So, tonight I went to a Harambee which is a Kenyan tradition rooted in community self-help. The term means “all pull together” in Swahili, Kenya’s national language. My friends, Jared and Angela Okoth were part of this local fundraiser event. They joined with another missionary couple, Robert and Jan Rodriguez, to do the event. Both…
Last night was emotional, powerful, and included unexpected news that tested the fabric of our Gathering family. As I entered the host home and made my way in to say hello to Angela Okoth, she received a phone call from a family member telling her that her oldest sister had just died, unexpectedly. As you…
Last night was a great night at our Gathering. Our brother, Buddy Belew, brought the Word to us, speaking about the current state of the small “c” church in our nation. It was a bit heavy, but addressed some honest issues that many of us also see in the land that God has planted us…
The image used as the header for this posting is a picture of what – I believe – will be one one of the beautiful attributes of heaven. The image shows a black woman, a white woman, and an Asian (Korean) woman showing unconditional love and concern for each other. My friend, Angela, was being…
I am blessed, truly I am. For more than five years (as of this writing) I have been friends with Jared and Angela Okoth. Somewhere around Spring of 2017, I met Jared at a men’s gathering and he invited me to visit a home group that he helped start outside of Humboldt, my hometown. This…
A few days ago, I was invited to attend a Sunday evening service at Poplar Heights Baptist Church in Jackson, TN. I have developed a good relationship with their pastor, Richard Bragg, and I can say that we have a lot of the same views about modern church life and the need to be out…