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OUR FIRST TIME IN THE MEN’S PRISONGOD OPENS A DOOR In the past eleven years we have visited the Shikusa Boys Detention Center about 20 times. Every time we visit, we drive past the gate to the Shikusa Men’s Agricultural Prison and every time we have driven by I have […]
Day 3 – AN INCREDIBLE DAY Our poor team was operating on very few hours of sleep. We arrived at the Nairobi airport at 8pm sharp, but didn’t manage to get through customs until 10:30pm. The problem was the customs agents spotted all of our humungus bags, 29 in total, […]
Day 2 – An incredible day at the Deliverance Church in Mwiki DAY TWO: OUR FIRST DAY OF MINISTRY Our first day of ministry this morning began by visiting the Deliverance Church in an area of Nairobi called, Mwiki. In recent years this church has hosted several of our medical […]
Hello Dear Worldcomp Friends: As you may know I had to cancel my trip to Kenya due to my health, but to my great joy my son-in-law, Jeremiah Siers, received a clear word from the Lord to go in my place. He is now leading the team for our August […]
Today we went downtown to the open air Masai Market. When an American approaches the market, an army of hawkers comes to meet you before you reach the gate. Each one trying to get a rope around you and drag you to their display. I am used to this so […]
Our morning began with the killing of a snake at Nancy Odwaro’s house. In the 40 years we have been coming to Kenya we have never seen a snake, let alone killed one. It was a small but deadly snake, the kind that coils up and can jump for long […]
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 […]
Just before I preached today I was interrupted by my interpreter. He told me he was sorry but there was a little 9-year-old girl who was very insistent that I allow her to come up on the platform and polish my shoes. She told the church staff that the Lord […]
This morning Valerie had a meeting with the 16 women who have been bringing water to the site. They carry it on their heads from three quarters of a mile away and are paid by the bucket. Valerie gave each one a white rose. Most of them have never had […]
Let me try to tell you the story of the land on which the orphanage is being built. This will not be the kind of story you read about every day and could easily be dismissed as unbelievable. This land was purchase by Simeon and Mary Obayo several years ago. […]
