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 of 8 after his parents converted to Orthodoxy. He attended Makarios III Seminary in Kenya and graduated with a Diploma [...]
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 kind of abortion services. In September 2018, Marie Stopes was instructed to desist from promoting its services via Kenyan radio [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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” “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 [...]
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 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 [...]
