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November 1, 2006
"It's snowing outside..."
October 29, 2006
"The morning sun shined in through the bus window..."
October 18, 2006
"During our autumn meetings
I've been on the road with Mom..."
September 1, 2006
"For about two years I have
been in Mombasa involved in developing the Camp
David Centre..."
March 1, 2006
"The flying ants stopped
for a visit in the evening..."
February 28, 2006
"The old door lock found
a new job under the door..."
February 5, 2006
"When I saw the pastors,
spiritual leaders, and missionaries group move
up on the platform I decided to wait for my place
among the groups to follow..."
January 8, 2006
"The fever has gone down
already. On Wednesday I could barely get out of
bed. Now it's Sunday, the last day of antimalarials
and antibiotics..."
December 17, 2005
"Our plans to have a Community
Day event at Camp David Centre this Saturday were
boosted during the week as we received the go-ahead
from the Nairobi NACC office..."
December 12, 2005
"A few bumps up and down
the road to Nairobi and I'm back in Mombasa already.
This month of December looks like it's going to
be busy..."
December 4, 2005
"The Word Explosion Conference,
hosted by Jesus Celebration Centre Mombasa annually
in the beginning of December kicked off today..."
November 29, 2005
"...The birds nesting in the
chapel roof showed us all an example of how to
praise God by chirping and flying around...."
November 27, 2005
"Returning to Kenya was
delayed overnight due to bad weather in central
Europe..."
November 22, 2005
"Tampere University Chapel.
Pastor Timo Pöyhönen teaching on spiritual gifts
according to the Bible, here are some of my notes..."
November 19, 2005
"...yeah, what am I doing
at a women's conference? My little brother is
an assistant here and got me to come as well..."
October 10, 2005
"This is the beginning of it..."
September 20, 2005
"Our school campaign is
starting in Finland in another two weeks time.
The plan is to go around in schools talking about
development cooperation..."
September 11, 2005
"Pastor Ron Gibson at the
Jesus Celebration Centre (JCC) Mombasa West Big
Crusade on Saturday and Sunday morning service..."
September 10, 2005
"One Saturday at Camp David
Centre..."
September 8, 2005
"One of the main objectives
of the work of Hope for Tomorrow is toward the
spiritual content of its programs. Through the
young people sponsored by Camp David Centre, an
idea was born to conduct a youth mission-trip..."
August 11, 2005
"Yesterday I went to say
goodbye for now to the Daystar University Athi
River campus where I studied from the end of May
to the beginning of August. Classes ended a bit
over a week ago..."
July 24, 2005
Jesus Breakthrough Assembly
Pastor Luke Mwangi has been teaching about the
blessings of stewardship during the past month..."
July 20, 2005
"Next week is my last week
at the university..."
July 17, 2005
"The morning service was
based on the following verses Hebrews 12: 1-3.."
July 7, 2005
"Thursday morning chapel
at the university, speaker Student Counselor Mrs.
Janet Kirui..."
July 6, 2005
"Last week was nature week
at the university. I saw a 12 foot python that
had been found lurking around a small stream on
campus laid out straight and flat on the rock
to be measured..."
June 16, 2005
"Tuesdays and Thursdays begin
with a morning prayer devotion lasting from about
60 to 90 minutes, so the lectures start a little
later on those days..."
June 10, 2005
"It's Friday and I've come
back to Nairobi early in the afternoon. Since
last week I've hurried back home before sunset..."
May 31, 2005
"Hands grabbing round the
neck. When realizing what was happening I yelled
for help. Instinctively I pulled my hands toward
my body, protecting the insides of my front pockets..."
May 28, 2005
"I took the night bus from
Nairobi to Mombasa. Orientation week at Daystar
was a chance to meet the new students..."
May 17, 2005
"Orientation week will begin
tomorrow at Daystar University on Athi River campus,
a little less than 50km south-east from Nairobi,
toward Mombasa..."
April 15, 2005
"It was time to remove the
receipts from the spike and put them into envelopes.
I went outside to find some rocks to hold down
the pile of receipts ..."
April 14, 2005
"One day in Chaani....
I usually eat lunch at a restaurant near the Camp
David Centre..."
April 10, 2005
"Adapted from a sermon by Pastor
Lai
Esther 4:12 (NKJV)..."
April 8, 2005
"I came to the Kwahola netcafé,
which is just a walk from Camp David, to transfer
some digital photos to a CD. They don't serve
coffee here..."
March 31, 2005
"Carrying a backpack, with
plastic bags in my hands, I was musing on the
weight of the school books and Bibles in the plastic
bags. I was on my way to work from meeting Catherine
at her office. She had filled out a part of my
application to Daystar University..."
March 8, 2005
"Mom and Glory will arrive
to Mombasa tomorrow. This week has been called
"Action Week," with Hope for Tomorrow and Deliverance
Church, along with about ten other pastors from
west Mombasa. That means we really have a week
of action..."
February 27, 2005
"9:00 a.m. Sunday Service
in English JCC Bamburi Tent...Pastor Charles Kwake Sermon
Outline.. 2 Corinthians 4:7 (NKJV) 2 Corinthians 4:16 (NKJV) Habakkuk 2:3 (NKJV)"
February 21, 2005
"It seems like a while since
I've last written something - at least it feels
like it. Things at Camp David Centre are still
running: there are those who get support, there
are those who are still looking for support, book-keeping,
correspondence, the making of soap, having meetings
and discussions, taking walks, home visits...."
January 26, 2005
"I woke up last night to
an itch, and then realized that the bed had some
insects which had stung me. On my way from trying
to make it from under the mosquito net to the
light switch I saw how the floor was swarming
with ants..."
January 23, 2005
"Taken from Pastor Charles Kwake's
sermon, in the JCC Bamburi tent
Mark 10:46-52 (NKJV)..
Ephesians 1: 16-21 (NKJV)..."
January 17, 2005
"Does the matatu die?...There
is a "Metro" in Mombasa. It's a red
bus. Not just one, but many... But what is the
matatu? It's a form of super efficient public
transport founded on the Toyota Hiace..."
January 11, 2005
"This afternoon the father
of a young woman who we have been sponsoring brought
to Camp David Centre the sad news that his daughter
had died last night in the hospital. She was 27
years old. For the last two and a half years she
had been so sick that her legs didn't work anymore..."
January 9, 2005
"During the first two sundays of
this year, Pastor Lai has preached about love...."
December 31, 2004
"New Year's Eve in the JCC's
tent in Bamburi
The tent started to fill
up around 10 o'clock in the evening. When the
countdown to midnight reached seven, everybody
went crazy, running around the tent, dancing...."
December 25, 2004
"Christmas morning workers
service 7:00 o'clock at Jesus Celebration Centre,
Buxton
Here are some scriptures that
I took from Pastor Justus Kimeu's sermon..."
December 20, 2004
"Christmas time in Mombasa
is summer time, and many are on vacation for a
week or so, all the way up to New Year's. All
schools are closed for the whole of December.
It is common in Mombasa to go back home to spend
the holiday..."
December 15, 2004
"God is good at all times.
Internet café in Mombasa's central post office...
I've been in Mombasa for two weeks. The first
10 days were spent together with a group of 6
people travelling from Finland..."
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