“We were saddened that Anthony could not travel but were so grateful for the personal video that Anthony prepared for us in his absence. The clinic is thriving under his leadership, and great things are happening in Uganda thanks to St. John’s Clinic Kayoro!”
“May feels like a literal and metaphorical spring for Big Wonder. We have 27 children enrolled! Each of these children has a unique story, and their families have trusted us with their care. We are finally financially stable, and we continue to grow. We are here to stay!”
“When the day of the funeral arrives, we can all allow ourselves to be fully immersed in the exquisite language and music of the funeral liturgy. A well-planned funeral creates a sacred container for us to be fully liberated from linear time (chronos) so that we can enter fully into God’s time (kairos).”
“Chris’s degree is in art and they’re usually working on some creative artistic project. ‘I’ve also been a fantasy geek for a long time—currently very interested in Tolkein, if anyone wants to talk about that.’”
“There is no greater power than a community discovering
what it cares about.
Ask ‘What is possible?’ not ‘What’s wrong?’ Keep asking.”
“In our world today, the economics of exploitation, conquest, and extraction still hold sway. But the church has not lost its calling to be an alternative household, community, and economic reality.”
O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on your servants as each of them begins another year.
Singing in the choir brings us unexplainable joy and an emotional fulfillment which is difficult to put into words. It also gives us community and the chance for spiritual union with our fellow choir members and congregants.
“If Mr. Ochieng had not had access to the quality care at St. John’s Kayoro Health Center II, where he learned about his diabetic condition, he would have most likely died from his diabetic wounds. His healing has been seen by his family and friends as a miracle.”
“Then the question comes, ‘What do you teach them?’ That is when I get the looks like I am absurd. Because I don’t teach them. They teach me. I grow more spiritually when I experience God through the eyes, ears, and minds of young people.”
