Dear family and friends, It’s December, and 2025 is almost over. We have been through some challenges this year and are looking forward to a new year. The past few weeks have been full of outreach opportunities. Once again, we have partnered with NYSUM for the Thanksgiving and Christmas compassion outreaches. We served over 600Continue reading “December 2025”
Category Archives: Caring for the Homeless in NYC
October 2025: Makeovers, Doctors Appointments, & Missing Kenya
Hello friends, It’s been a while since we last updated you. I was waiting to get more information about my health, but now I’m long overdue. Since the last update in July, I have had many doctor’s appointments and lab visits. Infectious Disease, Neurologist, Endocrinologist, Gastroenterologist, Hematologist, MRI of the brain, PET scan, and boneContinue reading “October 2025: Makeovers, Doctors Appointments, & Missing Kenya”
June 2025
Hello again friends, It’s time for another update. In my world travels, I have slept in a lot of beds and locations, as well as in airports, on planes, buses, and trains. But the last two nights I’ve slept in a hospital bed for the first time. The bed is not bad and certainly moreContinue reading “June 2025”
April 2025
Hello friends, we hope you are doing well. Naomi and I are both currently in NYC. After “springing ahead” an hour and with the magnolias and dogwoods flowering in the city, we are experiencing the beauty of the changing seasons. When I returned from Kenya on March 19, I cleaned out our window box andContinue reading “April 2025”
January 2025
With the beginning of the new year, we want to wish all of our friends and supporters many blessings in 2025. On Jan 6, I boarded a flight to Kenya, and I began writing this update to you 37,000 feet above the North African desert. I’ll share more about my trip in a future letter.Continue reading “January 2025”
January 2025
With the beginning of the new year, we want to wish all of our friends and supporters many blessings in 2025. On Jan 6, I boarded a flight to Kenya, and I began writing this update to you 37,000 feet above the North African desert. I’ll share more about my trip in a future letter.Continue reading “January 2025”
Happy New Year 2024
Hello to all, and happy New Year to you! We hope each one of you had a great Christmas celebration that included a time of being still and reflecting on Emanuel, God, with us. Christmas Day was different than in past years for Naomi and me. We cooked brunch for friends from Madagascar, El Salvador,Continue reading “Happy New Year 2024”
April 2023
Hello to all! Sorry for not updating for a while. This delay is not due to the lack of things happening in our lives but just the opposite. Much has been going on, and we are happy to report that it has all been good. First, we want to thank God for taking care ofContinue reading “April 2023”
January 2023
Hello to all, and a Happy New Year, As I write this, January is almost over. This month has gone by so quickly, even though it has been a time of waiting and changing plans. Naomi began experiencing headaches in November, and they never went away. They only got worse. Finally, on Christmas Day, whileContinue reading “January 2023”
November 2022: One Last Trip to Kenya in 2022
Greetings to all from New York City, It’s November, but the last few days have been unseasonably warm. Last night, Naomi and I were out on the street visiting our homeless friends. One of them had a birthday, so we had a party for him. This included pizza, chips, soda, coffee, and ice cream forContinue reading “November 2022: One Last Trip to Kenya in 2022”
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