Encouragers Update

Molly and I recently reconnected with a dear friend, Keith, who lived with us in Kenya for several months in 1995.  Over breakfast, Molly and I discovered that he has been on dialysis for the [...]

Dear Encouragers Family and Friends, Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. John [...]

Molly and I have known for a long time that there is power in thanksgiving.   During our 37 years of marriage and 35 years in ministry, we have made it a practice to thank God, even in difficult [...]

We are on a quest. We are on a journey. We are on Sabbatical. We have so much to share. Many who love us and have stood with us throughout our past 35 years in Africa and with Jon’s parents, [...]

We are so blessed that not just one company has come along side us to help us raise money and awareness in the marketplace. We have been favored in two different ways… The first way is [...]

Greetings from Danville, Illinois. We just arrived on Wednesday after a grueling 14 hour flight from the middle east to Chicago O’hare. We are on an adventure of our lifetime as we head to [...]

These are exciting days here at Kings Kids Village. This is our year of new beginnings. Tray and Lydia are onboard officially at KKV and have joined us on the Encouragers Unlimited Team as well. [...]

Happy Mother’s Day’ Mama Stern On the eve of Mother’s Day 2018, our thoughts go to our Mama Stern, who was at our side on Mother’s Day, 2017 here in Nairobi. Today, although far away from us in [...]

Dear Family and Friends, I am doing fine. Life is different living in America again. Our church in Lincoln is celebrating Christmas by having a big international banquet. We have several [...]

We continue to prepare and pray for our Kings Kids Village students who are taking national exams. To the left, you see (top left to right) Jimmy, Alex, Sammy, Miguel, Davis, Cynthia, and bottom, [...]