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Fulfillment
We are heading back to Kenya after a “quick trip” to the States and Canada. Several highlights stand out: The Stasi tribe. We visited Luke and Brittany and family, now together with their six children AT HOME (where they belong!) … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Cultures, development, DOVE Africa Center, Family, Inspiration, Justice, Missions, Personal
Tagged cultural reflections, DOVE Africa Center, inspirational, justice, missions, personal updates
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At the 11th Hour
Tensions were high among nomadic tribes in northeastern Kenya. The Boran and the Gabra had started a revenge cycle. It was a familiar pattern among tribes in the area. This time, a Boran man suspected to be a cattle thief … Continue reading
Posted in Cultures, development, Inspiration, Justice, Life Matters, Missions, Personal, Prayer
Tagged Kenya, prayer
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Healing for Kenya
Kenya’s 16th Prayer Breakfast in Nairobi on Thursday was an historic event. Kenya’s President and his deputy (Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto) publicly asked for forgiveness from the opposition leaders, Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka. Relief and excitement were bursting … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Cultures, development, Justice, Kenya politics, Prayer
Tagged changed thinking, cultural reflections, justice, Kenya
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Restored
God’s favor as regards the Prayer Center has been quite evident in the last several months. However, we are totally in awe of what happened this week: a ten-meter-wide strip of land part of the way up our property border … Continue reading
Water!
It finally happened. After going 300 meters into the ground, the rig that was drilling on the DOVE land in Nairobi hit a gushing water aquifer. The Prayer Center property will certainly have plenty of this precious commodity. We are … Continue reading
Unprecedented
You might have heard in the news that Kenya’s recent elections in which President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner have been cancelled. The Supreme Court gave a ruling that the elections were not carried out according to the Constitution, … Continue reading
Posted in Cultures, development, Justice, Kenya politics, Prayer, Uncategorized
Tagged choice, cultural reflections, elections, justice, Kenya, personal updates
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FIRE!
We don’t usually share news updates on the blog, but this time we will because of a devastating report from one of the Springs of Africa-sponsored schools here in Nairobi (pictured several years ago). When a fire ravaged through Kibera … Continue reading
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Full Circle
Living for three months in Costa Rica during my college years was a significant experience, to say the least. It was there that I fell in love with another culture and was imprinted with a passion for the developing (or … Continue reading
Posted in Cultures, development, Missions, Personal
Tagged cultural reflections, missions, personal updates, poverty, renewed mind
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Like a Child: Who Daddy Says I Am
Knowing who I am in Christ seems to be a really big deal in Christendom these days. I am not sure why it is so hard to convince us, but many of us apparently have a chronic identity crisis and … Continue reading
Posted in Child-like, development, Family, Inspiration, Personal
Tagged changed thinking, child development, Child-like, family, inspirational, renewed mind
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Reading and Fund-Raising
Hardly a weekend goes by in Nairobi without people being out on some kind of a walk or run for a worthy cause. You can read the t-shirts: ‘Heart Run.’ ‘Save the Elephants.’ ‘Cancer Awareness Walk.’ It’s all good! As … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Bible Read-a-Thon, development, Missions
Tagged Bible, devotional, missions
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