Why Africa? Why RVA?

Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Greetings from Kenya! It’s hard to believe we have only been in Africa three weeks. We began our time here by recovering from travel in Nairobi.

At the Top

    To get here, there has been a slow, jerky climb.  Even when we weren’t sure what we were doing, the designer’s system pulled us ahead – inch by inch.  The weight of what is to come falls off as the designer funnels our focus.  We have faith the design will bring us to

On Our Way!

1 John 2:17 “The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” Let’s celebrate for God is so, so good.  He aligned all the details and we were cleared yesterday to move to Kenya!  There is no way we could have made it without the love,

Pray 140

Psalm 37:5-6 “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.” Here is a quick update with only three days left. All we have left to raise is $140 a month! Please

Financial Peace

Proverbs 22:7: “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.” (NIV) A few years ago I met a long lost uncle.  As soon as I met him, he start giving financial advice. This guy had some nerve barging into our home and telling us stories about how to handle

Pray 750

Mark 10:46-52 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging.  When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy

6/14/18

Proverbs 16:9 “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” There are many dates we hold close to our hearts. Some dates bring memories of joy while others bring feelings of pain and suffering. We remember the day we got married, the day our children were born, and the days

Grafted In

Romans 11:17 If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root This time of the year is planting season at the farm I have worked at for almost 13 years.

Getting Closer

Matthew 7:7-8 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. March was a busy month for the Scheirer Family.  Over

Greatest Gift

Mark 12:41-44 “Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money in the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only the fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to