“He knoweth the way that I take,” Job 23:10 From Morning Thoughts by Octavius Winslow “Untried, untrodden, and unknown as your future path may be, it is, each step, mapped, arranged, and provided for in the everlasting and unchangeable covenant of…
“Jesus knows what it feels like to bring a heartfelt, passionate prayer to God and to hear God say, in effect, ‘I’ve got something else in mind. I have another plan. And that plan is going to involve intense suffering…
“Dear Praying Friends of AIM, From time to time significant issues face a people that merit special attention and prayer focus. Kenya is heading into such a time on the 4th of August and the days following, as citizens of…
With just three days left in Kenya, it’s hard to feel like I have a dwelling place right now, physically and relationally. Not only do we dwell some WHERE, we also dwell in community WITH others. And, when these are…
The girls are gone. Miss Emily, mother, motivator. Arbitrater, auditor, awarder, adventurer. Memory-maker. Mentor, messenger. Au pair, ambassador, aunt, agent. Missionary, migrater. Juggler, judge, joy-filler, and journey-er. “The Lord has done great things for me; I am filled with joy…Those…
Dear blog readers, I have a secret to tell you. Well, it’s not even really a secret. It’s simply a beautiful principle, that when whispered into your heart by experience, warms the very core of your being and entire outlet…
Two days ago, after having returned from twenty-four hours of FUN with my amazing 7th grade “Caring Community” group out at the Stocksdales’ beautiful “Maisha Cottage” in Naivaisha for an overnight/cookout/river swimming time, …I had the pleasure of helping my…
When trials arise, and circumstances in life are less than favorable, I don’t doubt how tempting it is question God’s heart of love. We just want to know that someone truly cares, is looking out for our best interest, and…
This weekend, I had the privilege of attending the AIM Ladies Retreat in Nairobi from Saturday morning to Sunday evening. Many RVA ladies, along with ladies from other various ministries under AIM, all gathered for 3 days of food, fellowship,…
Hello, bloggers. I wish I had some fantastic thing to report, or a deep theological/intellectual discovery to share, or a beautiful picture for you to view, but at present, all I really have to say is that my brain and…
Dear all, A handful of students here at Rift Valley Academy have been confirmed with H1N1. To date, no student has had symptoms severe enough to be hospitalized. The administration, in consultation with Kijabe Hospital doctors, has restricted travel on…
If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and earnestly to hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I submit that this notion has crept in from Kant and the…
