News from Thorakland District, Kenya

The church without walls that meets near the ancient Baobab tree is thriving. Our friends and missionaries in Kenya have received an update from Pastor John in Tharaka!  The area is so remote, it is difficult to communicate. Sometimes they send notes by way of someone...

Mrs. Ovaleta Gibbs’ Famous Fried Apple Pies

Mrs. Ovaleta Gibbs made fried apple pies for years to share with friends and to donate to various church and homemaker fundraisers in Allen County, Kentucky.  It thrilled me to learn that Janet Johnson, FCS Agent, Allen County  with the U.K.  Cooperative Extension...

Beach Blessing by Jackie Layton

Shelia, thank you for asking me to share about hope with you today. God has always been a part of my life. He’s carried me through the valleys and rejoiced with me at the peaks. The ocean is one place where I feel especially close to God. For years my family visited...

A Ten Year Celebration

By Paula Mowery On Wednesday, September 30th, my husband reminded me of a ten year anniversary. No, it wasn’t our wedding anniversary. That’s twenty-six years this year. Ten years ago on that Wednesday my husband had heart valve replacement surgery. His faulty valve...

Facing My Own Meanness

By Peggy Trotter I own the world’s meanest cat. Seriously. When I try to pet her, she bites me. Every time. When I hold her, she has a biting, scratching fit.  And I have to admit, a few weeks ago I was ready to send her to the river with my shotgun-wielding husband...