Work Ethics
In Japan, the elevator apologizes for keeping you waiting: is our work ethic comparable From different online dictionaries, work ethics is defined loosely as “work as a moral good”, “determination to work hard” and such others. Oxford dictionary states it as “the principle that hard work is intrinsically virtuous or worthy of reward”. The key
- Published in Work
Trusting an Unchanging God in Unfamiliar Times
It is a rather difficult time for any graduate to be engaging transition from campus to the job market. Some have been gripped by fear and wallow in hopelessness wondering how life will be and how soon we will get back to normalcy. Just when we thought we were almost done with the devastating effects
Why we are rejoicing on the third day
Then came this morning of the first day of the week and the grant pronouncement at the tomb: “He is not here; he has risen,
- Published in Devotion
Yes, I Did.
We thought we had defeated and dispossessed him, little did we know that that was his grand moment of victory. In our eyes, we thought our hands had crucified him and the nails held him there
- Published in Devotion
Is Social Transformation possible?
In the new FOCUS Kenya Strategic Plan for 2021-2025, Social Transformation is one of the Strategic Priority Area (SPA 4). Some would wonder what exactly is Social Transformation, what the expected results are, and what it has to do with Christians. Others would be wondering why it is significant for a Christian movement/organization like FOCUS
- Published in Integral Missions
My Story
I lost my calm On June 29th 2020 I received a phone call from my parents; one of my biggest fears had come to pass. I had lost a loved one, my grandfather was no more. To make things worse I was in a foreign land, all alone and away from the physical comfort of
- Published in Integral Missions, Mental Health
The Silent Nights | Poem
The silent nights are terrible. Not because I fear the dark or the movement of the cat and the mother as they hunt for food but because my mind is not silent. I have headaches… I have to reflect about who I am, who I was and what I’m going to become… Time is passing
- Published in Integral Missions, Poems
It is okay to seek Help
Why is mental illness or seeking counseling for mental wellness such a taboo among Christians? Research shows more than 70% of those who suffer from mental illnesses receive no treatment from health care staff and two of the factors contributing to this is prejudice against people with mental illnesses and discrimination against those who have
- Published in Integral Missions, Mental Health
Battling Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Struggling to write My name is Cathra Jerop. Most of my friends know me as Cathra and sometimes by my other name Sambili. I’m an only child to my double parent mother. I am a fourth-year student at The University of Embu taking a degree in Education. In 2018 when I was a second-year student,
- Published in Integral Missions, Mental Health
Mental Problems we will fight you!
We live in a world, where we choose to be the bearers of our pain and suffering We choose to die deep in silence, in the nights our own hearts drenched with tears Tears we don’t even bother to wipe coz the flow is just ceaseless For all our hearts know is pain Our hearts
- Published in Integral Missions, Mental Health, Poems