Dear Friends and Family, The first day of the TMAI/GMI African Summit is over and on a personal level, I must say I have felt welcome, respected, and valued. Sounds silly but not being from the church (Grace Community Church) or trained at the church’s seminary (The Master’s Seminary), I wasn’t sure what to expect. […]
VALUED, INCLUDED, AND RESPECTED Read More »
Dear ITEM Prayer Partners, This has been a long day after (another) short night. Didn’t sleep well (again), up at 4am, to leave for airport at 4:45. 8am flight, arrival in South Africa at about 11 (12 noon where I left-Kenya). The blessing was that they upgraded me to first class. It was totally a
WHY? LET’S WAIT AND SEE! Read More »
Dear ITEM Friends, The casual days are ending. Between now and when I get home on the 25th, things will be busy. This last casual day did have an exciting moment or two that could significantly impact the future of ITEM in a couple of different ways. ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS Steven Mzungu came by again and
STEVE & STEVEN: CRAZY AND CRAZIER Read More »
Hi Everyone, I guess it’s time to break the silence. I am in Kenya using 3 days that I had originally expected to use in Cameroon. But less than two months ago, after tickets were secured, I was invited to participate in a conference in South Africa, 11-14 July. It was an opportunity, quite frankly,
THREE DAY LAYOVER IN KENYA Read More »
Dear ITEM Partner, This Friday I leave for an 18 day trip to Africa. The first stop will be South Africa. I have been invited to participate in the Men’s African Conference sponsored by The Master’s Academy International and Grace Ministries International. Both are extensions of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley California. That
LEAVING FRIDAY JULY 6: SOUTH AFRICA, MADAGASCAR, TANZANIA Read More »
Dear ITEM Partner, I am now in the Nairobi airport lounge waiting for my flight to Amsterdam that leaves at 11:50pm (1:50pm PDT). I hope to land in Portland about 11:25am Tuesday. This is more of an addendum to my time in Mombasa. Mombasa is a tourist town, although I didn’t really see the touristy
Dear Friends and Family, My trip finished with an encouraging meeting with Pastor Stephen Anyenda of Nyali Baptist Church in Mombasa. Pastor Stephen is the moderator for the Southern Baptist churches in Kenya. He said the number of Southern Baptist churches are between 1500-2000. We have had two seminars at Ridgeways Baptist in Nairobi and
FAVORABLE RESPONSE FROM SOUTHERN BAPTIST MODERATOR IN KENYA Read More »
Hello Everyone, Today, Saturday, has been a travel day. I moved from Nairobi to Mombasa. Everything has been smooth today and I am set up in a very nice room. Mombasa is a vacation spot on the Kenyan coast. But what I saw surprised me a bit. Steven Mzungu is with me. Steven organized the
THE HEALTH OF THE KENYAN CHURCH Read More »
Dear ITEM Partner, Friday has been a day to sort through things, take care of final Nairobi financial details, prepare for my weekend in Mombasa and start planning for the trip home, which begins Monday, 7AM Pacific time in the US. With no meetings today, I thought I’d use today’s post to share some of
ITEM’S TEAM IS EXPANDING Read More »
Dear ITEM Prayer Partners, The numbers we expected this week never showed up but those who came seemed highly motivated at the seminar to join the ITEM team to spread this training around Kenya and to see the church’s spiritual dept increase through the serious, systematic teaching of the Word and plans have already started
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