153 million children
There are more than 2.2 billion children in the world today. It is estimated that 153 million children of these are orphans (UNICEF). That moves my heart. But caring for all of those children is beyond my reach, beyond my capabilities. Everyone’s Child serves over 500 orphaned and vulnerable students. That’s a lot less than 153 […]
Lanet Umoja Preschool Phase Two Finished!
Phase Two Finished! Phase Two of the Lanet Umoja Preschool building project is finished! This past May I wrote about the completion of Phase One of this project, and now I am thrilled to be able to report that not only has our goal has been reached, but that it has been completed ahead of […]
Tragedy
It is with a heavy heart that I write this blog about a tragedy in Kenya. A message to our congregants came from the Bishop of my church yesterday, much of which is copied below. Early in the morning of July 8th a fire broke out at Holy Cross Prayer Community (the mission house in […]
Phase One completed!
Phase One of the Lanet Umoja Preschool building project has been completed! It’s incredible to think that after 20 years of waiting, praying and hard work we are finally seeing the children move into a new space. They have been praying and waiting while people on both sides of the planet have been praying and […]
Realized Dreams
I’m so excited! In fact, I’m thrilled, absolutely thrilled! Here it is, the beginning of May 2016, and dreams I have been waiting to see come to pass for years are finally being realized. I believe in the power that a photograph wields, and since we live in an age where pictures can be posted […]
Health Center update for Lanet Umoja
Mercy and her son Samuel Ruth shares a laugh with Mercy Mercy and her friend demonstrate how to carry a child Kenyan style These photos are from a trip I took to Kenya in 2009 when EC conducted our first set of medical clinics. The young mother is Mercy. She was from Kampi Ya Moto, […]