Some fun developments to share with you.

My friends I have to tell you that I am a blessed man. I truly am a very blessed man and I don't deserve it. God picked me to serve Him in Kenya and then He continues to open doors to make it happen.

Sunday we had our first steering committee meeting and it went very well. I blows me away that there are so many people who are so supportive of me and what God is doing in my life. Jeremey, his wife Misty and his three children have been a huge part in making all of the fund raising happen. Jeremey has yet to enter into a relationship with Christ and is still such a man of high integrity and honor. I'm telling you guys Jeremey is the type of man that God has HUGE plans for and you should meet his family, they're great and they're all on board and supportive.

Kimber has this type "A" personality that totally evens me out with my not so type "A" style. Her husband Dave is also totally on board and have not only donated time but finances as well. Chris and Monique have been the catalyst for all of this and have been such amazing supporters since day one. There will be plenty more through out the years to come, I would imagine, on those two. Pastor Mike was unfortunately unable to attend but he and are meeting later in the week to go over it. He did however get the financial stuff lined out so that donations can be sent through the church so that people can use their donations as a tax right off.

We discussed a number of fund raising events and why we're doing this. There will be more to come on the fund raisers and I look forward to your support and help with those. I'm trying to keep this short and not succeeding very well so please forgive me and feel free to ask questions if you have any.

Pastor Jerry Daniels will be her on Friday and will stay until Monday!!! I'm extremely excited to be able to spend some time with him and get to know him better. He will be spending some time with us at the Vineyard on Sunday and at First Baptist Sunday evening so please show up and see what this is all about if you are able to. I look forward to hearing from you soon and updating you on all that is happening.

Teleconference With Pastor Jerry

Where do I start???? I guess I'll start where it should always start, thank you God! I really am Jonah. Two years ago I was a self indulgent fool who would have never thought of truly serving anyone other than myself and if I were to let myself have it my way that's how it still would be but my God is a powerful God. He has changed my heart. I guess I'm still just serving me because I feel so much joy in the opportunity to serve my brothers and sisters. God has changed my life is such an amazing way! Okay I'll back to the teleconference.

I'm so excited to start spending time with Pastor Jerry in person. He is such a joy to talk with and has such a servants heart for Gods people. I feel so blessed to be able to work next to him. So here are some of the things that we discussed in todays teleconference.

The school that he runs has the headmasters house open until late June so I'll be able to stay there for awhile. He also has vehicles that I'll be able to use as needed while I'm there in Kenya. So that means that I'll need a lot less money for housing and for transportation for the three month trip. The two year trip will require me buying a truck for myself and that poses some problems due to the way that Kenyans treat their vehicles. I'll probably purchase one in England and have it shipped down to me.

The orphanage and youth camp will be built in Naibor which is about 10 Kilometers from Nanyuki (where I'll be living). The orphanage will also serve as a Medical clinic and vocational training facility. It looks like I'll be used for both of those facilities as well. I hope to be teaching classes that will help the orphans learn trades so that they can become self sufficient when the time comes. There is also the possibility of me helping out with that at the school as well. There is also a need for medical training that I'll be able to use some of my old skills and knowledge to help out with basic first aid and CPR classes.

There really are so many needs there that I can't even list them. I would love to see you come out to be a part of these journeys and these lives. Of course I would love for long term help but even a couple of weeks would be so much help to our Kenyan brothers and sisters as well as yourself. Thank you all for your support!

Be powerful!!!

"To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world" -Karl Barth

Today I have a teleconference meeting with Pastor Jerry of Kenya and Chris here in Redding. We will be talking about my time in Kenya and smoothing out a lot of the finer points that need attention. I'm very excited to be spending some time going through what my role there will be and how to play it out better. I would love it if you could pray for this time. Pray that Gods will be done in my time in Kenya. Thank you for your support saints.

Mission Statement For Kenya Outreach

Mission Statement for Kenya Outreach



First and foremost all praise goes to God. Everything else must come after seeking God and His will in every facet of this journey. I will be God’s servant in my life and every other life that I encounter. I will be faithful, humble and always striving to be more like Jesus.



There is a need for some of the skills that I have been blessed enough to acquire and I feel called to fill that need. Pastor Jerry Daniels has an orphanage and a youth camp that need to be built as well as a number of other opportunities for me to be used as Gods tool in Kenya. I feel called to be there serving in any way that I am able to. There is also a need for sustainable businesses that can stimulate the economy and support families. I feel that with guidance I can be a part of the solution to these needs and want to do that while I am there as well.



This is a trip to empower not enable our brothers and sisters. When I say brothers and sisters I mean those who are saved and those who haven’t been saved yet. God loves them all and I want to be His tool in their lives. I desire to empower my brothers and sisters and to encourage growth in a passionate relationship with God while working with them. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of living for our brothers and sisters through God, sustainable business, a safe home for orphans, brotherhood through hard work and a safe camp where children can grow in relationships with each other and our Father.

A quick update.

I have three things to update you on. The first is the marriage of my dear friend Kirsten to James Petermann on May 23. What kind of a friend would I be if I were not to be there for their wedding so I'll be sticking around a bit longer. I hope to be on Kenya soil by the first of June though.

So there are the first two. Here's the third. Chris and I sat down earlier this week and came up with all of the costs that the first trip will take. There will some revisions of course but it is a number around $13,000. If you would like a break down of all the costs then please feel free to ask. I am very far away from that mark at this point so please help me with any thing that you can.

Be blessed my friends. Call me, write me, send me a goofy picture. I look forward to all of it.

1st chat with pastor Jerry

Good news my friends. Pastor Jerry called me today from Florida. Pastor Jerry is the Pastor of the church in Nanyuki that is building the youth camp and it looks like an orphanage as well!!! This was a very exciting phone for me and one that I have been looking forward to for some time now. Pastor Jerry seemed excited about the possibility of me coming out there to help out with some of his projects. He seemed like a very real man of God and a great man to be working with. As I write that I am reminded of how lucky I am to have been able to build two beautiful coffee shops with Pastor Mike. Now I might have the opportunity to build a youth camp and an orphanage with what seems to be another great man of God. I tell you what friends, my life is a blessed grace one.