Upendo Ministries

  • Pages From the Hard Place

    Pages From the Hard Place

    Through the past year and a half, God has taught me so much. There were countless times when faith was hard to grasp. My journey with Lyme disease brought forth many things. And now, it brings to you Faith in the Unseen—a six-week devotional. Through my difficult faith journey, I felt God calling me to… Read more

  • Walking on Water with Wobbly Knees

    Walking on Water with Wobbly Knees

    Most of us remember Peter for sinking. He took his eyes off Jesus, looked at the waves, and down he went. But pause for a moment and look behind him—at the boat. Peter may have doubted, but he got out of the boat. He was the only one who did. Eleven others stayed huddled in… Read more

  • Wounded, but Worshiping

    Wounded, but Worshiping

    No one prepares you for the kind of silence that follows deep pain.The kind where you kneel to pray and don’t even know what to say.You just sit there… in the stillness… hoping God hears the tears that fall faster than the words ever could. There’s a kind of worship that isn’t sung,isn’t pretty,isn’t even… Read more

  • In the Fire and the Flood

    In the Fire and the Flood

    Some days, life feels like fire.Other days, it feels like the sea—too wide, too deep, and too wild to cross. We all face moments that feel too heavy to carry. Pain that doesn’t have words. Loneliness that echoes in a crowded room. Questions that don’t have answers. And in those moments, the enemy loves to… Read more

  • Holding Onto Hurt

    Holding Onto Hurt

    We’ve all felt it—that ache when someone wounds us, intentionally or not. Pain leaves us at a crossroads: do we cling to it, or do we begin the journey of letting go? The truth is, forgiveness rarely happens in an instant. It’s not forgetting. It’s not pretending it didn’t hurt. It’s a process… a sacred… Read more

  • The Long Night, and the Morning After

    The Long Night, and the Morning After

    It’s been nearly 17 months of being unwell—and now, at last, the sun is starting to shine again. Back in 2018, I got a tick bite. A friend helped remove it, and we didn’t think much of it at the time. Everything seemed fine. Then, in 2019, on my first trip to Kenya, I developed… Read more