April 2010 Update
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In “Half The Sky”, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn say that “If you care about poverty, you must understand it, not just oppose it. And understanding poverty comes from spending time observing it directly.” And in “The Hole in the Gospel”, Richard Stern, President of World Vision, asks “Can you imagine the impact on our own culture if American Christians began using their riches as if they belonged to God and were intended primarily to further God’s kingdom?”

We’ve read both of these books recently as we prepared to leave for Kenya on May 14.

Dinner Friends at Villa Campbell
Our gourmand group enjoyed a very special Italian dinner straight out of Gourmet Magazine at Villa Campbell. Thank you Pat, for your spacious and well equipped kitchen which accommodated several chefs as they put the final touches on their assigned dishes. .


First Prize at RAC Marilyn’s photo, “Turkana Homes”, won first prize in the Community Sponsored Show at Rowayton Arts Center. Thank you so much Kenneth and Kathleen Parker (not one of John’s relatives) for sponsoring the prize. We will use the money for books and art supplies for children in Kenya.

Study Group at St. Brigittas

One Sunday evening, our small group met at St. Brigitta’s Convent in Tokeneke for discussion and dinner amid peaceful surroundings. We will miss these friends, and our twice a month gatherings, while we are away these next four months.


Mission Leaders at Open Door Gala We, and eight others, represented Noroton Presbyterian Church at the annual benefit for The Open Door Shelter in Norwalk, which was held at The Inn at Longshore in Westport. Manna House of Hospitality, which is a part The Open Door, serves 60,000 meals each month to needy people – and, when we’re not in Kenya, we serve lunch there the first Saturday of each month, along with others from NPC.

Congratulations to our friend Roselyne who has just been accepted by Harvard to do a Masters in International Education Policy. She is from Meru, where we will be living again this summer, and was instrumental three years ago in introducing us to Ripples International.




Please pray with us -

Where there is faith, there is love.
Where there is love, there is peace.
Where there is peace, there is God.
Where there is God, there is no need.

~Joanie Garborg/Barbour Publishing












Dinner Friends at Villa Campbell
Dinner Friends at Villa Campbell









First Prize at RAC
First Prize at RAC












Study Group at St. Brigitta's
Study Group at St. Brigitta's

















Mission Leaders at the Open Door Gala
Mission Leaders at the Open Door Gala