At A Rally Against Female ‘Circumcision’
FGM does not exist just because of male dominance and cultural practices, including child marriage. It continues because of women. Women are the cutters. It doesn’t make sense in my brain. It’s hard to fully grasp, but the horrors of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) exist in the Pokot region of Kenya for two reasons: men […]
Uncomfortable
It’s not comfortable. It’s both heartbreaking and earth-shattering. I have more mosquito bites than freckles. I am dirty…so dirty. It’s hot…can ear lobes sweat?
A Walk That Changed Everything
While the Pokot people may be forgotten to some, they are considered family to Kensington Church. Kensington’s Hope Water Project provides new water wells for the impoverished, neglected and marginalized people of the Pokot tribe in northwestern Kenya.
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.
Invited Into God’s Extravagant Love
“Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with Him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious, but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.” Ephesians 5:1-2 MSG
Why I Run
The Hope Water Project flier hung on my refrigerator for two weeks before I could muster up the courage to pray about it. Run a marathon and raise $1,000 for the Pokot, a group of people on the other side of the world that I would probably never meet? That’s insane. 26.2 miles, that’s also […]
A Hope Water Project Journey
Q&A with a marathon runner Why did you decide to get involved in Hope Water Project? My heart has always been heavy for those who have no access to clean water. When I heard that Kensington had an organization that helps with the water crisis I immediately was interested. I didn’t know much about Hope […]