Chief Shepherd

Hopefully, the war in Kenya is about over. The Associated Press (editor: sorry but the article is no longer available), the Washington Post and other news agencies are all reporting that the two rival leaders have signed a power sharing agreement. According to the plan, mediated by former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan, opposition [...]

The dangerous environment in Kenya seems to be improving but it is very slow and the situation is still very tense. The allAfrica.com site states that there is a “Deal in the Making.” But other reports say that Kenya is still “Armed and Dangerous.” This is especially true in the western region around the city of [...]

The COG World Missions Department has posted an update from Kenya. The area is still very dangerous. One of the most dangerous cities is Eldoret. This is the city where I lived for 30 days back in 2004. The people (unnamed) in the article are all men who I worked with while I was there. [...]

Missionary Gordon Bloodworth (who spent a week in my home here in Loranger, LA) has reported that they are assisting around 80 refugees in the Discipleship University in Eldoret, Kenya (which our local congregation helps support). Also, in the city of Eldoret is the Kapsoya Church of God (where I preached while I was in [...]

Even though the violence gets very little media attention in the USA, over 500 people have now been killed as a result of the recent election in that country. A reasoned article in the Washington Post today gives some background on how tribalism works in Kenya. Read the article here. There is also a slide show [...]

In America, pastors are concerned that, if they appear to endorse a political candidate, their churches may loose their tax-exempt status with the government. Gordon MacDonald has posted a great article about choosing WHICH issues we should get involved in. I certainly would not demean these concerns. I highly recommend that we consider these issues [...]

This year we will elect a president in the USA. About 50% of us will end up being on the “wrong” side of the election. The other 50% will be elated that “their” candidate won. Yesterday’s primary elections in New Hampshire saw two upsets: Neither Hillary Clinton (D) nor John McCain (R) were expected to win. [...]

News of the ethnic violence going on in Kenya is difficult for me. In 2004, I stayed 30 days with a native pastor in Eldoret (where, last week, an Assemblies of God church was burned with its occupants.) The dispute over recent elections has apparently aroused tribal violence that a UN report (issued yesterday) likened [...]