Every time I visit Kenya, I come home changed. I often board the plane thinking about what I can contribute, but I usually leave realizing how much I have received. The people I meet, the families I visit, and the churches I worship with continually challenge and strengthen my faith. The lessons I’ve learned in …
In the hills of Oloigeruno, Koikai lives with his family of five. Not long ago, they were facing the same question many families do during the holidays—how they would get through the season and what they would have. Then something unexpected happened. At Christmas, Koikai received a gift—a goat. The following year, it happened again. …
The Elangata Enterit community in Narok, Kenya, needed some hope. This remote, marginalized community faced challenges that most of us in America cannot imagine. Extreme poverty, the lack of safe drinking water, poor infrastructure, and vulnerability were some of the challenges. Due to a lack of supplies for the school, many students used stones as …