Here is the BTCP Graduation invitation we sent out to everyone. If you did not get it KNOW THAT YOU ARE STILL WELCOME to come if can manage. The graduation will be in Ujamaa, Likoni.

After the Ferry take the Ng'ombeni matatus

Tell them to drop you in Ujamaa at the St. Philips ACK Church

The church is walled and has a black Gate (on the wall is written Faith Junior Academy - It is very large writing you cannot miss it.)

If you Driving the church is about 200 to 300 meters from the Likoni Catholic Church past the Mtongwe junction.

Hope to see you as many of you as possible there tomorrow at 2PM - Please keep time!

Update on Dad

Thank you all for praying for my family and especially my dad. The latest information is that my dad had a mild stroke and at the moment his condition is the same as before i.e. he cannot talk, see, hear very well and his memory has not come back. Please keep praying for my family that the Lord's will, will be done.

Thank you very much!!!

Denno in Egypt

Ok people yes the rumors you heard about me being in Egypt were actually true. Egypt is a very beautiful country with a lot of things to see and buy. The thing that impressed me the most about Egypt was their roads!!!! No potholes and the high ways are actually highways with 3 to 4 real lanes! the picture below is not one part of the road that was renovated because of IAAF but its a picture of most of the roads in Cairo - they actually have exists and ramp and flyovers. the only other place I saw that was in SA. We in Kenya need to take field trips to such country and stop comparing our roads with Juba roads and feel good about them.

Ok you cannot go to Egypt and not see the Pyramids – so I had to make a quick trip by the pyramids which contrary to popular belief are not in the desert but in the middle of the city (hope I did not spoil the surprise for any one).

The feeling I had when I got there apart from feeling a special one minute feeling that I am standing in the land that Jesus, Moses, Joseph, Pharaoh etc stood was the feeling of being at Fort Jesus in Mombasa! You really feel like you are missing a lot by not going but then you go and you take a couple of pictures and you wonder why you paid so much to go see 2 million 2 ton rocks piled on each other to form one of the wonders of the modern world. It was good and I am glad I went. I would like to return again and spend more time in the country and see more!

Oh and how can I forget this - You thought Kenya Matatu drivers were crazy wait til you go to Cairo. Those cars, buses and matatus (Yes they have Matatus) if they go any faster they will get off the road and be on the air.
A strange sight on the road which I am sure to most Egyptians is very normal was little truck loads of Garlic pass you on the road all the time!!! Those Egyptians have GARLIC!

Amina Weds Elly

April 7^th was a wonderful day for our first Serve International intern Elly E. Omucheyi. After 6 years of living alone as a widower God finally blessed him with a wonderful wife, Amina. The day was very colorful and full of celebrations! It was the first Kenyan wedding that everything was on time and at the end of the day the whole event was late by only an hour. It was supposed to end at 1pm and it ended at 2pm.

Anyone who knows anything about weddings and Kenya would agree with me that this was actually a 'revival!' ok, may be not but what do you call that. My sister was 4 hours late for her wedding...the interesting thing is that the bride and groom print the invitation cards, invite their guests, only for the guests to show up to find that the people who invited them are not even there. Surely I am not the only one who feels this is wrong, am I? Somebody please make me understand!

My Father

Thanks for your prayers for my dad and know that God is answering them. I have had complete peace about the situation – God is good all the Time!

As far as my dad's situation, I talked to my mom tonight and there is not very much improvement. The swelling on his face is gone down but the speech and the memory loss is still the same no improvement.

It seems like he had high blood pressure and then he tried to take medicine on his own and overdosed (He is blind) himself. But thank God he is getting better slowly.

Thanks again for your prayers and your encouragement through this time.

Update on Dad

I am overwhelmed by the responses I have gotten from y'all who emailed to say you are praying for my dad – THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I wish I could tell you that the situation has improved but it has not.

His face is still swollen and he is losing his memory and speech a little bit. I just got off the phone with him and he could not talk so I talked to the care taker that's with him in Busia.

He is out of the hospital though and is going back to the hospital for more check up tomorrow. We'll see what the doctors say tomorrow.

Thanks for praying...may the good Lord bless you and His will be done – it is good, it is pleasing and it is perfect!