So my hubby is considering a career change... He's thinking and praying about becoming a project manager with East-West Ministries Int’l (EWMI; www.eastwest.org), based in Addison, Texas. The job is a stateside position that involves overseeing humanitarian works in Kenya such as the building, development, and operations of AIDS orphanages; primary and Bible schools; and widows’ skills training programs in Kenya.

I love the idea of helping to empower the marginalized. By providing humanitarian aid, we have the opportunity to bring glory to God as at-risk people experience the love of Christ expressed tangibly. A church-planting ministry is part of this effort, with fellowships established and led by national pastors trained at a Bible school in Kenya.

Before my man (or EWMI) signs on the dotted line, we’ve been invited to Kenya July 7–18 to see the existing work and meet the field leaders with whom he may be working. In addition to visiting the AIDS orphanage sites, schools, and churches, we’ll also share our testimonies and show the “Jesus” film in the local language at various places.

For most of the trip, the team will be with two people groups—the Maasai, who live in the plains of SW Kenya at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro; and the Pokot, in the Rift Valley north of Nairobi.

Our friends who have worked in the Maasai and Pokot regions have found that the people want to hear more about Christ once they see His love demonstrated through aiding widows, caring for orphans, educating children, serving AIDS patients, and providing clean water. We hope to be a part of meeting these needs long-term.

So I'm asking a favor: Please pray for them and us.

And also... some of you, my readers, have expressed an interest in participating. So here's the skinny on how you can if you want to: Our total need is $7,800, plus the cost of immunizations. (We're covering our daughter's costs, so this is the total for Gary and me.) You can give online by credit card by following this link. In the “special instructions” box, type “Glahns trip ID# KN01. (All contributions deductible.)

The New Testament defines faultless, true religion this way: “to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” (Jas 1:27). In the face of enormous needs we can work together to make a difference.