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April 2, 2016 NAIROBI, KENYA Valerie and I are now settled in to our accommodation in Nairobi. This week we have scheduled a series of appointments with various members of our WorldComp staff. Having a healthy, open and honest relationship with these brothers and sisters is one of our top […]
A RESONSE FROM PER BJORN-ROLI FROM HIS TRIP TO KENYA It has been a very busy and tiresome week. That said, I am slowly getting back on my feet, with my sleeping schedule, family and work. I am pleased to report that I have not felt depressed or sad at […]
Have you ever had low expectations for an event that turned out to be one of the most significant things that has ever happened? Valerie and I both entered the Pastors’ Conference in Kakamega with low expectations. A married couples’ seminar for Luya pastors and their wives is always a […]
Kenya is a male dominated society; it has been for hundreds of years. Most men only know one way of relating to their wives. They are bullies! Women complain about this in private, but most of them grudgingly accept the situation as it is. To fight back, women don’t tell […]
Yesterday was a day of rest for Valerie and I. After two weeks of intense schedule we needed a day to recharge. Today we are at the “Rosterman Retreat Center” for a seminar for 30 pastors and their wives. When Simeon asked me to sponsor this event I felt an […]
Just before I preached today I was interrupted by my interpreter. He told me he was sorry but there was a little 9-year-old girl who was very insistent that I allow her to come up on the platform and polish my shoes. She told the church staff that the Lord […]
This morning Valerie had a meeting with the 16 women who have been bringing water to the site. They carry it on their heads from three quarters of a mile away and are paid by the bucket. Valerie gave each one a white rose. Most of them have never had […]
Valerie has gone to Majengo to meet with the 13 Board Members of the Olive Branch. Olive Branch is the microfinance program connected to the Solid Rock Widows Center. Each of these 13 women is a captain over a large group of widows. We at WorldComp consider it an honor […]
Today we said goodbye to Corbett Stubbert and his father Dave. In the past 12 days the chemistry between the members of this team has been something I have never experienced in my life and there is no doubt that this is the direct result of answered prayer. The team […]
Our team is now seeing the fruit of the love we have shown the Kenyan workers on the job site. Yesterday one of the workers, Nathan, came to us and said he wanted to receive Jesus and today we have been so touched as others have come to us for […]