Tag Archives: kenya

Being on staff at a church, I experience emotions ranging from apathy to frustration when it come to punctuality. It seems that a lot of people are late. It happens on Sunday morning. It happens on Wednesday night. It happens. … Continue reading →

On our first Sunday in Kenya, Dr. Wellington Mutiso, the preacher at Athi River Baptist Church was effusive in his appreciation for our having come. He said that we had heard their “Macedonian Call.” Not being well versed on Acts … Continue reading →

On my first day in Athi River, I left my cell phone in my hotel room. I had turned off the wireless on it, and you’d be amazed at the battery life. I haven’t charged it in four days, and … Continue reading →

In the United States, it is unusual to encounter a small area where a Home Depot and Lowe’s are across the street from each other. Could you imagine them behind side by side? I was surprised when, on the way … Continue reading →

Another tale of our way to Athi River on Sunday starts thusly: Our driver leans over to Kerry, sitting the front seat. He leans from right to left, which I am wholly unfamiliar with. Since Kerry had been on the … Continue reading →

We are staying in a suburb of Nairobi called Lavington Green. One of our ministry sites is just down the road in a neighboring city named Kawangware, but the place we’re spending days for the first half of our trip … Continue reading →

First night prayers were rife with phrases such as “multiply our rest” and “refresh us”. It had been a long day of travel and we had two worship services in the morning that were going to be longer than those … Continue reading →

I thought I would be able to get more work done on the long plane rides over. Two seven-hour legs with a four-hour layover. I had anticipated the lack of power in the seats, but I did not plan on … Continue reading →

It seems like last week, but sometime around May of last year, Jeff Anderson approached me to ask if I would consider joining Grace Church on their mission trip to Kenya. I won’t get into the general specifics of the … Continue reading →