Welcome to Nairobi

Nairobi Chapel treated us to 5 days at this comfy guest house until we got our legs back under us. We've since left this home and moved to Ngummo Estates, into a town house. While we don't expect to be at this residence long -- we expect to live in this neighborhood. Rents are affordable, good access to the airport, good access to Kibera and to Nairobi Chapel's tents, where most our ministry will occur. God is Good.

Making New Friends

Making friends across culture is child’s play – Josiah started reaching out to people right away.

Timothy Tucked In Bed

Sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite – thanks to mosquito nets.

Furniture Shopping with Marc Jeroge

We found some good carpenters to make our beds and dressers we’ll send photos when their in our home in a few days – for now, most of us are sleeping on our mattresses on the floor.

After School Play

There’s a local school near our home. When the children get home, they’re collecting at our house. Most of them don’t speak English at all and so Bethany, Timothy, and Josiah are getting their first taste of language learning up close. Lessons are a lot more fun with a little play.

Look Who's on the Fridge

Some of you are on our fridge – we have to filter our drinking water, the plumbing’s not good, but we have water everyday. The hot water heater doesn’t work yet, but we had garbage pick up today. Daily our lives are improving, but settling will take time. Meanwhile, we keep on praying and learning.

A tale of Two Cities

As partners and friends of Nairobi Chapel,
Our family will be living in the Nairobi you see in the upper portion...
But like many of our partners at Nairobi Chapel, we know that many of God's family lives in the portion of Nairobi you see in the lower portion...
This is the informal Nairobi --
It's huge --
There may be at least 2 million stories to be told in these neighborhoods. As we have opportunity to hear them, we will begin sharing them with you. As you pray for the Slingluff's, Remember the "other city."

Fun with our English Cousins

Crazy Couzin's having a little birthday fun. You should have seen what they did to Grandad!

Mad Hatters of Devon

The Brethren of Exeter know how to have a good time. Here's Uncle Pete (left) and Deb's Dad at a going away dinner Uncle Pete and Auntie Liz held for the Slingluff's.

Church where Debra grew up

Debra with "Uncle Pete," one of the elders who helped raise Debra's generation at Pennsylvania Hall, the Brethren Church in Exeter where Debra first learned of Jesus amazing love! We attended here most of our Sundays in England -- the Brethren in Exeter have been a big blessing to our whole family.

Debra's Home Turf

Beehive Cottage was originally a horse stable built in the 1700's, probably older than the USA. It was converted to a lovely cottage in the 1950's and Grandma and Grandad have been living here for over 30 years now.

Here is Mum & Debra. Debra grew up here and for the children and Rick, it's home while we are in England.