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Yesterday we sat down with the board of directors for the Solid Rock Widows Center. Seated around the table were six women who’s lives have been marked by great loses and intense pain. Somehow that pain has not destroyed them or made them bitter. On the contrary they are truly […]
Woke up this morning feeling a little weak, but both Valerie and I are over our stomach issues. Hallelujah! Thanks for your prayers and a little ciprofloxin. The most significant event of the day happened as Nancy Odwaro, Valerie and I were driving from the widows center to Kisumu. We […]
It’s raining in Kakamega! People in Seattle don’t know the meaning of the word “rain”. For the last few hours the rain has been so loud that you can’t even carry on a conversation. This is the first rain that Kakamega has seen for several months, so there is celebration […]
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE: We are sitting in the Nairobi Airport waiting for our Flight to Kisumu. We have just come from the area of town called Kayole. It is on the extreme eastern edge of town. For the last 4 years we have […]
VAL’S FATHER HAS GONE HOME: We awoke this morning with some sad news. Valerie’s father, George, has passed away. We were hoping that he would rally and hold on until we returned to the states but the Lord’s timing is always perfect. He died peacefully while his brother, Dick, was […]
The Kenyans reminded us today of our Kenyan Names, which were given to us years ago when a group of Kenyans put their heads together. Val’s Kenyan name is “Viguza” and mine is “Okoth”. Viguza is a Luya name that means “Seed Planter” and Okoth is a Luo name for […]
BEAUTY FOR ASHES: Today was a special day for us as we set out to visit Lenana School and the Home of Grace Orphanage. The children of Lenana School were waiting for us at the gate. As we entered the compound they cheered for Mama Valerie. Several weeks ago, when […]
First of all I want to thank Melinda Jolly for heading up our prayer covering. She and a group of volunteers have commuted to keeping us in prayer during the next few months. And believe me, we can feel it! For several days Valerie was suffering from and unexplained high […]
CHURCH KENYA STYLE It was off to Church today in the Eastern part of Nairobi with our team of nurses and many of our Worldcomp leadership team. We celebrated with one of our favorite Kenyan churches, The Mwiki Deliverance Church. Valerie stopped by the restroom to wash her hands and […]
Donna Leland wrote the following message to us yesterday. I felt I should pass it on to our friends: Good morning Vicknairs, As I was out for my morning walk, the Lord began to speak to me about “fishes and loaves”. We have so little compared to the vastness of […]