Friday, May 6, 2016

Always Room for Improvement

It's great to be in Kenya -- great because of the Team I work with at Made in the Streets.  Even though I am never fully satisfied with everything, I am still very happy.  Just now I'm not satisfied with our chapel time...and with our farming...and with our timeliness...I want everything to be perfect for our kids.  And one of the adages I live by is "there is always room for improvement."

And I do see improvement this past year - in our work with graduates in their spiritual lives and their places of work...in our classes at the Literacy Center...in the effectiveness of our street ministry...in the plans we have to spread Sunday schools in many congregations...in the decisions of 4 of our Team members about who they will marry!!!

I'm most happy that Darlene will arrive tomorrow night, Lord willing.  Now that is an improvement for my life!

This picture is one drawn by a street kid for us - from Jesus' story about the great catch of fish. We began to use this story this year on the streets to make clear to the young people what our mission is and to encourage them to be part of the solution!


Saturday, March 26, 2016

5 Teams in Elite 8

Here I am in the USA during college basketball playoffs. I may even be able to see the championship game before returning to Nairobi.  Exciting for those who love basketball!

We are in Texas because of our daughter's surgical problems - a surgeon's mistake - but we are feeling good this week.  The wounds have healed and she has started swelling therapy.  Still pain, and still not have feeling in left foot, but she is able to walk some, even managing to push her foot flat part of the time.  So we can feel good about leaving for Nairobi soon.  We have spent much time with the 5 grandkids the past three months - a joy only grandparents can truly appreciate!

I have 5 teams in the Elite 8 on my bracket -- Villanova, Oregon, Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Virginia. I made the mistake of expecting Maryland to upset Kansas and Kentucky to stay in and upset North Carolina.  I totally missed the Midwest bracket, expecting Michigan State to go all the way through to the championship.

Had a good Made in the Streets Board meeting today -- we have wonderful people guiding our work in Nairobi who dream with us of the Camp at Mountain View and of the Ethiopian street ministry plans.

Blessings to all.  Made in the Streets continues to need your help to grow the ministry and bless the homeless kids of Nairobi....and Addis Ababa...