Kathy Carlin – Serving in Jesus' Name

About Kathy Carlin

Founding Director. Board Secretary and Treasurer. Residing in Richmond, VA, Kathy delights in being just a few miles from her two daughters, their husbands, and her five grandchildren, who range in age from 20 to 9. Her son and his wife live in Florida, which is farther away than she would like, but she loves to visit, especially in the winter. Kathy has worked as an IT project manager and analyst for over 30 years, and although most of her friends have retired, she thoroughly enjoys the creativity her job allows. In addition to her role in Serving in Jesus’ Name, she serves on the Prayer, Hospitality, and Meals Teams at Hope Church in Richmond. She is also a mentor with Precious to God, a Richmond-based ministry to trafficked and exploited woman. Coming to a relationship with Jesus Christ as a young mother, Kathy has spent the last four plus decades walking in His sanctifying grace. Most recently, He is giving her a more profound understanding of what it means to live a 1 Corinthians 13 kind of love. Since God is love, and Christ is God, Jesus is the incarnation of love, and her heart’s desire is for Him to give her this kind of love for Him and others. I Corinthians 13:4-8 – Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, and does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.

Serving together with Joy! … September Ministry Update

Dear Friends, After over six years of volunteering fulltime as our project manager in Kenya, Immaculate visited us in the US, and her trip was a huge blessing. Her adorable daughter, 4-year-old Diana, came with her and kept us all...

Pure joy in serving… August Ministry Update

Dear Friends, Much of August was spent preparing for Immaculate’s trip to the US. During her month in the states, she will be speaking at several events, attending church and Sunday school with us, plus going to the Kenyan church...

“More than pieces of gold…” July Ministry Update

Dear Friends, Excitement, Excitement, Excitement!! This was the subject of Mary Kithuure’s email providing an update on the July 15 Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) seminar attended by 17 teachers from facilities within our network in Western Kenya. This day-long event...

Serving the children… May/June Ministry Update

Dear Friends, In June, we had our first ZOOM meeting with our newly-formed Kenyan Project Team. Roselyne, Sheila, Walter, and Victor have been serving alongside Immaculate in the ministry for years, so were excited to make their roles more official...

Serving God’s children… April Ministry Update

Dear Friends, Praise the Lord for His work in the hearts of Kenyan children! Child Evangelism Fellowship started he first Good News Club in one of “our” facilities this month. Our goal is to have GNCs meeting regularly in many...

Clothed with compassion… March Ministry Update

Dear Friends, Immaculate’s visits to Divine Mercy Orphanage are always a cause of excitement and joy for the children. The children love the toys, art supplies, and clothes, and their caretakers greatly appreciate the highchair and baby seats she bought. ...

The Lord is Faithful… February Ministry Update

Dear Friends, After a delay-plagued journey from the day it left our storage facility in late November, our container arrived in Kenya in the beginning of February. Knowing that the 10,000 containers that fall off ships into the sea each...

One Pure and Holy Passion… January Ministry Update

Dear Friends, In 2023, our prayer for the ministry is, as it has been from its inception, for the Lord to give us “one pure and holy passion” to serve and follow Him in everything we do. Our truest desire...

Every good and perfect gift… December Ministry Update

Dear Friends, We know that every good thing and perfect gift comes from the Father of lights (James 1:17) and that apart from the Lord, we can achieve nothing (John 15:5). Therefore, as we review our work in 2022, we...

Mission in Action… November Ministry Update

Dear Friends,Psalm 78:6-7 beautifully represents our mission at Serving in Jesus’ Name. Our hearts’ desire is for those we serve to come to know the truth of the Gospel and come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ, setting their...

Mission in Action… October Ministry Update

Dear Friends, “Nothing in all the world is so good as the knowledge and love of Christ, and no pleasure that can be enjoyed equal to the joy of serving Him with all one’s heart.” (Susan Warner) The exuberance of...

Bibles and Bicycles… September Ministry Update

Dear Friends, Our team in the US has been busy preparing our shipment bound for Kenyan orphans and schoolchildren. Due to the continuing worldwide shipping disruptions, we were unable to secure space on a ship in October, but we now...

Painting Scriptures… August Ministry Update

Dear Friends, As the economic situation in Kenya continues its downward spiral, we are saddened to hear of the financial ruin of millions of households and businesses in that country. Kenya is crippled with debt to the World Bank and...

Faith and Obedience… July Ministry Update

Dear Friends, Hearing stories about some schools in Kenya breaking pencils into three pieces, so that each child has something to write with is heartbreaking. That is why we get excited about the August back-to school sales where a...

Trusting The Lord for His Kingdom… June Ministry Update

Dear Friends, With almost 500 million people in Africa living in extreme poverty (i.e., on less than $2 per day),we could easily be overwhelmed with the needs of so many compared to the smallness of our efforts to touch...

Sharing the Good News… May Ministry Update

Dear Friends, In May, Serving in Jesus’ Name shared the Good News of the abundant life Jesus Christ offers to those who put their faith and trust in Him (John 10:10) as we continued our building projects and school...

What Love Looks Like… April Ministry Update

Dear Friends, Our mission at Serving in Jesus’ Name is to demonstrate the love of God and share the Good News of the Gospel by providing material resources and financial support to those in need. In every activity, we...

Blessings of Serving… March Ministry Update

Dear Friends, “Blessed is the one who considers the poor!” (Psalm 41:1). Serving the children of Kenya is indeed a blessing! Having our friend from New Jersey, Caitlin Terry, tour many of the facilities where we minister was especially rewarding...

Blessings of a Saint… February Ministry Update

The New Testament refers to Christians as “saints” 67 times, never referencing a special group since all Christians are saints – that is, holy and set apart for the Lord. However, Immaculate’s mother, Roselyne, is truly an extraordinary saint who...

A Passion for Others… January Ministry Update

William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, said, “If I thought I could win one more soul to the Lord by walking on my head and playing the tambourine with my toes, I’d learn how!” While we may not attempt...