2024

As I sat at my cyber next to a rather frustrated mother who had come to make copies of a borrowed exercise book for her daughter, I couldn’t help but overhear the situation unfolding. The daughter had apparently lost her notes or forgotten them—or maybe it was some other elusive teenager logic that only teenagers […]

I found myself sitting across from the school chairman—a man I barely knew but had been introduced to through the school’s owner. It wasn’t exactly a social call; I’d called for this meeting because I realized that if the board didn’t get together soon, the school’s progress would continue to circle the drain like water […]

Let’s have a moment of prayer for them, shall we? You know, the ones who apparently forgot how to be supportive when I was drowning in grief. When they prayed for me, tears came down my face like I was Niagara Falls on a bad day. My cheeks were on fire, my eyeballs felt like […]

In John 15:16, the Lord commands us to bear fruit and for that fruit to endure. Recently, a brother visited my home, gave his life to Christ, and was baptized. This was a beautiful moment, and I shared it with a sister, who told me that she had taken him to church where he was […]

Gamaliel was a teenager with a deep love for a clean environment. He grew up in a community where people often littered without a second thought, leaving trash scattered around their homestead. He didn’t like seeing his surroundings dirty, so he took it upon himself to clean up after others. Day after day, year after […]

People have often called me cheap just because I have a knack for buying what’s cheapest at the market. But let me clarify – it’s not that I’m cheap; I’m just in sync with nature’s seasons. See, God designed meals to be eaten for reasons and seasons. So, when I find tomatoes selling at Kshs. […]

I was recently widowed, and paying school fees had become a real struggle with a huge balance hanging over my head. In desperation, I reached out to some friends—both mine and my late husband’s—for help. I specifically asked them to send the money directly to the school, but Pato (our reliable anchor) sent the money […]

It’s morning, and once again, I can’t believe I’m supposed to get up and run—this has been my elusive goal for the past three months. But today’s different. Today, guilt has a new name: Nike. I couldn’t let those shiny new sneakers, gifted to me with love and high hopes, sit there unworn any longer. […]

When someone comes to faith in Jesus Christ, it marks the beginning of a profound transformation, a journey that requires support, nurturing, and guidance. New Christian converts are like newborns in the faith—full of potential but vulnerable to the challenges of a fallen world. As a church, family, or community, our expectations of new converts […]

Stretch marks were my arch-nemesis. I thought they were the worst thing that could happen to me. Spoiler alert: they aren’t. But that’s a story for another day. So there I was, strolling through China Square in Mombasa, near Kongowea, when I spotted a bottle of Bio-Oil. Ah, the memories! With my first three kids, […]