Fire Destroys Boarding School Dormitory
In May, I visited the Nandarasi Secondary School in Karima. We learned that the boys’ dormitory was completely destroyed in an electrical fire a couple
July 6, 2010
In May, I visited the Nandarasi Secondary School in Karima. We learned that the boys’ dormitory was completely destroyed in an electrical fire a couple
We started partnering with the people of Karogoto in 2007. One of the reasons (besides having strong community leadership) was their first priority… They asked
I recently wrote a 3-part blog about our education strategy. Click here to check it out: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Folks are beginning to ask us what happens “after school?” Not after five o’clock
We just put together this video from the recent trip to Haiti that James and Kurt went on. Take a look and let us know
Our Kenya Country Director (Andrew Guuru) arrived safely in Atlanta Saturday night. He’ll be here for a couple weeks (as he is each year) to
Do you know the difference between African time and American time? …and I don’t mean the time zone difference. If you’ve been to Kenya you
I received the following email from David Sigilia, the new director of the Segera Mission, this week. ________________________________________________________________________________ Hello brother, in Christ’s name. We are
David Muchai (Moo – ‘chy) is The 410 Bridge‘s newest Community Development Manager. He was hired to fill the vacancy left when Andrew was promoted
Meet Paul Omondi… Paul’s life story is amazing and more than we can post in a single blog entry, but take a minute and read
Here in the States, what you’ll see in this video would have taken days… The 410 Bridge community of Kandaria had to relocate a brand
I met Moses (“Zhangi”) in 2007. He was a chaperone and the original choreographer for the first Daraja Children’s Choir tour. I had the opportunity
His full name is actually Silvester Andrew Muiruri Guuru… What the video doesn’t tell you is that Andrew was our 2nd employee in Kenya. He
What a weekend for the Daraja Children’s Choir! Led worship for 12,000+ church leaders at Catalyst on Friday morning…. Concert in Newnan, Georgia Friday evening…
2009 marks our third year at Catalyst… over 12,000 people from 2,500 churches coming together to impact the next generation of church leaders. This year
One of my personal passions is to see families serve together. It changed the dynamic of my own family when we first served in Uganda
Our local news has been riddled of late with all of the “czars” President Obama has appointed. We’ve always heard about the Drug Czar and the Education Czar,
Ever tried to push a rope? Sometimes I’ll bring a long rope with me to meetings with community leaders. I’ll put the rope in the
I had the opportunity to serve with the folks from NewSpring Church last month. 34 people in total visited the Segera Mission…. A service team
Not sure anyone really knows The 410 Bridge’s mission statement, and frankly that’s probably OK. Sure it’s important, but it seems so corporate, you know?
You don’t have to hang around The 410 Bridge long before you’ll hear someone say, “It’s all about relationships.” We tell service teams all the
I’ve been writing about our education strategy. Here’s the third installment… Only a small percentage of kids attend pre-primary school (ages 4-6) in our communities.
In my previous post I talked a bit about our overall education strategy, and specifically what we’re trying to do with Primary Schools. In this post,
In 2007 the number one priority for the community of Kwambekenya was a medical clinic. The nearest hospital is ten kilometers (a little over 6 miles) away, and public transportation is limited, unreliable and unsafe.
So my personal chewy nugget is education. (If you don’t know what a chewy nugget is, click on it and read my prior post.) I think that
Not sure where I heard the phrase “chewy nugget” first, but I’ll give credit to my good friend Eric Helman. Eric and I worked together for
Many of you may remember the HBO mini-series “Band of Brothers.” It was a terrific ten-part World War II mini-series produced by Steven Spielberg and