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Hunger
The doctor’s office was simple and bleak. The walls were empty except for the chipping beige paint on stone walls connected to a stone floor. There were two worn cots with a simple white sheet on each one and a small wooden desk with a chair on either side. This was the room where a young Somali mother brought her dying, infant son and the room where I came face to face with a malnourished baby. This wasn’t an infomercial and there were no famous actors and film crews pleading to me through the television. Less than a foot away from me…
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Our African Cow
I own part of a cow in Africa. I was thinking of her today and what a beautiful cow she is. I haven’t seen her but she is beautiful because of God’s story in her. Like so many of us – beautiful because of God’s story in us. In June, we went to Kenya to spend time with our friends and our partners. On the second morning, our partner Joel picked us up to take us to the House of Hope. ‘How did you sleep last night, Joel?’ I asked. ‘Not so well. Our cow. She died.’ Thinking my broken…
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On the Road
I leave for Kenya Monday morning at 9:30 am. The team covets your prayers for safe travels and for God to bless every aspect of our trip. I am traveling with four others for a 11 day trip to our partner country, Kenya. Although we will not be working directly with our partner school on this trip, we will be working with some missionaries there that we have connected with on our previous trip. Our Itinerary: Depart Monday, June 1st Arrive in Nairobi on Tuesday night and travel to the town of Naivasha Work at the House of Hope orphanage…
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Bring a Smile to a Child
A couple of weeks ago I returned from Kenya and an amazing trip with Africa Exchange. We went to visit our partner school in Ngerenya, Kilifi, Kenya. We had an amazing visit with the community leaders, parents, and children. What a blessing to see in person what God is doing through this wonderful community dedicated to kingdom work in their community. I’ll write more soon. Please check out my pictures from the trip. One of the tasks of our trip was to build a swingset for the children. It was an amazing joy to help those children take their first…