Engineers are trained to keep machines running under pressure. But who maintains the engineer? On Monday, July 6, 2026, over tea and honest conversation, eleven men discovered that resilience also requires a preventive maintenance schedule… …for our faith, finances and families. Machines have maintenance schedules. Men should too. Engineers spend a lot of time makingContinueContinue reading “Maintaining Resilience: Lessons from Bühler Kenya”
Category Archives: Men and Fathers
The Silent Burdens of CEOs and Pastors
We celebrate successful men. We rarely ask if they are okay. This Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s talk about the hidden battles behind the pulpit, the boardroom and the brave face. One life lost is one too many. Success, status and spiritual authority are not enough. Let’s check on the man everyone else depends on.ContinueContinue reading “The Silent Burdens of CEOs and Pastors”
82 Years of Light: A Poem for Our Father, Our Legacy, Our Living Story
A nine-voice tribute to a man who outlived battles, built people, and fathered generations. Introduction Some stories are too large to be contained in a single life. Some men carry whole communities on their shoulders. Our father is one of them. Even now, you fight. Gently. Bravely. Today (Dec 12), is his 82nd birthday. FromContinueContinue reading “82 Years of Light: A Poem for Our Father, Our Legacy, Our Living Story”
⚓ Anchored: Men’s Conference 2025 Reflections ⚓
Faith that holds when the currents pull. Men’s Conference on Nov 14-15, at CITAM Karen wasn’t just another gathering. It was a spiritual shipyard. Hammers of truth rang out. Anchors were lowered deep. Men were reminded that storms don’t sink ships. Drifting without anchors does. Anchored in Faith – Bishop Calisto Odede Subtitle: “Faith thatContinueContinue reading “⚓ Anchored: Men’s Conference 2025 Reflections ⚓”
Nine Months In: On Curve Balls, Closed Gates & Carrying On
From field work to family walks. Catching life’s curveballs with grace and the occasional afternoon snooze. 😴 Recently, I drove past House #81 on the UN Crescent Avenue. The Gate is Still Black. Unchanged. But hanging on it now, a bold “To Let” sign. Quietly announcing that the space we once filled with ideas, spreadsheets,ContinueContinue reading “Nine Months In: On Curve Balls, Closed Gates & Carrying On”
Went Fishing with Dad, Caught a Legacy
🎣 A fishing outing with Dad unearthed a buried family history.
Prison, exile, and a father who grew up like a wild shoot. But against the odds, he raised us with love and grit.
Read the full story here with some throwback photos: https://wp.me/p6HwbF-1Sm
🧬 #FamilyLegacy
#GenerationalStories
#FromShootToTree
#FathersAndSons
#HonouringOurRoots
When Home Comes First: Lessons from Moses, Zipporah & Deborah
From a habit I learned from my dad ☕🔥 to a “good” father who forgot his baby on the car roof 🚗👶
Yesterday’s message at Living Waters Chapel – Kamulu with Bishop Warui was a heart check for all of us.
God once stopped Moses mid-mission for neglecting his first ministry: his home.
Key reminder: The family is your first pulpit. https://wp.me/p6HwbF-29U
📖 Exodus 4:24–26 | #FamiliesRootedInGodsWord #FirstPulpitAtHome
✂️ Trimmed by Grace: A Barber’s Comeback Story
From shaping the looks of Kenya’s celebrities to surviving gastric cancer and social media slander
Sam Kitiki’s story is not just about loss. https://wp.me/p6HwbF-277
It’s about love, grit, and rebuilding life one hour at a time.
#TrimmedByGrace #TukoTalks #KenyanStories #CelebrityBarber
Good Manners & The Book: Lessons from the 2025 Readership Challenge
📚 “It’s Bad Manners to Have More Clothes Than Books!”
That was the bold call at the 2025 #ReadershipChallenge.
I shared our family’s Bible-in-a-Year journey. How it’s shaping faith, fun, and the future.
Bonus: my 12-year-old had insights on angry prophets and fierce women of the Bible 😄
Read the story here: https://wp.me/p6HwbF-1IC
#ReadWidePrayDeep #BibleReadingCulture #FaithAndFamily
From Discipline to Discipleship: A Parenting Seminar to Remember
💡 Parenting isn’t just about behaviour correction. It’s soul formation.
At our Parenting Seminar, we moved from discipline to discipleship, and laughed through our parenting battles.
We left with hearts stirred toward God’s vision for family.
Read the full recap + photos from a truly transformative day.👇