July 28, 2010 - —
My time in Kenya (so far) can be characterized nicely by an encounter that I had just last night. I was on my way across the beautiful KBTC campus to eat dinner and then go to bed, as I was very tired after six hours of class. On the way, there was a Kenyan man walking in the same direction and, as is custom in Kenya, we shook hands and greeted. He informed me of his name, Onesmus, and told me that he had just arrived in order to graduate the next day at the large ceremony KBTC would be hosting.
Without missing a beat, he asked if he ...
July 21, 2010 - —
It began in ‘baby Hebrew' class, singing the 133rd psalm and being captivated by Jamie's stories of joy and life of a different kind. It continued in Kenya with a summer long practicum with another people, experiencing rich community in ways that left us permanently changed. That joy and that life continues to haunt us, to challenge us, and to bless us, even today.
Psalm 133 was sung in anticipation of communal worship to the King. It is about how good and how marvelous life is when we share our lives together in community, when we ...
July 15, 2010 - —
Dear Ones,
Mimi and I greet you from the Kenya Baptist Theological College in Limuru, Kenya.
We have just said asante sana, "thank you very much" to Justin Hyde, Peter Morisette, and Alex Smiley. Justin and Peter taught courses at the KBTC, and Alex has been helping dig post holes for a new fence line that will help guard some KBTC land soon to be farmed for the first time. All preached and mentored our family of faith here.
Mimi and I don't say good bye - Alex will be back with us here at the KBTC later this month. This ...
July 07, 2010 - —
After a full day (24 hours) of travel, my friend Peter and I landed in Nairobi late on Saturday night, June 26, 2010. More excited than weary, we met with our new friends Enos Weswah (Principal, Kenya Baptist Theological College) and Linus Kirimi (Vice Principal, KBTC) and continued our journey for another 2 hours (on rough Kenyan roads, if you can call the worn and beaten paths roads) to the campus of KBTC in Limuru, Kenya. Though our African brothers are rarely punctual, they never waste time: “You will preach in the morning,” I was told....
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