by Kent | Jun 18, 2025 | Tapestry Updates
Plowing Concrete There are hard places on this earth, not just physically but spiritually as well. Places where people live their lives as most do. Caring for their families, working, and going about their daily activities. Yet while they can be kind and loving, their...
by Kent | Jun 18, 2025 | Partner Trips
Updates from Nairobi | March & April Travels Glad to say, “I am home!” Arrived a bit exhausted last evening after a lengthy travel involving six airports, five flights, five countries, three continents, and seemingly endless security checkpoints and...
by Kent | May 22, 2025 | Tapestry Updates
Sticks and Stones Travelers in Africa will readily recognize this cooking fire. A fire is made between three stones upon which a cooking pot will be set. The women of the family will then squat by this fire and make the family meal. Some version of this is a fixture...
by Kent | May 20, 2025 | Tapestry Updates
Little gods The song, “How Great,” sung by David Crowder begins “I’m so bored of little gods / While standing on the edge of something large.” That sentiment echoes in my head as I reflect on Burundi, the poorest country on earth. Certainly, the challenges faced by...
by Kent | May 19, 2025 | Personal
Homesick in Valentine, Nebraska It was the summer after my senior year in high school. I was on a church youth trip making our way to Alberta, Canada. We stopped in Valentine, Nebraska to give a concert at a little church and sleep on their pews for the night and I...
