Upendo Ministries

  • Nawamiss Familia

    Nawamiss Familia

    Oh what I’d do to get on a plane to the dirt roads of Migori County, Kenya. I’m really missing them, but I’m simply grateful that I get to know them and that God saw it fit for me to go back before school started again. Their laughter echoes through my mind, I see their Read more

  • Malawi At Last

    Malawi At Last

    I am in Malawi!! I’ve actually been in Malawi for several days now… I just haven’t been journaling.🙃 We arrived here on Monday afternoon. We flew through the night from Nairobi, to Ethiopia, to Blantyre. As we landed in Blantyre, there was a beautiful mountain right by the landing strip. Later in the evening, Josh, Read more

  • No Knowledge of a Pillow

    No Knowledge of a Pillow

    4:30 am on a plane, about to depart from Nairobi. Culture shock hit pretty quickly: starting in Kisumu and just getting worse in Nairobi. It went from a college girl not knowing how to sleep between two sheets and not knowing what a pillow is, to the privileged school kids in Nairobi who have never Read more

  • Happy 99% of the Time

    Happy 99% of the Time

    Oh the last day… it was sad, but I tried making the best of it. This morning I ate uji (porridge) with the children. It was so delicious!! I made a cake for Mjomba to take to dinner. Mom and Dad went somewhere to have service, but I stayed at the orphanage so I could Read more

  • Football and a Skinned Knee

    Football and a Skinned Knee

    What can I say except another amazing day. I didn’t go out of the house until 10:30 am, because I was helping Mom decorate the Megan House. The Germans left this morning, so we transferred Mom and Dad’s stuff over to the guest house. I spent so much time with the children when I came Read more

  • With a Heart of Thankfulness

    With a Heart of Thankfulness

    Today was simply amazing. I got to meet so many new people and get to hang out with so many friends. Today was a day run on Kenyan time. An event that was supposed to start at 9 am started at 1 pm! I got to meet the MP of Migori County and it was Read more