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Heroes
Today is Mushujaa Day (Heroes Day) in Kenya. While Kenya has many notable heroes, I want to honor the missionaries of DOVE Africa as heroes of courage and faith in our generation. As we continue to pray for a people … Continue reading
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Tagged changed thinking, choice, missions, renewed mind
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Have Your way
In February, before Kenya had any closures or restrictions, our oldest, highly-insightful son said, “The world is going to be a totally different place by the end of this year.” My response was loaded with agitation: “What do you mean, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Coronavirus, Inspiration
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Ahead of time
A conspicuous pattern has emerged in our family. When, on occasion, we receive unexpected finances, a crazy-big need comes along soon after. It means the “extra” resources are needed for that “extra” expense. That really used to frustrate me. “Aaach … Continue reading
Posted in Child-like, Inspiration, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged devotional, inspirational, renewed mind
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Sonship
Two weeks ago, we started a series of Sonship classes in DOVE Nairobi. What puzzles me is why we had not done this a while back. Many of us carry “father wounds” or “mother wounds” that should have been addressed … Continue reading
Posted in Child-like, Family, Hidden treasures, Inspiration
Tagged inspirational, renewed mind
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Power
Mary* was not having a very good day, to say the least. Having been left by her husband weeks ago—without a job or source of income—she has been struggling to feed her three children, the youngest being five months old. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Bible Read-a-Thon, Inspiration, Life Matters, Prayer
Tagged Bible, changed thinking, choice, inspirational, poverty, renewed mind
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Glory
Word for word through Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers has the potential to be a tedious read. But, on the contrary, this was an exciting day of our Bible Read-a-Thon. After the children of Israel escaped from ruthless slavery under the … Continue reading
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Where is the “enemy”?
At a Crossing Cultures consultation in Mombasa recently, one of the speakers noted that the biggest threats to the Kingdom advance in our day are materialism, individualism and Islamic extremism. We can get very “worked up” about Islam, especially when … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Cultures, Inspiration, Missions
Tagged changed thinking, choice, cultural reflections, inspirational, justice, renewed mind
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Do Not Forget!
Just in case, by any chance, or at any one time, we think that our own worth has earned us our stand in life—we should just read the book of Deuteronomy. It is very easy to believe that the good … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, choice, correction, justice, missions, renewed mind
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I Told Me So?
I didn’t intend for this “Lessons from my father” series to be about my mother! (But since the two lived together for 65+ years, I guess the overlap is inevitable.) Father often explained to us that his wife had the … 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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