Tag Archives: personal updates

Here we go!

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Omondis In Kenya

Twenty twenty-two is actually here. There were no great plans to welcome it. It just came rather unobtrusively. We still don’t know what it will bring, given the experiences of the last two years. Should we be excited or sad? … Continue reading →

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In the midst of everything, give thanks!

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Omondis In Kenya

We are honored to be in the U.S. for Thanksgiving for the first time in many years!  Across the country, turkeys are roasting while roads and airports are jammed full. Even though its inception was perhaps on faulty grounds, Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

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God’s Healing Garden

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Omondis In Kenya

Some of the herbs I have found to be helpful in staying healthy are readily available. In fact, quite often we throw away some of these very vital ingredients. Corn silk is one of these; papaya seed is another. These … Continue reading →

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A Lump of Figs

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Omondis In Kenya

I walked into the doctor’s office armed with my latest PSA results. After giving the result slip to the receptionist, I knew they were now in my personal file that the doctor was holding. “How are you today, Reverend?” Professor … Continue reading →

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A dark night

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Omondis In Kenya

I recently went through a very dark night. Not a season of life, but a ten-hour debacle in the night hours. For some unknown reason, my back had snapped, and pain was piercing through my body with every tiny move. … Continue reading →

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Fulfillment

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Omondis In Kenya

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 →

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Back Home

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Omondis In Kenya

After spending the last two weeks of March with the wonderful DOVE International family, we set out from Pennsylvania to see the world. (Well… maybe not the whole world! But we did get into 14 different U.S. States). Thirty nights … Continue reading →

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Loss

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Omondis In Kenya

Using the words “my late brother” is shocking and painful. On Saturday April 7, we celebrated the life of my late brother, David Diener. The day after his death was Easter. The day after that, his 67th birthday. David had … Continue reading →

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Photos of children needed

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Omondis In Kenya

Calling all photographers, moms and dads, lovers of children and lovers of all things inspirational: I am in need of photos of children that can be used to illustrate the theme “Child-Like Faith”. Just about any picture of a child-in-action … Continue reading →

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TOO Many “Christmas-es”

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Omondis In Kenya

Based on 33 years of living in Nairobi, I have come to associate Christmas with a deserted city — no traffic on the roads, no people in the shops, offices closed and staff not showing up to work. Things basically … Continue reading →

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