Upendo Ministries

  • Salaams in Pakistan

    Salaams in Pakistan

    Thick fog, cool breezes, and smokey air as we waited for our Pakistani brothers to pick us up at the airport. They arrived two hours after we had landed at 5am. I was filled with excitment when Bro. Hasroon, Bro. Haroon, and Joshua approached our group. I had finally made it to Pakistan. I’ve had… Read more

  • From Africa to Asia

    From Africa to Asia

    Going to Pakistan for the first time on a mission trip with my family’s organization, Project Christmas Blessing, is something that I’m really looking forward to. It’s happening in January, and we’re going to the brick kilns to share gifts and the love of Jesus. I’m so excited about this trip. It’s my first time… Read more

  • Bittersweet Reflection

    Bittersweet Reflection

    Graduation is a time of celebration, a time to reflect on the hard work and dedication that has led to this momentous occasion. But for some, graduation can also be a time of sadness and uncertainty, especially when it means saying goodbye to friends who have become like family. As someone who has experienced this… Read more

  • 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