Answered Prayer at our Mission
Its difficult, but imagine a world where the closest doctor to your child is almost 40 miles away. And, also imagine that you are not there to help them. There are no airlifts in an [...]
Samuel Nganga Urgently Needs a Sponsor
Kindly sponsor one of the kids below who need urgent sponsorship You will regularly receive information about the child you sponsor. Zipporah Wambui is 8 years old and in grade [...]
Partriachate of Alexandria and all Africa- History
According to church tradition, the patriarchate was founded in 42 AD by Mark the Evangelist. It was the centre from which Christianity spread throughout all Egypt. Within its jurisdiction, during its most flourishing period, were [...]
From Dream to Reality in 14 years
From Dream to Reality When I look at the latest pictures of the St. Barnabas Orphanage & School complex I cannot help marveling at the amazing progress I see. The beautiful building of the dormitory [...]
David Hawthorne: Hunkering Down in Texas
Hunkering Down in Texas There is an old curse often attributed to the Chinese, "May you live in interesting times", and the times have indeed been interesting since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which [...]
Pamela Poulos: Christian faith
Viruses, death, pandemics, food shortage rumors. It’s enough to drive even the most devout Christian to doubt. In times like these it is so easy to be afraid for ones very life. It would be [...]
Kassi Dee Patrick Marks, JD: On Finding Peace in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Finding Peace in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic By: Kassi Dee Patrick Marks, JD The COVID-19 pandemic and the various crises (plural: health, economic, potentially political, as well as personal crises this can [...]
Bishop Neofitos Kongai: Samaritan woman and the need to belong
A Samaritan woman came to draw water and Jesus said to her, “give me a drink.” The Samaritan woman said to him, “ How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, [...]
One simply cannot wave the magic wand and make Covid-19 go away.
I'm seeing that a lot of people, in their intemperate rush to "get back to normal" before things have really changed much, have suddenly discovered a conscience about Africa and the developing world generally, warning [...]
Beware!! WOLVES IN SHEEPSKIN!!Fake news! False teachers, liars, Scams and traps.
Fake news! False teachers, liars, Scams and traps. Beware!! WOLVES IN SHEEPSKIN!! Dear friends and supporters of St. Barnabas Orphanage & School, As the director of our Orthodox Mission in Kenya and a "father" to [...]
Archimandrite Fr. Markos Theodosis Appointed Bishop of Kisumu
KENYA!! Curriculum vitae of the elected Bishop of Kisumu, Markos Archimandrite Fr. Markos Theodosis was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to Greek Cypriot parents. He finished High School in an English School and he also [...]
Sponsor a Child Program in Action
Glory to God, we have our first child sponsors! One of our children, Thomas Nganga, has been sponsored by a couple from Texas who are faithful supporters of St. Barnabas Orphanage and School. Thomas Nganga [...]
62,000$ US Raised to Build St Barnabas Orphanage in Kenya
We are very pleased about the results of this fundraiser! On Facebook about $30,000 was raised, but to this total must be added over $30,000 that was also donated through our church in Texas. Therefore [...]
Now free and baptized. At 7 years old Stephen was thrown into prison!
My Trip to Kenya, Blog of Matushka Marina Holland Part 7, Sunday, January 27, 2019 Today was the first Liturgy since our arrival, and I’d been very much looking forward to it. But alas, I [...]
My Trip to Kenya Blog of Matushka Marina Holland Part 6 Saturday, January 26, 2019
My Trip to Kenya :Blog of Matushka Marina Holland Part 6; Saturday, January 26, 2019 Marina Holland holds a worn out soccer ball at St Barnabas Orphanage and School. there is great need [...]
My Trip to Kenya Blog of Matushka Marina Holland Part 05 Friday, January 25, 2019
St Barnabas teaches Christianity, and every day there is a religious education class. I slept poorly again last night, and am still quite tired. But not as tired as Papathia (Fr Methodius’s wife), seven and [...]
My Trip to Kenya Blog of Matushka Marina Holland Part 04, Thursday, January 26, 2019
My Trip to Kenya Blog of Matushka Marina Holland Part 04 We awoke today to very thick fog in the mountains. At breakfast we discussed our schedule for the day, then headed out to the [...]
My Trip to Kenya: Blog of Matushka Marina Holland Wednesday, 1/24/19 12:12 pm
We arrived at the airport in Nairobi, finally, around 1am. Poor Fr Methodius! He’d been sitting at the airport since 11pm waiting for our flight! He did not know that it was delayed! When we [...]
Part 02: My Trip to Kenya Blog of Matushka Marina Holland 1/21/19 10:46
Love Field (Airport) We are already through security at Love Field in Dallas. Took 22 minutes! TSA workers were smiling and friendly and helpful, in spite of the government shutdown and working without [...]
My Trip to Kenya-A blog of Matushka Marina Holland Part 01 – Jan 18 2019 (ns)
My Trip to Kenya- A blog of Matushka Marina Holland Part 01 – Jan 18 2019 (ns) Last fall, Fr Methodius of Orthodox Africa came to the US to raise awareness of and funds for [...]