At GPT Hebron City’s Parenting Seminar with Kimunya Mugo, one truth quietly stole the show: Our children don’t need flawless parents. They need present parents. Last year we talked about moving from discipline to discipleship. This year, we discovered the bridge between the two, is TRUST. Parenting isn’t winning every argument. It’s keeping every conversationContinueContinue reading “Building Trust in Parenting: Seminar Insights”
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Maintaining Resilience: Lessons from Bühler Kenya
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”
Transformative Conversations: Insights from DICE Ministry
What would you tell your 19-year-old self? In June 2026, two conversations at DICE Ministry reminded me that while audiences change, the questions rarely do. How do we prepare for adulthood? How do we survive lean seasons? How do we remain standing? My answer keeps coming back to three relationships: Faith. Finances. Family. Sometimes theContinueContinue reading “Transformative Conversations: Insights from DICE Ministry”
The Healing Journey: A Story of Gratitude
🌹 The Flowers He Could Still Smell A three-part series on caregiving, gratitude, healing and legacy. Part 1 of 3 ✅ Act I: The Healing Journey: A Story of Gratitude (You’re here) ✅ Act II: The Gift of Gratitude: Honoring Our Father ✅ Act III: Honoring Our Father’s Legacy Six months ago, we were fightingContinueContinue reading “The Healing Journey: A Story of Gratitude”
From Hospital to Home: A Caregiver’s Journey
Dad left hospital frail. He came home held. Two months later, we are watching strength return. Step by (stubborn) step. He didn’t come home healed.He came home determined. Two months later… The man we wheeled out of hospital is walking into dialysis like he owns the place. This is the story of caregiving and stubbornContinueContinue reading “From Hospital to Home: A Caregiver’s Journey”
When Healing Comes Home: Carrying Our Father, Together
Recovery is not a moment. It’s a long walk. And sometimes, a wheelchair, taken together. The Day Guka Came Home There are moments in life when humour collides with heartbreak. The result is a story worth telling. Dad’s discharge from hospital was one such moment. On his discharged (Dec 19), healing didn’t arrive quietly. ItContinueContinue reading “When Healing Comes Home: Carrying Our Father, Together”
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”
Walking the Hospital Corridors: A Family, a Father, and the Faith That’s Holding Us Together
Three weeks, three floors, countless prayers, and a crash course in love, grief, and kidney complications. This blog captures the journey: Watching Dad’s health decline. Bonding with siblings in hospital corridors. Negotiating treatment plans with doctors. And learning new language for grief in therapy. It’s a story of faith, resilience, and family unity. We discoveredContinueContinue reading “Walking the Hospital Corridors: A Family, a Father, and the Faith That’s Holding Us Together”
⚓ 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”