In Nepal: Experiencing God’s Greatness
Q: Why did you decide to go? A: When I heard that this trip would be about empowering other women, I was sold. I instantly responded within minutes. It was like my entire body was responding to the ask and it would have been blasphemous to do otherwise. With that said, once I found out […]
Goodbye, Jaya
Jaya died. I was on my second day of a silent retreat when I got that two-word text from a friend, and everything went sideways. Our friend Jaya had died – suddenly – and the news opened an unwelcome and still-not-understood space in my heart and life. It often takes me a bit to really […]
Girls With A Future
On this International Women’s Day, we recognize that women worldwide continue to experience great inequities and abuses – which demand a unified and immediate response. It’s not instead of, but because of this, that we would like to share a blog of celebration and hope today. As a church, Kensington supports the ministries of indigenous leaders […]
Creation Emerges From Chaos
This blog originally shared on Bette Dickinson’s personal page, read here. “Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” – Genesis 1:2 The words formless, empty, and darkness carry a lot of connotations in Hebrew. Formless תֹּהוּ tôhûw […]
As You Go
This Sunday, during week 3 of our Go! Series, we listened to a story from Craig Mayes, Interim Lead Pastor at Clinton Twp. campus, and he wanted to share these additional thoughts on what it means “to go” when we aren’t necessarily uprooting our lives for the mission field. We can “go” even when we’re just […]
Fighting Human Trafficking In Nepal
I’ll stay awake thinking about the 12 years and 12 hours a day of blinding heat, suffocating dust and horrific evil that leaves Usha undaunted. She’s a warrior. Maybe she can’t can’t save the whole world, but she saved a 16-year-old girl today from a life of never-ending horror.
Why I Can’t Sponsor A Child
Why can’t I commit to sponsoring a child in Kensington’s NoChild Sponsorship Program? I’ll let you hear my internal back-and-forth:
The Kind Of Medication You Can’t Write A Script For
This image has haunted me since our return from a remote village in a forgotten region of Kenya. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this picture makes that especially true.
To Haiti and Home Again
Let’s Go to Haiti! Mother: Jenifer Hodge Daughter: Lindsey Hodge When my daughter Lindsey asked me if I wanted to go on a mission trip with her this summer, I think I shocked her when I said yes. It turned out to be one of the hardest weeks of my life, but also the most […]
The day Jesus met me at the well
This is my story of the day Jesus met me at the well on a short-term trip to Kenya. Upon arriving in Kodich, Kenya, we were greeted by native Becky, who was our leader and primary advocate against FGM for the women of the Pokot Tribe, and by Pastor Simon, the full-time pastor leading the […]