Fathering Rich Kids
I have very wealthy kids. Let me clarify: they each have a room with a bed, heat in the winter, air conditioning in the summer, enough food to eat to…
Bet you never thought your landscape budget could do this!
As soon as the snow from our final spring blizzard melted and temperatures consistently rose above freezing, the unofficial, but very real, competition for best-kept-yard in the neighborhood began. To…
How God Can Use an Ordinary Guy
When I first felt called to be a missionary in Kenya I wondered if I could truly impact the lives of those around me. After all, I wasn’t a gifted speaker or a…
Insider Perspective: What’s Going on Here?
Nothing is going on here. That’s the perception eating at many people when they think about or see charities working in Uganda. As a native Ugandan, I can say that…
Own Your Ripple
Jen Dotzert, from our partner church in Indiana, recently joined us on a trip to Uganda. She shares about her experiences here… I remember traveling to Uganda for the first…
In Pictures: Motherhood Around the World
As we approach Mother’s Day this weekend, we are celebrating mothers around the world. From Africa to South America, we honor the women who give their lives to loving their…
At Mealtime, Remember the Starving People of Kenya
Rolling down the cereal aisle at my local grocery store, I had a kid in the cart, one riding on the side and another browsing the shelves trying to convince…
A Few Kids, a Few Dollars, and a Chicken
All the kids in my little Sunday School class sat around the table with a $1 bill in their hands. In the center of the table I had a variety…
I Would’ve Been a Kenyan School Dropout: Stories from the Slums
If I had been a student in Kenya, I would’ve been a dropout, I thought. It was so stiflingly hot in the crowded Grade 8 classroom. This wasn’t a patronizing…
She wants to be a Biomedical Engineer: Stories from the Slums
There is a large, unidentifiable animal carcass floating downstream towards me. I watch it as I walk along the flimsy-feeling metal pedestrian bridge that crosses the river in this slum…