In Feb 2019, Julie Missias and her sister Susan visited Naomi’s Village (NV) in Kenya with a mission team from Trenches Church in Kalamazoo, MI. We didn’t know it then, but Julie had terminal metastatic cancer, which eventually led to her death in 2022. Julie had...
“Those who look to him are radiant with joy; their faces will never be ashamed.” – Psalm 34:5 As I watched 10-year-old Allan happily unpacking his Christmas stocking in our Naomi’s Village dining hall, a burst of thoughts and emotions overtook me....
Think of all that substantiates a childhood, from the second we take in our first breath to that big day when we leave home for college or a job, and all the moments in between. Try to imagine the millions of vital inputs – dads, moms, siblings, hugs, a...
He was found on the downside of autumn one dark morning in a dump near Naivasha. Placenta still attached, wearing not a stitch, his screams alerted a passing stranger. We started loving him as our own after he settled into a crib at Naomi’s Village in 2013. My God,...
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. – Josh Billings Some or our earliest memories include our dogs crawling around on the carpet with us, licking our baby faces, barking curiously at things we also found humorous or uncertain...
