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Category Archives: Kenya
Thinking About Kenya
Every person’s home page has its little quirks, yes? The home page on my MacBook is set to IGoogle, which allows you to set up your own little front page of sorts. So I have news feeds from the BBC … Continue reading
Posted in Kenya, Nairobi, Poverty, Reflections, Unitarian Universalism
Tagged Africa, Children, Unitarian Universalism
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At Kenyatta Airport
It’s time to say goodbye to Kenya for now. My hosts, W. and S., have dropped me off at Kenyatta Airport, which looks relatively bare for an airport that typically serves as East Africa’s hub. I’ve checked my luggage, done … Continue reading
Three Times the Sadness
Right after P., S., and I arrived at the camp, we met Beatrice, her sister Nekesa, Beatrice’s daughter, and the newest members of their displaced family: triplets, born in the IDP camp one month earlier. In a space smaller than … Continue reading
Posted in IDPs, Kenya, Nairobi, Neighborhoods, Poverty
Tagged Children, Cultural Commentary, Politics, Women
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Hanging Out in Burabura
Our historic conference ended on Monday night, and in the coming days, I’ll have several reflections on the amazing work that is going on among new UUs in Kenya. It was hard to say good bye to many of the … Continue reading
Riding with Leonard
Conference cabin fever set in Monday afternoon, so J. and I called a cab to travel to Sarit Center, the local shopping mall. (Yes, Nairobi has malls–lots of them, bracketed by kiosks filled with crafts, and street vendors who walk … Continue reading
St. Vincent of Nairobi
Most of the groups who are part of our leadership training conference come from countries where English is widely spoken. But our emerging congregations in Burundi and Congo-Brazzeville are made up of people who, in addition to their local language, … Continue reading
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Ways of Worship
The hymn sandwich is dead; long live worship among our brothers and sisters in East Africa! After a great presentation about worship by our UK colleague David Usher, we had a wonderful opportunity today to hear about how the differing … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Religion, Unitarian Universalism, Worship
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A Great Day
The Methodist Guest House is largely silent now, after a day of conversation and laughter and deep sharing with the participants in our Leadership Training for East African congregations. I spoke this morning about Unitarian and Universalist history and theology … Continue reading
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Into Africa…
It is a mild and sunny afternoon in Nairobi, and we are taking a break from the first session of a historic event: The ICUU Leadership Training for Emerging Congregations in East Africa. Our opening ceremonies were last night, as … Continue reading
Rejoicing in Kenya
I was overwhelmed with a desire to be back in Nairobi today, as I read the news reports that the two political factions in Kenya had reached a power-sharing agreement at last. It would be so much fun to be … Continue reading →
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