While in Kenya I had the opportunity to read The Hole in our Gospel by World Vision president Richard Stearns. In the book, Stearns claims that many Christians today view their faith as a personal transaction with God for eternal salvation and an internal belief system but have ignored the biblical call to serve orphans, widows, and the poor.
Category: Values
We’re Back! Now What?
The trip back took 42 hours, but we made it. Reflections on the experience and what we’re going to do now. Now that we’ve seen what we’ve seen, we just can’t just go back to business as usual.
Drought in East Pokot
Saturday we went to the drought-stricken community of East Pokot, about 100 miles north of Nakuru to visit with Pastor Chochoi and the girls at the Cana Girls Rescue Home. It is by far the most isolated and desolated place I’ve ever been.
Safari
Today Jennifer, Molly, Daniel, and I did a safari in Lake Nakuru National Park. Here are some pics and a little God story.
Amazing Community
Today we experienced some amazing community – with a church in the rural village of Kabarak and in a traditional Kenyan dinner with friends. Plus an update on Samuel, Dorcus’s son.
The Beautiful and the Not-So-Beautiful
Wednesday in Kenya we experienced the beautiful and the not so beautiful as we served a community living on a landfill and then visited Lake Elementaita and Menengai Crater.
Intense
Day 2 in Kenya was intense… visiting a school, visiting some friends, an accident, and an emotional trip to the AIDS and burn wards of the local hospital.
A Typical Day for Us
Today was our first full day in Kenya. We woke up to a cool but sunny day. After breakfast and getting a tour from Molly of the grounds Joe, Molly, Jennifer, Victor,…
A Tour of the Bails’
I mentioned before that I wanted to give you a tour of Joe and Molly’s place. I think one of the fears people have of going on a trip like this is…
We Made it!
Our trip from Tampa to Nakuru couldn’t have been better. Our first flight left Tampa at 3:30 PM Saturday and arrived in Detroit at 6:15. We had just a hour layover in…