Kenya Report 6 By Roger Oakland (returning from his mission trip in Kenya) Bryce Homes Kenya: Past, Present and Future The reports we have been posting on our website about our March 2014 Bryce Homes Kenya tour until this point have been brief and centered on specific events. For the ones remaining, my plan is … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland Understand the Times and Bryce Homes Founder and Director Report 5 Kenya A couple of days have passed since my last report from Kenya was posted on our Understand The Times website. The reason has not been related to the lack of material to write about. The fact is that the days … [Read more…]
Kenya March 2014 Report 1 March 2014 Kenya From Roger Oakland Understand the Times I am writing this report as I am flying over northern Africa on my way to Nairobi Kenya. The month of March is the time for my annual visit to our Bryce Homes Program located in western Kenya. Little did I … [Read more…]
Check out this new “scrapbook” of photos sent over last week from the Bryce Homes for Widows and Children in Kenya. The new latrines (which were paid for by Understand the Times and Lighthouse Trails readers) are continuing to go up. Also in here, you will see some photos of how some of the widows … [Read more…]
by Paul Proctor Used with permission. I have addressed, on numerous occasions, the Church’s ongoing efforts to reinvent Christianity into a global religion of Results & Relationships by using the powers of pragmatism and consensus to artificially grow itself into something more widely accepted by the world instead of faithfully proclaiming the Word of God … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is an update from Understand the Times regarding the Bryce Homes in Kenya that UTT and Lighthouse Trails readers solely support. Two weeks ago, Lighthouse Trails sent out our Winter Offering appeal to our readers in order to raise money for new latrines for 16 of the homes plus money to … [Read more…]
In 2011, Lighthouse Trails partnered with Understand the Times to launch the Bryce Homes for Widows and Children in _______ Kenya. Roger Oakland, founder and director of Understand the Times (UTT), traveled to the region to meet with Pastor Achilla and Pastor Nelson, who were to become the Kenya directors for this missions project. Several … [Read more…]
A Directory of Authors (Three NOT Recommended Lists) written and compiled by Chris Lawson is our newest Lighthouse Trails Print Booklet Tract. The Booklet Tract is 14 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Below is the content of the booklet. To order copies of A Directory of … [Read more…]
In the following slideshow of the Bryce Homes for Widows and Children in Kenya, you will see how several of the Bryce families were blessed this past week with a special donation designated for fruits, vegetables, and meat. These are foods that most of the families seldom have (especially the fruits and meat). We thank … [Read more…]
In spite of the unrest that is presently occurring in Kenya because of the recent terrorist attack in Nairobi, the Bryce Homes (now numbering over 20 homes) are continuing to be blessed with God’s provision. These Christian families, consisting mostly of widows and children, are supported through Understand the Times and Lighthouse Trails readers. During … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Understand the Times and Lighthouse Trails readers are supporting a number of Kenyan families. One of those families is in Nairobi. Please pray about the situation presently occurring in Nairobi and remember to pray for our Bryce Home families daily. Kenya, which is an ally to Israel, is under the constant threat of … [Read more…]
The latest from the Bryce Homes for Widows and Children in Kenya. Supported solely by Understand the Times and Lighthouse Trails readers. We hope you will consider becoming part of the support for these 20+ Christian fatherless families (including the three overseeing pastors’ families) in Kenya where these families are being given support to live … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following is a story from the book Stories From Indian Wigwams and Northern Campfires. The book was written by Egerton Ryerson Young, a young Canadian missionary in the late 1800s, who, with his wife and small children, spent years with the Native people in Canada, living among them, loving them, and sharing the Gospel and the Word … [Read more…]
A LETTER FROM MARGRET, BRYCE HOME # 17 Dear Donors, I am greatly humbled before the Lord and sincerely take this opportunity to appreciate the Lord’s miraculous intervention when we actually needed it. From what I have seen from April 2013, it shows how much God cares for us all including the less fortunate. It … [Read more…]
From Effy – Bryce Home #3 As a mother of five children, life had become unbearable soon after the passing away of my husband who was the sole family breadwinner. My repeated attempts to solicit for ways of survival seemed fruitless but this was because I did not give our Lord Jesus the central pillar … [Read more…]
