Transporting a Dream

First the land, then the crops, and now the bicycles to transport the dream to market and back to the village. This may seem to most as a very small accomplishment; six bicycles. But, something we take for granted as a given and something for leisure, is for the Sunrise School at Katungu Village, a […]

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Back to the Future at Shepherd Hood Ministries

There are rock stars in Kenya and some of the stars are like the ones we look at above our heads at night and wonder how they got there. One of those supernovas is Pastor Simon Muvengei.  Or as we call him; “The Miracle in Mwingi”. I first met Simon by God’s invitation in August of 2011. […]

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Real freedom

As an American, I am very proud of my nation’s history and the independence we celebrate each year on July 4th.  Living now in France, I have also been caught up in patriotic parades on July 14.  “Bastille Day”, as known among English speakers, is the the French National Day, commemorating the beginning of the […]

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Ten reasons why he was the first and the greatest blogger for Social Transformation of all time.

  Not sure who “he” is? Well I’m going to go out on a limb here and argue it was Saint Paul. Oh sure some of you will want to suggest that it was Aristotle, or Plato, or some other B.C. dude or dudette that has gone down in history as being pretty influential with […]

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“The Almighty is his guiding light in all its activities”.

Those words open the latest letter from our beloved Milton Torres and his Mahanaim Mission in the Cordoba district of Colombia making it clear that your work is His work and His work like yours is the work of LOVE. In the investment report sent to Orchid Milton tells us “We are enjoying the benefits […]

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Talk about TRANSFORMER-ATION

  How do You and Orchid electrify the world with change? Answer: How about by a “transformer-ation” of a community in Colombia? That’s exactly what a group of Orchid roots did when they stepped up and donated part of their treasure to provide electric lighting to a community in darkness.  Their power of love generated […]

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