Archive for February, 2009
Are Small Groups Dying?
Posted on 26. Feb, 2009 by frank.
There is an interesting conversation going on with a post titled, “Small Groups are Dying” by Dave Treat on the Group Life blog. To say that group ministry is dying is saying you don’t understand the purpose of group ministry and you don’t know how to implement it in your environment. Every ministry model has [...]
Continue Reading
What’s Inside?
Posted on 24. Feb, 2009 by frank.
My friend posted this the other day and I got a kick out of it…
Continue Reading
Video – Mathare Slum
Posted on 23. Feb, 2009 by frank.
Below is a quick clip of the slum in Kenya that we visited. Mathare is one of the oldest slums in the world. I look forward to seeing how God uses our church to help the people of Mathare and how they change us… To read more about our trip to Kenya visit www.ccvinkenya.com
Continue Reading
Last But Not Least – Kenya Departure
Posted on 19. Feb, 2009 by frank.
The need in Mathare is huge. There was no greater moment that I realized this than when we visited another school that this team has started in Village 2 of the Mathare slum, they call it Kosovo. It was the last thing we saw on our trip before heading back to the US. Our van [...]
Continue Reading
Education in Kenya
Posted on 14. Feb, 2009 by frank.
Kenya is beautiful but the slum in Nairobi is hard to see. I don’t even know how to put words to the poverty that exists here. In front of a small shop I had a man approach me. He asked where we were from and wanted me to show him on the map in his [...]
Continue Reading
Joska – New Vision for Mathare Children
Posted on 11. Feb, 2009 by frank.
Joska is a 20 acre property outside of the city of Nairobi where they have amazing vision to start a middle school and high school for the children in the Mathare slum. They already have temporary facilities and are teaching almost 300 kids on this land. However, with having over 500 children on the waiting [...]
Continue Reading
Kenya Day 2 – Mathare
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by frank.
I can not even begin to write everything I’m feeling about our experiences in the Mathare slum today. The smell of raw sewage still hasn’t left my nostrils. It was extremely challenging to see children the same age as my two toddlers. With every step through the trash, tin houses, and filth – we saw [...]
Continue Reading
Kenya Day 1
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by frank.
The day started off Great with our Sunday morning worship services at CCV. Ben’s vocals were spot on, Brian’s sermon was heartfelt. Shortly after church was over for the morning I grabbed a few last minute items from the store and made my way home to share what little time I had left with Shelli [...]
Continue Reading
I Was Broke…
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by frank.
Joe Sangl was here a few weeks ago and he teaching the same class at Springcreek Church in Texas. Check out their hilarious promo video:
