by Bob Mendonsa | May 27, 2020 | Blog
When the COVID-19 pandemic reached Kenya about 10 weeks ago, we knew that Great Rift Valley families faced a mountain of challenges ahead. Jobs would be scarce and money even tighter than usual for those normally living on less than $2 per day, which described the...
by Bob Mendonsa | May 15, 2020 | Blog
Oh, the mud splattered victims Have to pay out all along the ancient highway Torn between half-truths and victimization Fighting back with counter attacks It’s when that rough God goes riding When that rough God goes gliding And that rough God goes riding Riding on...
by Bob Mendonsa | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Note from Bob, Stories of Hope
____________________________________________________________________________ The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. St. Augustine of Hippo ____________________________________________________________________________ Weeks of planning,...
by Bob Mendonsa | Aug 12, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Note from Bob, Stories of Hope
These are the days of miracle and wonder. And don’t cry baby, don’t cry, don’t cry. – Paul Simon, The Boy in The Bubble (Graceland, Warner Bros. Records, 1986) Our memorable and dichotomous day began on the winding mountain road up to Eburru, a...
by Bob Mendonsa | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Steve Sisler, Stories of Hope
-By Steve Sisler, Director Maendeleo Initiative What is courage? Sometimes a word just can’t capture the essence of the reality. Courage is the choice and willingness to confront emotional agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. I’m sharing a...
by Bob Mendonsa | May 22, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Note from Bob, Redemptive Viewpoints, Stories of Hope
We may never know her reason for leaving. Did her mother run in fear, in desperation, or simply out of selfishness? In the end, it doesn’t matter anymore. Found crying, hungry, and alone in a vacant rental in Naivasha, the 6-week-old beauty needed a home and a name....
