Philida Nyangwara Obondi, a Bethlehem Home elder who had been with the group from the beginning in 2001, died on October 25, 2012. Philida had esophageal cancer which was not diagnosed until the week before she died from uncontrolled bleeding. She was born in 1946, married in 1959, and was preceded in death by her Read more
Moses – my translator and Kenyan brother – turns to me and says with weighted words, “He wants to know if you could give him something to hope for.” Money? Food? Clothes? What could I give but the simple necessities I had brought with me?Michael. He is a man of few words but with eyes Read more
How can you survive two weeks in Africa without your luggage? There’s really no secret to it. You just do, when it happens to you. I was a little intimidated the first night, after such a long day (or two days??) of traveling. I stood in the Nairobi airport late at night, the minutes dragging Read more
When I first made the decision to go on this trip, I had already felt in my heart that it would be a gigantic milestone in both my own life and in my spiritual journey towards my greater understanding of what God intends to show and teach me and what He wants for me to do. Read more
The Kenyans, especially the children in the plateau, address us as ‘mzungu.’ This Swahili word literally means an ‘aimless wanderer,’ but is often used interchangeably with the term ‘white person’ or ‘foreigner.’ The word ‘mzungu’ is not derogatory. In fact, whenever I hear this word, it evokes a heart-warming scene in which I see the Kenyan Read more
Everyday brought new opportunities: a chance to meet a friendly face, see a child smile, or hear someone laugh with joy. Everyday also brought new challenges: climbing down the plateau and climbing back up again, trying to communicate in a strange new language, or seeing an incredibly sick child with his or her mother waiting Read more
“BETHLEHEM HOME” To run embrace Habil our father-son To see the promised land where there was none To see the desert bring forth fruit for him To stumble over rocks he sees as gems Has brought us home to Bethlehem again. To jump with Mama Faith and fierce Masai To join the tribes whose enmity Read more
It was late afternoon of day one on the plateau. Dr. Baker called up our last patient to the bench. Baby Rosemary, 2 months old, chief complaint was swelling of the eyes. I scanned the packet for important details. I noted that the mother was HIV positive and determined that 3 kilos was much too small Read more
Kenya: grassy plains, the rippling waters of Lake Victoria shining in the African warm sunlight — stunning. While the whole trip was wonderful, there are always a few moments that will stay with you for the rest of your life, and I had one of those moments while sitting on top of the Nyakach plateau Read more
Last year we were part of the first group to go on the Kenya medical mission trip, and it was an incredibly enriching experience. Both of us were anxious to see the difference that a year had made: the improvements of the patients we had seen, the now-complete water tank for which we had spent Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
