With every project, Serving in Jesus’ Name holds fast to our mission of demonstrating the love of God by sharing the Good News of the Gospel. We delight in sending toys, games, books, clothes, shoes, and so many other wonderful things to Kenyan orphans and other impoverished people in the regions we serve. It warms our hearts to see the smile on the face of a parentless little girl snuggling with her first teddy bear or a little boy with his first ball. We are excited to think that the goats we purchase in Haiti are raising the living standard of schoolchildren and their families, but our greatest joy is in giving those the Lord puts in our path the Holy Scripture. While fresh goats’ milk nourishes a child’s body, helping him to grow strong, the Word of God leads him to the Living Water, so he will never thirst again.
Whether it be including a packet of Creole Scripture cards in the Health Bags sent to Haitian children or shipping personally-inscribed Bibles to orphans in Kenyan, we are committed to sending out the immutable, flawless, righteous message of God’s love written in the Bible. Our greatest joy is in leading people to the Light, Jesus Christ, and giving them The Living Word that it may dwell richly in their hearts, teaching, training, transforming, convicting, and restoring them.
We are ever thankful to the Lord for His provision, always giving Him the glory for we know without Him, we can do nothing (John 15:5). We praise Him for the dozens of friends, neighbors, and family members who contribute the items we send. We do not take lightly the blessing of His putting this ministry on the hearts of others to help in so many ways, as they adhere stickers to books, post the need for items on social media, assemble Scripture card packets, take photographs, help pack, and provide financial support. We are grateful and in awe as we say, “But who am I, Lord, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.” (1 Chronicles 29:14)
September has been both exhilarating and terrifying. We received word early in the month that Kenya had opened its ports. We rejoiced that the appointed time for our vision of sending a container to the children and villagers of this...
Love for God and others is the foundation of our faith and the fuel for our ministry. We share the Good News that our joy might be complete (1 John 1:4) and the Lord might be glorified (1 Corinthians 10:31). ...
Slowed, but not stopped! Our work to extend the love of God to others continues. Our trust-worthy crew have nearly completed the construction at the Mirembre Primary School in Western Kenya, so it will be ready when the children return...
Kenya is still closed to shipments, so both we and our container wait for the Lord’s perfect timing. We are striving to wait with thankful, trusting hearts, believing the Lord will clear the way at precisely the right time (Proverbs...
The treasures destined for Kenya are mounting in storage, but we at Serving in Jesus’ Name are trusting in the Lord’s impeccable timing, believing the shipment will go out precisely on the day ordained by our Father in heaven. For...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We watch as the new latrines being built at the Ivugui Orphanage in Western Kenya impress us with humility – we are profoundly aware of the unbounded luxury in which we live, and we are grateful for the privilege of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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