Let Your Light Shine

On this International Women’s Day, I find myself on a journey of personal reflection and redefining my notion of what a successful woman looks like. As a young girl, growing up in a small town in Kenya, I believed success meant becoming a well-educated and elegant woman. Somehow, I think I achieved that. Then I believed success meant having a…

On July 29th, 2024, I spent the day at the Resurrection Garden in Karen, Kenya. A serene setting, for those seeking quiet time in prayer and meditation. It has multiple sanctuaries, gardens and gazebos, with huge tablets filled with scripture. They have signs everywhere written “Silence”. So, I did not speak to anyone all day! There were many others like…

What a Friend We have in Jesus Now here is a song that we all know and love! What is the story behind such beautiful and powerful words? Well, here we go! Joseph Scriven was born in 1819, in Ireland and attended Trinity College in Dublin.  He fell in love with a young lady, and they were eager to start…

One day after a 10-hour flight from Seattle to London, I was looking forward to sitting in the business class lounge at London Heathrow as I waited for my next 10-hour flight. I asked the airline staff in the lounge when I should go to the gate and after looking at my boarding pass, she told me that I had…

There are times in life when you think that the whole world is unaware of your existence. This was one such time. The despair I had was almost tangible. I felt as if I was all alone in the world and was sure that no one even cared that I existed. I had just graduated from college, and only had…

I needed to get a new job! I had reached the end of the rope with the job I had at the time. Not only was it extremely stressful, but it also was incredibly toxic. I needed out! So, I started applying for jobs all over the world. I did interviews and even got some job offers, but they just…

This was one of my favorite stories as a child. It made me so sad, yet as a six or seven year old, I would ask my sister to tell it to me again and again. I still remember it, decades later, and it still makes me sad! I am re-sharing it here, with a little flavor! Once upon a…