"God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (Gen 3:5 NIV)Tempted by promising lies, Eve gave in to the serpent so that she could become "like God". One thing she realized only too late is this:...
More than half of Nairobi's population lives in the slums. Many of these are homeless, often children, orphaned when their parents succumbed to AIDS. Among these hopeless people however, there are those who are light-bearers, whose motto is: "The thief comes only to...
"Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." (1 Cor 15:58 NIV)Does a simple smile really impact someone who is feeling down? Does it...
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." (Matt 5:7 NIV)"If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God's love? It disappears. And you made it...
Running an orphanage has its challenges, especially in Africa! When Maria Githua established Christ Our Refuge Children's Home, she faced some culinary nightmares.For one thing, there was no running water. Fresh water had to be fetched from the river about 1 kilometre...
A fundraiser… Not an ordinary one, not a lavish one, not one to increase some organization's wealth or to pad someone's wallet… The children sheltered at Christ Our Refuge Children's Home, in Nairobi, Kenya, made some exotic art work to be sold at our church in...
Birthdays are fun. Or they can be, as long as you are under forty! After that, for some reason, some of us prefer they didn't exist!There are some birthdays that are more special than others. I remember all the glamour of becoming sixteen. The year I turned sixteen...