FYV Performing in the Hood

Posted by drgeez on Feb 17, 2012 in Kenya, News, Projects | 0 comments

NAIROBI (DANDORA SLUMS) Garold’s time with the Find Your Voice (FYV) performing arts group in October was intense and productive. A film crew joined him there to begin work on 2 documentaries. Our hope is that these videos will help us raise additional funds for this ever-expanding work. The members of FYV spent the month of December performing in schools and in other venues throughout the slums where they live. They dealt with issues of godly ‘dating’ relationships, HIV, and Christian foundations that can transform their communities, in...

Old House – New Purpose

Posted by drgeez on Feb 17, 2012 in Kenya, News, Projects | 0 comments

LEMORU: During the trip in October, further progress was made on the medical facility in the village of Lemoru. The team of workers from Trinity Church in England transformed part of the old Colonial farmer’s house into a beautiful accomadation for medical staff we soon hope to lure to the village. Our amazing volunteers from the UK and the village worked side by side installing plumbing throughout the clinic, painting the interior, and completing all of the electrics. Though the clinic has already been used to distribute medicine and...

Kenya update May 2011

Posted by admin on Dec 20, 2011 in Kenya, News, Projects | 0 comments

Kenya Update   We returned a few weeks ago from a 3-week action packed, emotion filled adventure. The time allowed us to accomplish much, observe many things, and develop a focused strategy for the coming year. There are so many incredible things happening that it cannot fit into one news-brief. Therefore, this update will deal with the main focus of our work in Kenya: The FYV (Find Your Voice) – Performing Arts / Mentoring Program.   FYV is not a church-drama program. It is a weekly training in acting, stage work, and...

Kenya update Nov. 2010

Posted by admin on Dec 13, 2011 in Kenya, News, Projects | 0 comments

Hakuna Matata – No worries.  After having sort of caught our breath after the trip to Kenya, we want to give you a quick update to let you know how everything went. We traveled to Nairobi with 8 friends from Trinity Brentwood church in the UK and 2 friends from Grace Point church Dighton, Kansas. After a 9-hour flight from London and a 9-hour drive through the Great African Rift Valley, we arrived in Lemoru. As we crawled out of the vans into the pitch-black African night, our spirits were lifted by a hospitable welcome from 52...

Find Your Voice, Project in Kenya

Posted by admin on Jul 15, 2011 in Kenya, News, Projects | 0 comments

Garold in Kenya Find Your Voice – Kenya is a project aimed at helping the young people discover and develop their voices of influence within their society through arts and mentoring. FYV focuses on three areas of development: - Helping young people discover their talents and communication interests – their voices. - Developing those talents to a higher standard of skill and creative expression – eventually to a professional level. - Mentoring the artists through a biblical foundation so they can determine how best to...

Kenya Trip 2010

Posted by admin on Jul 13, 2011 in Projects | 0 comments

On Saturday we will be returning to Kenya. Since March Garold has been teaching performing arts via Internet, DVD, and PowerPoint presentations. We are excited to see the students once again, encourage them, and see how they are progressing. The first week in Kenya we will be traveling with a team of 14 people from England and the US. Our main focus during that week is to finish a medical facility in a remote village in the Rift Valley, encourage the teachers at the school, and love on the orphans. During the second week we will visit several...

Arts Gathering

Posted by admin on Jul 13, 2011 in News | 0 comments

Study Guide

Posted by admin on Feb 15, 2011 in Books & other writings | 0 comments

This companion to Brand New Bag has been designed for use in small group study. We have attempted to formulate questions that will stimulate discussion and lead you into practical application. We pray that this study guide will be a helpful tool in bringing an active awareness into your journey with God. May you experience a great hunger for the ways of God as you continue the journey. Download pdf...

Brand New Bag, by Garold Andersen

Posted by admin on Feb 15, 2011 in Books & other writings | 1 comment

Projects - Brand New Bag / by Garold Andersen “At one point in my life, I began to journey with God. Sometime later I stopped. I called myself a solid Christian. In reality I was stuck in a rut.” Brand New Bag is about getting back to the journey. It’s about listening to that dissatisfied ache in your heart and having the courage to act. In the pages of this book, Garold Andersen becomes a travel companion for those who are sick of status-quo and ready to move on. This is an intimate ‘face to face’ with someone who...

Art of asking honest questions

Posted by admin on Jan 20, 2011 in Articles | 0 comments

Ellis H. Potter Former Buddhist monk, now a minister, counselor and teacher. He worked for many years with Francis Schaeffer at L’Abri Fellowship, Switzerland.  http://www.martinweaver.net Art of asking honest questions Sometimes Christian pastors, parents and teachers are afraid of the questions young people and others might ask. Questions of another generation, or generated by secular teachers and other models can seem rebellious and threatening. Questions arising out of other cultural and worldview assumptions than those of the local...