Kathy Carlin – Page 3 – 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.

Waiting Upon The Lord… April Ministry Update

As with countless others around the world, we, at Serving in Jesus’ Name, are waiting upon the Lord, our rock and fortress, the One in whom we take refuge, until this storm passes (Jeremiah 16:19, Psalm 57:1). When worry or fear...

Slowed but not stopped … March Ministry Update

During this difficult and painful time, we, at Serving in Jesus’ Name, share in the sorrow of those who have lost loved ones to the corona virus, and we pray for those who are seriously ill with this disease. We...

45,000 items for Kenya… February Ministry Update

Sharing the love and Word of God is our passion at Serving in Jesus’ Name, so we are excited to further extend our reach in Kenya’s Kakamega Region by helping to provide greater dignity, safety, and comfort to the children in...

Trusting God for 2020… January Ministry Update

As Serving in Jesus’ Name starts its 4th year as a ministry, we look back at what the Lord has enabled us to do with delight and forward to what lies ahead with anticipation. The massiveness of the need and the...

Reflections of Generosity… December Ministry Update

Looking back over 2019, we at Serving in Jesus’ Name cannot help but say, “Who are we that we should have been able to give as generously as this? For all things come from Your hand, Lord, and we can...

Holy Anticipation… November Ministry Update

While packing with a friend for Serving in Jesus’ Name’s next shipment to Kenya, I almost had to dock her “pay” since she stopped numerous times to delight in some darling little dress or adorable toy a dear child in...

Divine dignity… October Ministry Update

The team at Serving in Jesus’ Name praises the Lord for the work done in His name in October. We take joy in having been able to provide enhanced dignity for the children and caretakers at the Ivugui and Don...

To Such Belongs the Kingdom of Heaven

The beautiful servants of God at Kongoni Primary School Special Unit, pour their hearts, strength, and tears into the children of the church in Kenya, dedicating their lives to teaching them, not only reading and math, but also about our...

Precious In His Sight

I’m a numbers person, a counter – prone to thinking how many of this we did, how many of that we finished. Left to myself, without the sweet voice of the Holy Spirit in my ear and the truth of...

Gladdening a Child’s Heart

Running an orphanage and school for disabled children with no government funding in an impoverished area takes a heart of gold, a core of iron, and a mountain of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Such describes the administrators and...

A Leaking Roof and a Hole in the Ground

When our Kenyan Project Manager, Immaculate, saw the condition of the latrines at the Lumino Special Unit for disabled and mentally challenged learners, she moved this need to the top of the Kenyan priorities. Her heart broke when she thought...

God is Doing Something Different

Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland, an average of one shooting in a US high school per week – undeniably horrific events, and Americans across the country share a deep sorrow and concern, certainly for the tragic loss of live, but also...

Majestic Blue Ridge Mountains & its Beautiful People

Serving in Jesus’ Name took a road trip to Appalachia. God indeed shed His grace on this region when He raised its mountains and craved its rivers. As surely as the heavens declare the glory of God and the skies...

A Notebook, 3 Pencils, an Eraser, a Ruler, & a Sharpener

A local charity was giving away school supplies to those whose parents were unable to provide them, so I took the young woman I mentor and her 6-year old daughter to the distribution event. This sweet child pranced into the...

Days for Girls*

Days for Girls in Partnership with Serving in Jesus’ NameBringing Dignity to GirlsExpressing God’s Love and Provision Days for Girls Kits include 6 washable pads, 2 pairs of panties, soap, a washcloth, carry bag, and small bag to hold used...

One Man, His Wife and 50 Children

The Lord stirred Joseph Muthondeki’s heart as he read a biography of George Muller, the amazing man of faith from the 19th century who could have been a rich man, but chose to open an orphanage in London, an orphanage...

I’ll throw it all away in Africa

Caroline is a child of Africa, born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. Her family was blessed. They weren’t rich or even what we in the US would call well-off, but they had a home, and they had food. Not an...

It all started with Teddy Bears

Why send things to Kenya? My next-door neighbor mentioned her daughter’s maid was collecting used articles to send to an orphanage in Kenya. Loving the idea of having my unneeded things going directly to those who needed them, I swept...

Inspired by The Living Word

When we fall in love with Jesus, we fall in love with the Word of God. Jesus is the Word, the living Word, for “in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was...

Welcome

Serving in Jesus’ Name is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and donors can deduct contributions made to this ministry. Serving in Jesus’ Name is an all-volunteer organization with no compensation going to our board members, officers or other volunteers. Contact Us: P.O. Box 5701,...