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 [...]

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 [...]

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   Marina Holland holds a worn out soccer ball at St Barnabas Orphanage and School. there is great need [...]

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 We awoke today to very thick fog in the mountains.  At breakfast we discussed our schedule for the day, then headed out to the [...]

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 [...]

    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) Last fall, Fr Methodius of Orthodox Africa came to the US to raise awareness of and funds for [...]

H.G Bishop Athanasius Akunda was born Amos Akunda in Kenya in 1971. He was the eldest of six children whose father is a theologian from St. Tikhons Theological Seminary. He became Orthodox at the age [...]

IS IT EVIL TO ADVERTISE ABORTION? Pro-life Nation of Kenya orders international abortion business Marie Stopes to ‘cease’ all abortion services Kenyan medical authorities have banned Marie Stopes, the worldwide abortion provider, from offering any [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]