Global Ministry-American Style?
I enjoy good friends in Kenya, like Pastor Francis Koriata, a member of the Maasai Tribe. I have had some great times with Pastor Francis, as well as occasional misunderstanding, but our friendship has been solid through the years. I have learned that there can be cultural, societal, and ethnic differences that need to be […]
Hope in the Mathare Slum
In 2006 I met a man in the Mathare slum named Benedict. I asked him if the kids in the slum had any hope of a future. He replied, “knowledge is power”. At that time the Nairobi Rotary Club sponsored a sewage project in the Mathare slum. I was excited to meet my fellow Rotarians […]
Teaching leaders to teach people to fish
Answers to questions? When walking through the slum areas of Nairobi questions always arise: “why do the slums continue without change?”; “Why doesn’t someone help these folks?”; “Why does poverty exist in today’s world?” Often times, there are no real, tangible answers to these questions. Pictured above is a boy that I saw picking up […]