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SENSIBLE ADVISE FOR ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS- Fasting for the Pregnant Woman

By |2020-04-28T09:25:21+00:00December 1st, 2018|Uncategorized|

SENSIBLE ADVISE FOR ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS Fasting for the Pregnant Woman / Fasting when family members resist. Fasting is something that must be done by the heart as well as by the stomach. The nursing or pregnant woman should not follow the strict fast. She should fast according to the Spirit. This is not hard to [...]

Icon of St. Nektarios streams myrrh on his feast day, Archbishop of Nairobi reports

By |2020-04-28T09:25:21+00:00November 14th, 2018|Uncategorized|

Nairobi, Kenya, November 14, 2018 A miracle occurred at the seminary in Nairobi recently, reports His Eminence Archbishop Makarios (Tillyrides) of Nairobi and All Kenya. On November 9, the feast of the great St. Nektarios of Aegina, an icon of the saint at the Patriarchal Seminary of Archbishop Makarios III in Nairobi, where they faithfully [...]

Who speaks on their behalf to world-wide Orthodox organizations and churches?

By |2020-04-28T09:25:21+00:00November 4th, 2018|Uncategorized|

THE REASON I KEEP MAKING APPEALS FOR FUNDS. Grace and peace to you. Being the Director of an organization that is fully reliant on donations, I believe it is important to periodically share why that is the case. Did you know that many other missions like St Barnabas receive support from their Bishop who speaks [...]

I did an in depth search for information about their lives and families

By |2020-04-28T09:25:22+00:00October 9th, 2018|Uncategorized|

Do you remember the four children who showed up on my doorstep asking for help? As promised, I did an in depth search for information about their lives and families. It led me to more devastating information. The children were facing more and difficult challenges than they had first explained to me. The family of [...]

They were sent to you by the Lord, and He knows your compassionate heart

By |2020-04-28T09:25:22+00:00October 9th, 2018|Uncategorized|

Should I say YES or NO to them ? Earlier today these four children came to my house accompanied by no adult. The following conversation occurred: Abbah: What do you want! Children: We want you to help us get education. Abbah: Why? I see you are wearing a school uniform from a school I know. [...]

“How God spoke to me in the midst of Tribulation”

By |2020-04-28T09:25:22+00:00August 12th, 2018|Uncategorized|

“How God spoke to me in the midst of Tribulation” “God does not promise us an easy path. Sometimes the path has small stones that are a nuisance. Other times the path is covered in large stones and pricking thorns, which makes the walking all the more difficult. This past week my path has been [...]

I am deeply grateful for those of you who joined me in prayers

By |2018-08-02T15:21:46+00:00August 2nd, 2018|Uncategorized|

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, My month of prayer during the month of my ordination anniversary month during which I attempt to deepen my prayers for Saint Barnabas Orphanage and School, as well as all the other prayer requests that were sent to me has concluded. I am deeply grateful for those of you [...]

DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN KENYA-the country has not prioritized disaster preparedness

By |2020-04-28T09:25:22+00:00July 28th, 2018|Uncategorized|

DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN KENYA The main natural disasters faced by Kenya are floods and drought. Mother-nature has been kind enough and spared the country from other disasters such as earth quakes. Perhaps nature knows about Kenya's lack of disaster management policies and regulations. Maybe she understands the amount of loss and suffering the citizens would [...]

Laundry day at Saint Barnabas Orphanage

By |2020-04-28T09:25:23+00:00July 21st, 2018|Uncategorized|

Laundry day https://youtu.be/8teaLIGWz48 Laundry day is quite the day long project here at Saint Barnabas Orphanage. Using only small buckets, a week’s worth of clothing is washed and wrung out by hand then hung to dry. With 175 orphans of a variety of ages, it is a long and drawn out process. You know [...]

POVERTY IN KENYA -a dark side that contrasts

By |2020-04-28T09:25:23+00:00July 9th, 2018|Uncategorized|

 POVERTY IN KENYA While Kenya is known world over for its landscapes, sandy white beaches and the wildlife, there is also a dark side that contrasts all of these. This dark side is the poverty and existence of Africa’s biggest slum in Kenya. While some parts of the country get abundant rainfall and thus ready [...]

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