By Sandy Simpson Deception in the Church Ministries In the introduction to Mike Oppenheimer’s and my book Idolatry In Their Hearts, I exposed the fact that Don Richardson pulled the phrase “Eternity In Their Hearts” to use as his book title from its context in Ecc. 3:11. He did this to support his thesis, which actually … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: In the spring of 2011, Lighthouse Trails published Stories From Indian Wigwams and Northern Campfires. The book, written by Egerton Ryerson Young, an itinerate preacher and missionary to the Canadian Native Americans in the late 1800s, is a fascinating and inspiring account of Young’s work with the Cree people. Amazingly, as we were in … [Read more…]
We hope you love this new slideshow from the Bryce Homes for Widows and Children in Kenya as much as we do. First, you will see most of the new homes that have been built for these Christian families in Kenya, solely from the donations of Understand the Times and Lighthouse Trails readers. This project, which began just … [Read more…]
The music being played in this week’s Bryce Home slideshow is by Canadian singer Trevor Baker (used by permission). The song is called “He Wrote How Great Thou Art” from his It’s All in Place CD. You can visit Trevor’s website at www.trevorbaker.ca. He’s a wonderful brother in the Lord who travels around North America … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland You may not have heard the term before, but contextual theology is a prominent message from the emerging church. In his book, Models of Contextual Theology(1992), Stephen B. Bevans defines contextual theology as: …a way of doing theology in which one takes into account: the spirit and message of the gospel; the … [Read more…]
The latest slideshow from the Bryce Homes for Widows and Children in Kenya missions project. The project is supported solely from Understand the Times and Lighthouse Trails readers. To learn more, or to donate, visit www.missionsfortruth.com or www.understandthetimes.org.
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails and Understand the Times have been working together in the Bryce Homes for Widows and Children in Kenya program for two and a half years now. If you would like to donate to this mission project, you can do so at the Understand the Times website. You can also visit the Missions … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: Just as we were about to post this letter to the editor, which in part talks about Vineyard churches, we received a phone call from a LT reader who warned us about a book written by Ken Wilson titled Mystically Wired: Exploring New Realms In Prayer. Co-incidentally, according to the back of the … [Read more…]
The latest in from our Bryce Homes in Kenya, an Understand the Times mission work which is supported by both Understand the Times and Lighthouse Trails readers. If you would like to learn more or donate to this mission project, please visit Missions for Truth (the Lighthouse Trails mission site).
The Widows in Kenya Basket Project that Lighthouse Trails launched last year as a means to help the widows in Kenya support themselves is well underway. Already we have purchased several batches of baskets, which have been shipped to us and sold to our readers. In addition to paying for the shipping and materials, Lighthouse … [Read more…]
By Roger Oakland Understand the Times, International It has been some time since we have sent out a report from Kenya sharing the progress that is being made with the Bryce Homes Program there. After our last trip to Kenya in December of 2012, we reported that if support funds were available we would like … [Read more…]
Can Cultures Be Redeemed? (Some Things You Should Know About the Indigenous People’s Movement) written by Nanci Des Gerlaise is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The booklet is 18 pages long and sells for $1.85 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as much as 50% off retail. Below is the content of the booklet. To order … [Read more…]
The following slideshow consists of new photos from Kenya where there are now 20 Bryce Homes (Four new ones have just been added.) These homes are supported solely from the donations by Understand the Times and Lighthouse Trails readers. For more information or to donate, visit our mission site at www.missionsfortruth.com or Understand the Times at … [Read more…]
To Nanci Des Gerlaise (Lighthouse Trails author of Muddy Waters) from a Lighthouse Trails Reader [excerpts used with permission from writer and author] Just a little note to express my thankfulness to you for writing Muddy Waters. I praise God for the grace He provided you in courageously writing and publishing this book. My husband and I … [Read more…]
This week, Roger Oakland, director of Understand the Times and the Bryce Homes for Children, is in Kenya, visiting all 16 Bryce Homes and spending time with Pastors Achilla and Nelson who run the program in Kenya. The picture you see to the right here was taken yesterday while Roger and the pastors were visiting Widow … [Read more…]