The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
Proverbs 22:9
Together We Can Eliminate Poverty
“Ok students, it is time for lunch”, says one of the teachers at Glorious Junior School in Nairobi, Kenya. The school day was half way over and the students began to line up in a single file line. Each child was handed a bowl a...
$1 Feeds One Child for One Week
Feeding children both physically and spiritually are two foundations for our feeding program in the slums of Nairobi. However, this is no small task. To feed over 3,000 students every school day takes hard work and dedication from our...
What Does Hope Look Like?
Walking along the dirt covered paths in the Kibera Slums and seeing the great poverty of almost one million people packed tightly within approximately 2.5 square kilometers, it would be hard for anyone to question the lack of hope reside...
A Great Resolution
When the ball dropped and people cheered the arriving of the new year, many also welcomed new year’s resolutions that would better their lives and hopefully better others in their communities. Exercise and dieting seem to be at the top...
Working Together For Good
It is a very interesting thing to reflect on all the differences in cross-cultural ministry. One of the things we have learned to embrace from our trips to Kenya is that we must always hurry up and wait. Day two of our time here proved t...
Back In The Saddle
Day one here in Nairobi turned out to be very eventful. Not only were we joining our Kenyan brothers in purchasing the food for our 21 schools, but we were able to help carry and deliver the food to our sorting facility. Brandon, our min...
$1 Never Went So Far
The world around us today is moving quickly it seems… too quickly. There is a rush to get to the store to purchase everything that accompanies a perfect Christmas morning. Traffic on the streets and in the stores filled with folks search...
Change is Good
I love change!!! Change is just in my blood. I can’t stand for things to stay the same. I can’t sit still while I’m talking on the phone (seriously, I pace back and forth around the room or even better, I’ll walk around outside if possib...
The Missions Minded Family
With the holidays approaching, there are many joyful thoughts about our quaint family get-togethers, where we can enjoy one another with a singular focus…giving thanks. Honestly, we have so much to be thankful for even if the hum drum ...
Teaching Generocity in Worldwide Poverty
As a child, I loved spending time with my Grandfather. He would have the best stories to tell. Every time I would go to his house, he would speak of a time “long, long ago when gas was only 25 cents a gallon and when ice cream was just a...