Author: Marsha

It has been quite a month- I have learned a lot, seen a lot of new things, met many people, and enjoyed time visiting with my sister and brother-in-law. And now it is time to go home- I am definitely ready to go, just dreading the long flight. I leave here at 11:15pm local time… Read more

Today was a hodgepodge of several things, one of which involved meeting with some leaders from the Karen Baptist Convention. My church (CRC) was able to help their ministry this past year by purchasing a home that they had been renting as a “hostel” for children to stay in while going to school. For the… Read more

I think the travel and losing a night’s rest while flying here caught up with me. fortunately, it was a low energy day as my sister and BIL had several meetings they had to go to, and I tagged along. We went across the city to meet with the Jesus Film project people. I will… Read more

I spent 36 hours Tuesday and Wednesday traveling by car, plane and waiting in airports- but Chiang Mai has been worth, and I have only been here 24 hours! My sister rented me a scooter for us to travel around the city- we went up to a mountain village today, Doi Poi. Beautiful area, the… Read more

The trip to Tenwek was awesome! It was a 4+ hour drive across Western Kenya- saw many small towns, tea fields, and even a stretch of road where there were about 2 dozen baboons hanging out. Tenwek is not at all what I expected- not that I know what I expected. It is a busy… Read more

What a finish! We went to the Nairobi Game Park this morning- rolled into the park just as light dawned. Saw lions right off the bat, and was concerned it might go downhill from there but no it didn’t. We saw ALL KINDS of animals, big and small. Some of our favorites: the giraffes- we… Read more

The work of a missionary is multi-faceted. It often means 1) evangelizing 2) discipling 3) developing leaders 4) gathering them as a church with the stated goal of 5) walking away. We used the “MAWL method”: Model, assist, watch and leave. And, as I have shared, missionary works leads into developmental and humanitarian work, because… Read more

The below file is from some research done by a mission organization working here in Sub-Sarahan Africa. Some of you are better with ciphering through statistics but what I have heard is the here in Kenya 75% of the population is under age 25, and in Sub-Sarahan Africa the average is or soon will be… Read more

Whelp. Not what we expected. It is a story worth telling, though we are still making sense of it all. First- we have been to Tanzania and back, crossed the border each time without difficulty. I had a rough night Friday but felt able to travel and thought surely would be recovered by Sunday. Saturday… Read more

So, since I wrote earlier today I got sick- appeared to have what the students had that stayed back yesterday. But, it only lasted a few hours. I took a nap, was careful with my hydration and nutrition, and I seem to be doing okay. Pray for continued health- tomorrow we leave at 6:30am, have… Read more