It’s great to see so much happening at my friend Ed’s church in Nairobi. In Githurai we have been praying fervently for Pastor Stephen, Maureen and their son John Mark in Kisumu as they settle in to plant a daughter church. Though exceeding their planned budget by more than $12 per-month they have found a [...]
I received this email today from Shepherd’s Staff missionary and good friend Ed Compean. Ed is a church planter in Kenya. His church serves the inhabitants of one of the world’s largest slums: Kibera. Check out this prayer request and remember to pray for Ed and for God’s will in this situation… Dear Friends, Because [...]
Last year a friend of ours at Calvary International Fellowship was in dire straights. His family was suffering and the effects of malnutrition were evident. He worked a deal with a local coffee planter to rent space to grow maize in the rows between the coffee plants. We then helped him with seed and fertilizer. [...]
One of the gazillion things we are trying to accomplish before leaving on furlough in a couple weeks is complete a five minute video. Here is a rough draft that still needs some editing, but I wanted to post it because it is a good update… Calvary International Fellowship: New Video… Compean Missionary Page
Below is an excerpt from the the Winterhaven, Florida, News Chief about a doctor that took part in the Turkana medical outreach with Kelli. For a chiropractor, aligning necks and backs in Florida rarely is associated with the word “miracle.” In the back roads of Kenya, where electricity is all but nonexistent and medical problems [...]
Today Kelli purchased a few sets of scrubs, which are the light linen clothes nurses and many doctors wear. The medical ministry is really taking off. While she has never stopped caring for people, and somewhat being the primary care giver for much of Calvary International Fellowship and parts of the missionary community here, God [...]
I met Ed in Sudan. We were both there working with Far Reaching Ministries on different projects. Ed was taking pictures for an article about the ministry and it’s leader, Wes Bentley, for Calvary Chapel Magazine. Compean photographed and wrote about the work FRM was doing in Kenya, Uganda, and Sudan. I was teaching at [...]
When I worked in South Sudan, little children were confused and scared. Big kids taunt little kids by pushing them toward me. Is it human? Why doesn’t have hair on its head? Does that white come off its skin? Is it white all over? Why are it’s arms so hairy? Does it eat humans? My [...]