I’ve never really bought into the notion of “heaven on Earth”. The phrase gets tossed around flippantly, describing everything from perfect vacations to post-intimacy euphoria to a good burger. When we enjoy great moments – rare and temporary harmonies of...
With the big kids away from our children’s home at Cornerstone on school days, it has been strangely quiet at Naomi’s Village. I swear I hear crickets chirping and the wind whistling down the empty corridors sometimes. Yet all is not lost. There are still 7...
Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you. – St. Augustine The Great Rift Valley, a geographical feature spanning almost 4,000...
A tear formed in the corner of both eyes almost simultaneously, without her making a sound. She stood stock still in front of me, a diminutive version of her beautiful mother across the desk. I had asked her gently to open her mouth, stick out her tongue, and allow me...
Seven years after moving to Kenya, I am handling the tough questions with more confidence now. They can seem cynical- like little pushbacks to our hope-filled efforts to help orphans, the chronically poor, victims of injustice, and the sick. “Are you making a...
