursday, 1 January 2015

Such Fun!

Having family around at Christmas has been just so lovely. Maz's parents have been out here for the last 3 weeks and we have shared so many good times and amazing memories together. Ken is diving them back to the airport now and I hadn't quite prepared myself for the flood of tears and how the children would react when they left - Audrey even had her biggest nosebleed ever! We are feeling sad and very empty here as we will now think about packing up the room they were staying and taking down the homemade Christmas tree and decorations. And we will look forward to the next visitors to come. Here are a few of some of our favourite memories.

When our visitors first arrived

A MAF flight to visit LARK a charity mum and dad support in Eldoret

Milking the cows at Sunrise Acres on holiday

Opening Christmas presents outside on Christmas day.

Watching the elephants at the Elephant Sanctuary

3 Gorgeous monkeys - I mean, children!

Feeding the giraffes from our hands or mouths!!

Nairobi National Park

Last Family Selfie before our goodbye's.

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Ken’s first exposure to overseas mission was in the mid-90s when he was a management accountant for a Christian charity in Egypt. While there, he was significantly impacted by a speaker at a spiritual retreat who talked of the great need for accountants and other professionals to help missionary organisations be good stewards of their resources. Ken felt very clearly that he was being called to return to the UK to gain additional professional experience to prepare him to return overseas. When he returned to the UK, he felt guided by God to find a job specifically in Oxfordshire and it was here that he met his future wife Maz.

Maz had recently returned from her second period of overseas mission, this time in rural Malawi. Our shared passion meant that we made lifestyle choices which we trusted would one day allow us to return overseas for a number of years with our three children Audrey (17/6/03), Elijah (11/4/05), Edith (11/12/06).

Ken has 16 years’ senior management experience, the last 9 of which have been as Finance/Corporate Services Director of a national Christian charity which works with ex-offenders. Although it has been difficult leaving such a great charity, Ken and Maz firmly believe that God has provided this exciting opportunity with MAF to help fulfil their calling.

Now based in Nairobi, Ken is responsible for the finances of MAF in Kenya, ensuring that scarce resources are put to good use so that MAF can reach as many isolated people as possible. Maz is exploring opportunities to put her teaching and communications skills to good use to help bring physical and spiritual care to those who need it most.