Reflections, post turn over… Yes, we’re excited about the possibilities ahead of Ukarimu Ministries under this new leadership, who bring fresh ideas, energy, and relevant understanding of the context within which Ukarimu seeks to minister. It is all good and we are both happy with the way things have been Read more…
Reflections, post turn over… In late August, Ukarimu House hosted a major event marking a major turning point in Ukarimu Ministries’ history – the installation of new leadership and the stepping aside of Chip and I as directors of the ministry to take a more background role. Ian and Stella Read more…
Here I was in my 4th year, pursuing a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology at Daystar University. Nope, it is not a 4 or 5 year degree. It is a 2 year degree, but I managed to squeeze a 2 year degree into 5! No, I’m not unintelligent either. It Read more…
“Can people really live here?” Those were the first words out of my mouth, as the family got out of the car and gazed at the desolate scene before us. This was our 1 acre plot, part of the 10 acres near Daystar University, Athi River campus, purchased by the Read more…
Many are familiar with the mythological story of the phoenix, the bird that rose from the ashes when he flew too close to the sun and had burned up. Well, we have a story that always reminds me of that mythological bird. In our case, the ‘bird’ was a plot Read more…
It was a fine summer evening. We had been visiting my parents in Virginia and Chip and I were about to go on a nice walk around the neighborhood. Some months ago, we had had our discussion in a restaurant about my feelings of dissatisfaction with life in Kenya and Read more…
The kids were growing up, I could see the empty nest looming on the horizon, though I knew it was still some years away. But I realized that my whole life was centered around our kids. I loved being a mom (still do, and by the way, being a grandmother’s Read more…
This is a brief departure from the raising-a-family-in-Kenya series of blogs I have been writing, in order to talk about something that’s been on my heart a lot lately. You see, our neighborhood Bible study group has been studying 1 & 2 Corinthians, and we keep coming across all the Read more…
“Why should the devil have all the good music?” This is a line made famous by Larry Norman, one of the early Christian contemporary musicians, known for his rock and roll music with Christian lyrics. Personally, I’m not a fan of rock music…never was, probably never will be at my Read more…
When I was a young adult, I was proud of my apparent large capacity for work and my good work ethic. Both my parents had taught me well. My mother believed in hard work and in doing a job right, with excellence. My father was organized and attended to every Read more…