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Today we made the journey from Kakamega to Nairobi. I am sitting in the Kisumu airport right now typing this. Before we could leave Pastor Simeon Obayo had to take us over for a tour of the Pendo Nursery at the church. Valerie and I didn’t even know that this […]
Hello Friends: On this Valentine weekend, Valerie and I want you to know that we love you very much. I didn’t write last night because we fell into bed right after dinner. We were very tired, so I am up at 3am writing to you. SHIKUSA BOYS DETENTION CENTER What […]
MEDICAL CAMP – WIDOWS CENTER – MAJENGO When we arrived today at the widows center we found several hundred people waiting outside for medical treatment. The first man I greeted was a Muslim man who I welcomed with a passionate embrace. When the Bible says, “Love conquers all” it is […]
Today we took the morning flight from Nairobi to Kisumu to get ready for our medical camp at the Widows Center tomorrow. At the Kisumu airport we met Nancy Odwaro and drove to the city of Necatch, about an hour out of Kisumu. We were on our way to have […]
ALL THY TEDIOUSNESS BESTOWED ON ME Today we needed all the prayers of the saints to weave our way through the day. It all began yesterday when we went with Kathy Pryor to the Ministry of Lands to try to secure a new lease on the YWAM compound in Mombasa. […]
PLEASE PRAY FOR US TOMORROW Tomorrow morning we will go with Kathy Pryor down to the Ministry of Lands to meet with government officials about the paperwork for the YWAM base in Mombasa. The local tribe, called Degos have come to the base and told them that their 99 year […]
About ten years ago a group of enthusiastic Christians set out to build a new church in an area of Nairobi called Kayole. They faced some challenges because the area is a very poor part of town on the extreme edge of the city. It is also an area densely […]
WE ARE IN A REAL JAM HERE The city of Nairobi is one of the most congested cities in the world. There are 8 million here in the day and only 3 million at night. That means each morning and each night 5 million people are trying to get in […]
We went to the airport last night to pick up the nursing team from Northwest University. While we were waiting we hooked up with a guy named Mike Hyodo who is hosting the team in his home here in Nairobi. He had his two daughters with him. From the moment […]
Hello Again Friends and Family: I haven’t written for a few days. We have taken the last few days to get settled in our new apartment. The sign said “furnished”, but furnished is a relative term. We went out yesterday and filled our van with needed food and household items. […]