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Resting In the Arms of Jesus I thought I would give everyone a rest from my daily blogs, but I do appreciate the fact that so many of you are following us on our journey. Valerie and I couldn’t be more pleased with what has happened so far on this […]
Today we made the long and perilous journey across town to visit our friends at DANSO. I say “long and perilous” because it was 2 ½ hours of driving though some of the worse areas of Nairobi. Miles and miles of slum areas littered with trash and horrid smells. And […]
HOME OF GRACE ORPHANAGE, NAIROBI KENYA Val and I spent the day with the children at the home of grace orphanage just beyond the Dagoretti Slums in Nairobi. Oh how we love these wonderful children. They were beyond anxious to see us because yesterday we had to cancel due to […]
There is a story about a Kenyan man who became the assistant manager at a large department store in Kisumu. He worked for a rather harsh Asian man who was very demanding. One day while the assistant manager was in the office the phone rang. When he answered the phone, […]
The attached photo is of a little five-year-old girl who came to the altar during the worship service at the Kimbo All Nations Church. She came up on her own and gently knelt down and prayed for a full 20 minutes. There was nothing pretentious about her prayer. Just watching […]
We spent the day today taking care of Valerie’s health. Since the day we arrived she has been on a variety of antibiotics for several ailments. The tropical climate of Kenya seems to activate bacteria and viruses in her system at a rapid rate. For years she has worked hard […]
I trust you will forgive me if I devote one blog to informing you of our financial needs for this 2½ months in Kenya. During the times when we are in Kenya we have special short-term financial needs due to the many things we do. It has been our practice […]
The highlight of our day was our visit to the women who run souvenir shops just outside the Uchumi grocery store three blocks from our apartment. We have been visiting these women for five years now and Valerie has become a special sister to them all. On many occasions there […]
We are in the process of meeting with all of our WorldComp leaders, one couple at a time. Each night during this week we are having them over for dinner to talk. Valerie and I are so blessed to be able to work with these lovely people. They are at […]
We made our way through the narrow corridors of the Kibera Slums, being very careful not to slip in the mud and fall into one of the ditches which were running swiftly with slim and sewage. The heavy rains of last night had turned the whole place into a mud […]