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Kingsbury Family Blog

Ministry

Lockdown Survival Tips

Warning: Extra long post alert! When the Kenyan government extended lock-down conditions for yet a second set of 21 days, we all let loose a collective groan. “How long is this going to go on?”, many were asking. Chip & Read more…

By Chari Kingsbury, 9 months9 months ago
Personal

Lessons in Lockdown

One often reads these days in the world-wide pandemic, posts and articles about what people have been learning during these days of lockdown and social distancing. I mean, if one has to be locked inside, only venturing out for essentials Read more…

By Chari Kingsbury, 10 months ago
Ministry

Social Isolation and the Tower of Babel

Recently, I’ve been reading about the kings of Israel and Judah and one day, it struck me how when kings first come to power (also presidents and dictators) one of the first things they do is to consolidate power and Read more…

By Chari Kingsbury, 10 months10 months ago
Personal

Stages of Social Isolation

Most of us have had our nice comfortable lives severely disrupted in the past couple months. Many retreat to the good ole’ days in their minds, just riding this current world-wide crisis out, waiting to return to ‘normal’ life, to Read more…

By Chari Kingsbury, 11 months ago
Ministry

The Leper

Eyes wide with apprehension, she extends the tray of eggs gingerly towards me when I open the door, sliding them imperceptibly closer, while keeping her body as far as possible. I grasp the tray by the edge closest to me, Read more…

By Chari Kingsbury, 11 months9 months ago
Personal

Lessons from Parenthood – God’s Provision

We were enjoying being first time parents. At last we were all together at home – Daddy, Mommy, and little son. Joshua was thriving after his 2nd heart surgery and was the happiest, most contented baby I could ever ask Read more…

By Chari Kingsbury, 12 months ago
Personal

A Merry Heart Does Good Like a Medicine

We got the call early in the morning, as I was groggily trying to start my day. When I heard it was the hospital, my heart sank, terrified of the news they might be giving me. But I needn’t have Read more…

By Chari Kingsbury, 1 year ago
Personal

I’m Not Optimistic, But…

We were in the hallway of Children’s Mercy Hospital, on our way to see Joshua in ICU, where he had come out of surgery. We ran into his pediatric cardiology surgeon, still wearing his scrubs. To our anxious inquiries, his Read more…

By Chari Kingsbury, 1 year ago
Personal

In Memory of Mom

I’m late posting my blog entry because life events have overtaken me. Life’s like that sometimes. I’m taking a one-time break from my recounting of our early life and work in Kenya to write about something fresh and recent. It Read more…

By Chari Kingsbury, 1 year ago
Personal

The Christmas Tree Gift

It is not easy having a loved one in the hospital over the holidays. Everyone all around you in people’s homes, in the stores and malls, at church, are all in a festive mood and you feel so isolated, alone Read more…

By Chari Kingsbury, 1 year1 year ago

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