A Splash of Brightness at My Living Canvas

I have finally come to grips with a reality I have long fought to admit:  I can only keep up with one blog!
If I didn’t have a full-time job I might be able to better manage my multi-tasking blogging capabilities but I confess that for now this blog will have to be it.  It [...]

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15 dollars can do more than save a life in Eburru

Now that Jeff is back from Kenya, I have compiled all his videos and photos on my computer and came out with the first of I’m sure several videos of whats going on in Eburru.  This video shows, at a very high level excatly whats going on in Eburru, a few interviews with the in [...]

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Nine Year Old Summits Kilimanjaro to Raise Awareness for Clean Water Needs in Africa

This is an AWESOME story of amazing determination and faith. Please repost and share with others!

Sterling, VA – On July 2, nine year old Parker Phillips, a rising 5th grader at Lowes Island Elementary School in Sterling, became one of the youngest Americans in history to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain on the continent [...]

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Feed a Child, Save a Life

As many of you know, on my recent mission trip to Kenya, my medical mission team had the unique opportunity to serve two feasts to the children and families we worked with in Eburru and Kibera. I am so thrilled to share with you that these children are feasting again this week, even as [...]

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An African Update, a New Venture, and a New Website

Friends:
As many of you know, Brian and I went on a life changing missions trip to Kenya earlier this year.  Since returning from Kenya, my teammates and I, under the visionary leadership of fellow team member Jeff Trexel, have started a foundation to continue the work of the Lord we had the privilege to support [...]

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Book Review: The Hole in Our Gospel

This new book by World Vision U.S. President Rich Stearns, published by Thomas Nelson Publishing,  is an excellent survey regarding poverty, Christian responsibility, and the global church. The book is lengthy, nearly 300 pages, and ends with a call to action by President Stearns:
You, Me, Let’s Go! We have work to do and its [...]

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The Brian, Bernard and Mwangi Show

In Kenya, my dear husband made a very special friend named Bernard.  Bernard was about 4 or 5 years old and danced better than Michael, Janet, and Paula.  Seriously, this kid had a gift.
Brian, thinking he may have some African roots, got his groove on with Bernard multiple times during our time in Eburru.
This dynamic [...]

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Ryan’s Thoughts on Africa and the Global Church

Well, since I can’t seem to get it together and blog about my experiences in Africa, I thought I would point all interested parties to a friend of mine who is blogging and learning so much from a recent mission trip he participated with to Rwanda, Africa.
Ryan Spilhaus is the MBC Future Leader on the [...]

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Africa

Ok.  Here is video numero uno.  I have several more to share, but this one is the big daddy.  20 minutes, full on Kenya glory.  There is a shorter version.  I will post that tomorrow.  This video does a decent job of capturing the activities we did on our medical mission to Kenya.
Many of you [...]

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In the words of Napoleon Dynomite…..

IDIOT
Guess the vlogs were not a good idea since I some how had all of them marked PRIVATE.  Duh.
In London at Hethrow dreading the jet lag I will have when I get home.  Flight doesn’t depart until 11:30 am London Time.   Have lots of time to kill and not enough pounds to spend on this [...]

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