Quote from Tertullian…
Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men. Pray continually. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. Luke 18:1 ...always keep on praying for all the saints. Ephesians 6:18b...
Sanitized?
I was listening to a comedian the other day and she was talking about germs in the bathroom. How we are so careful with not touching anything but then grab the disease riddled door handle! The bathroom is a mine field of germs to me! I use my foot to flush, I get my...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Shaddrach Koome (Child Number MC132) Shaddrach was living with his father and mother, but after his mother died his father gave the local church permission to take Shaddrach to Mercy Child Foundation. (Usually we don't get a reason for this,...
Bottled water and a toothbrush
Do you know how difficult it is to brush your teeth without using running water? I'm here to tell you it is possible, but not easy. While we are in Kenya we are very careful about the water. We purchase bottled water, yes it is available in Tala along with Coke...
Wednesday’s song…
Do you ever sit and just wonder about God's majesty? Or just how big God actually is? Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his...
Newsletter update…
The following is an excerpt from Chuck's October newsletter (you can read the full newsletter or catch up on previous newsletters here) Faith, serving our children in Kenya and a stroke...what do they have in common? I am sorry this newsletter is so late, but I have...
Prayer day for candidates
This past Saturday Nice View Academy invited parents, teachers, students and other family members for a day of prayer and encouragement for the students who will be taking their exams this Tuesday through Friday. ...
Quote from John Piper…
"The strength of patience hangs on our capacity to believe that God is up to something good for us in all our delays and detours." Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope...
Movie night!
While we were in Kenya we began a movie night every Saturday at Nice View Academy/Orphanage. The kids would go to school during the day until around 2 then the kids who live at the orphanage would do their chores (wash clothes, sweep the dorm, clean the compound...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Victor Babu (Child Number 160) Victor attends Nice View Academy in Tala, Kenya and is in Class 2 (2nd grade). He was born in 2001 in Kitunduni, Kenya. (Many children do not know when their actual birthday is) His mother works in Athi River and...