Night of the Meat Eaters

Perhaps the most infamous resteraunt in all of East Africa is a place called “The Carnivore” not 3 miles from our home. But after nearly 6 years in Kenya, Rick has never eaten there. Mike Mozely, the Mission Society’s African director felt he had to correct that oversight and so treated us all to ostrich, crocodile (nearly as good as fresh lobster!), along with the tame stuff. Needless to say – the lions didn’t go to sleep hungry that night.

Still Young at Heart

The Mission Society sent an angel (our African Director Michael Mozely) to remind us that "missionary care" begins at home. And to make sure we got the point, he treated us to a night at a very lovely Ole English style hotel in the middle of Nairobi called "Fairview," including a romantic gormet meal that lasted until 11:30!

Thank you Michael!
Thank you Mission Society!

Nothing Like Togetherness

Pamoja is the Swahili word for ‘together,’ but it carries much more significant meaning than that English word. Pamoja literally means “for one.” and is also used to translate the word unity. We finally went to Nairobi Game Park recently and caught these two female lions enjoying a moment together in the morning sun.

A Christmas message is never complete without a baby!

I recently went near Kakamega with our partner Michael Kutswa to help him with a pastor’s conference there. Michael (left) planted 3 churches that are doing well among the unreached people group of Turkana. As we get close to sending out missionaries from the Kibera slums to slums in other countries, Michael will likely be one of our trainers. He currently pastors a church in Kenya’s largest hospital, Kenyatta.

African Missionary in India

While studying in India under a government program, Charles Radinga led one of his teachers and some students to faith in Christ. These new Christians went home and won their families and neighbors to Christ. Now there are 3 churches in Delhi led by Pastor Venu and a church in Udaipur, Rajasthan pastured by his old lecturer Dr Lalit Latta now known as Pastor Joshua. Altogether, Charles is functioning bishop of 180 members in these four churches in India. Without any intentional planning, the Pentecostal Revival Church of Kibera Nairobi has become the mother of a multi-continental denomination. Here we see Pastor Charles being greeted by some of the members of their Indian churches while conducting a conference there in . Charles recently finished a course of study at a local bible college and has been a bi-vocational pastor in the slums for over 20 years. He has been a blessing to me since my earliest days in Kibera.

Hippo Bate

Hippos don’t use their teeth for eating – just their gums. Their teeth are a defensive weapon. They rarely eat meat and only after its very rotten. I guess I'm safe?