Patmos United Methodist Church

Patmos is blessed to have Wayne & Carroll Brown as part of our congregation.  For years they were missionaries in Africa.  Not long ago, they returned to Africa and some of their experiences are depicted on this page.  They will be returning to Africa in June, 2018.  During the trip they plan to visit the New Mercy Care Centre Academy and deliver dresses for the teachers.  Donations of summer dresses in sizes 8 to 14 in good condition are requested.

A Word from Wayne and Carroll

Patmos United Methodist Church was involved in East African Missions recently through several families that traveled to East Africa.

   Ole Kuney is a Maasai chief presiding over 2 million Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania.  He is a Christian doctor trained in eye surgery.  He trained at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center.  This summer he opened his village to the Patmos friends.  The Maasai school has over 800 high school students.  Families took basketballs and malaria medicine for the school.  Wayne Brown, a long time friend of Ole Kuney, asked the students what they most needed at the school.  Guess what they said?  One shy girl said they needed a fence to keep the leopards out of the school at night.  Patmos friends left their gifts and blessings and the promise to continue praying for them.   They have suffered this past year from severe draught.

   The Patmos group also spent time at the New Mercy Care Academy in the Mathare slum in Nairobi.  This is a primary school of nearly 200 children.  Women of Patmos crocheted washcloths for each child.  The teachers and children were so encouraged by the love and prayers of the visitors from America.  Patmos will remember these children as they struggle to survive in such dire circumstances.

   Patmos has been blessed by this international exchange of sharing God’s love!