Mission Update Archive
Kenya — A Once Tranquil Nation
Africa | Kenya | Nairobi | Emergency Aid / Disaster Relief | Health Care / Clinics: 3.10.08
It seemed, at least for a time, that Kenya might escape the violent and disastrous fate that has plagued its neighboring countries. But frighteningly, this once tranquil African nation is now on the brink of utter disaster.
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Uganda — The Pearl of Africa
Africa | Uganda: 10.15.07
For the past twenty years, a large population of northern Uganda has endured tremendous suffering at the hands of warring guerillas. Abduction of children and teens still occurs, and the torture of real or perceived enemies remains constant....More
God is Close to the Poor
Worldwide: 7.2.07
When a prophet says, “This is how a man lives close to God,” I want to pay close attention to what he’s saying. I want that kind of intimacy with the Lord.
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Kenya — Called to Make a Change
Africa | Kenya: 5.21.07
Over the years, we’ve all seen many heart-wrenching photos of starving children and staggering statistics of poverty from around the world. Sadly, many of us have come to believe it is all an unfortunate, irreversible reality.
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Nairobi, Kenya - Home of the World's Largest and Poorest Slums
Africa | Kenya | Nairobi: 4.20.07
One billion people in the world live in impoverished nations without safe drinking water. The markets in their slums sell sour milk, tainted chicken and spoiled meat. They are dying of starvation. They wear worn-out shoes and ragged clothes, and travel extraordinary distances for food, water and employment. Only one percent of them ever go to college, and most can’t even sign their own names.
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