A Call to Mission: Exciting Updates from Kenya We are thrilled to share the latest updates from St. Barnabas Orphanage and School, as well as our broader Orthodox Mission in South Kinangop. This month has [...]

Update on Esther Wanja and Her Children Dear Friends, We are thrilled to share some wonderful updates with you. Thanks to your generous support, Tabitha, John, Peter, and Monica are now ready to join classes [...]

My Journey to the USA – October 2024 In early October, I embarked on a spiritual journey to the USA. My first stop was a week of prayer at a monastery in Virginia, where I [...]

Urgent Appeal for Esther Wanja and Her Children I am seeking urgent support for Esther Wanja Mwangi and her six children. Esther, a single mother, has been suffering from a fistula for over three [...]

Reflections of Hope "From Vision to Reality" In a quiet village, a young boy stands before a mirror propped up outside his modest home. His clothes are worn out but his gaze is strong. [...]

Transforming Lives through Education and Hope In the dusty yard of a mud-walled home, a young child stands, gazing out at a future that feels distant. Days are long and [...]

The Silent Struggle Children on the Frontline of Poverty In the heart of rural Kenya, many children face unimaginable struggles as poverty shapes every aspect of their young lives. Living in mud-walled homes, they [...]

Curse or Poor Planning? Floods Displace Thousands in Kenya, Urgent Christmas Support Needed In the wake of widespread flooding in Kenya, the debate arises – is this a curse of nature or a consequence of [...]

When you rock your child or grandchild to sleep, humming a lullaby softly under your breath, imagine the woman who gave birth to them. Imagine her being addicted to some substance that changes who [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]