Please pray that the ever-present communication gap isn't a hindrance to my teaching. Both Jeremiah and Karo are good interpreters, but still the three languages (American English, Kenyan English, and Swahili) can be confusing at times.
Jeremiah worshiping the Lord.
Judith
Michael & Kim
Robert“Deb, how do you measure ‘success’ in your ministry?”
Michael, a quite insightful friend of mine, asked me this intriguing question recently.
A short time ago, Robert acknowledged that he’s yet to discover his purpose. A few days later, with the concept obviously still on his mind, he asked if I might have a hunch regarding it.
Kim, another insightful and curious young man, is – right now – intentionally exploring this very idea. He’s putting pen to paper in a pro-active attempt to compose a mission statement for his life. Once he has that successfully done, he will be better able to govern all of his decisions.
In the past several months, Judith has done some self-discovery exercises. As a direct result of that investigative process – and in spite of some trepidation – she has recently taken the courageous steps of quitting her job and moving in order to pro-actively pursue her purpose!
How exciting it is to see people, not only showing an interest in and beginning their quest to identify their passion and purpose, but to also take the necessary steps in order to pursue it!
I celebrate my friends’ probing efforts as they move forward on their own personal paths in life!
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The nation of
Perhaps my (above mentioned) friends will one day join this illustrious hall of fame!
Congestina Achieng has an undying passion for boxing. As a single mother, she has fought all odds and discouraging setbacks. In spite of a lack of money and public criticism, she has now gained respect and some major titles. “Conje” is currently training in the
Wangari Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement and for nearly thirty years has mobilized poor women to plant 30 million trees. In the process of chasing after her dreams, Maathai stood up courageously against the former oppressive regime in 
Mzee Kimani Maruge, a poor farmer and a widower with thirty grandchildren, entered primary school at the incredible age of 84. He simply wanted to learn how to read the Bible. At lunchtime, his teacher allows him to go home and care for his goats. He’s now in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest primary school student in the world. In 2005, Maruge boarded a plane for the first time in his life to address the United Nations Millennium Development Summit (in NYC). He spoke on the importance of free primary education.
Fidelis Wainaina quit her teaching job to unselfishly help peasant farmers achieve food sufficiency. She operates at a village level to keep children off the streets, enabling families who are led by widows or orphans to continue farming their land in a sustainable way. By simply pursuing her passion, she was awarded the 2006 African Green Revolution Yara Prize in
Phillip Boit will forever be in the record books as one of the first two Africans to ever compete in the 1998 Winter Olympics. In spite of the fact that he hails from a country where most citizens have never even seen snow, he has now competed in three Winter Olympics as a cross-country skier. “Someone will find their way to the mountains if they really want to.”[article continued on next post]
