Upendo Ministries

  • From Pen to Promise

    From Pen to Promise

    Faith in the Unseen has been fully completed and we are so close to being officially published! I want to thank everyone who has supported me in this. God is the One who inspired it, and I just held the pen. This is a testimony of the goodness of God and the faith and hope… Read more

  • The Return to Africa

    The Return to Africa

    As this trip to Tanzania with Chocolate University gets closer, I keep finding myself in awe of how far God has brought me. Some of you already know about this opportunity, but I’ve been reflecting lately on just how thankful I am for the doors He opened, the healing He brought, and the chance to… Read more

  • To Live is Christ

    To Live is Christ

    There are moments when everything slows down—when the laughter fades, the plans unravel, and you’re left in the quiet, asking, What am I really living for? I’ve asked that question in the thick of sorrow and in the hush of early mornings. I’ve asked it when my heart felt too heavy to carry and when… Read more

  • Blooming Past the Exit

    Blooming Past the Exit

    There’s a quiet grief that settles in when life doesn’t unfold the way you thought it would. You make plans. You build dreams. You imagine a future that feels sturdy in your hands. And then, somehow, it changes.Sometimes suddenly. Sometimes slowly.Sometimes without asking you. The path you thought you were walking disappears. The story you… Read more

  • Live Like It Matters

    Live Like It Matters

    I don’t want to just drift through life. I don’t want to spend my years reaching for things that shine for a moment but slip through my fingers just as quickly. I don’t want to look back one day and realize I filled my hands with things that never really held any weight. I want… Read more

  • The Message That Broke the Silence

    The Message That Broke the Silence

    She didn’t know when the heaviness had started.It wasn’t one big, life-shattering moment.Not some sudden storm, not a dramatic breaking point. It was slow. Subtle. A quiet unraveling. One day, she was laughing with friends. The next, she was smiling just enough so no one would ask questions.Then came the days when even pretending felt… Read more