“Change is as good as rest”, says an old English refrain. While some changes are wrought by predictable and intended occurrences, others are outside our human power and control. Nevertheless, every occurrence brings about change and new beginnings to many aspects of our lives. The Covid-19 pandemic was neither intended nor predictable to the human family. Even though someone or a group of people may have had prior knowledge of the outbreak, no one would possibly have predicted the magnitude of its impact on the way we live here on earth. A number of things have changed since the beginning … Continue reading The unprecedented change

Boma blessing here in Maasai land is the equivalent of house blessing. A Boma is a compound that hold from one household to even five or more households. This is because of the polygamous culture of the people. A man with 4 wives for example will have 4 household in the same compound or Boma. In the middle of the compound is the cattle shed which is the Centre of the social-economic life. A house blessing involves many aspects of the lives of the people. Though the people are still converting to regular Christianity and more so to conventional Catholicism … Continue reading Boma Blessing

It is a common saying that a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Which means that for one to go as far as one thousand miles away, the start is always a step. Here in Good Shepherd mission, the beginnings never cease. For the last sixty years and counting, the missionaries have been developing the mission both spiritually and physically. From just one mission station in the entire district, now there are more than five missions. The Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) have two missions in the vast Maasai South plains. The Good Shepherd parish began with the … Continue reading The Journey of a Thousand Miles

  As the Churches and other places of worship shut down due to the Corona Virus Pandemic, the People of  Nadonjukin, an outstation of Good Shepherd Simanjiro Parish which is run by the Divine Word Missionaries believe that after this pandemic is over, they will need more space. This is why they have not abandoned their plan to build a permanent Church because their mud one is falling apart. At the beginning of April, the construction works began and by the close of last week of the month, it had reached the lintel. When you ask any person if they … Continue reading THIS TOO WILL PASS

    A few months ago, life was what many of us would say “normal”. However, this normal has changed and the new normal has taken charge of the world. What we called ‘normal’ was people going about their businesses, selling and buying even things that are not supposed to be merchandized such as the case we had in Kenya recently, where some cartels had invaded the blood drive programme and were selling free donated blood to the patients at exorbitant prices. It was the normal where people refused to slow down for their fellow humans, who they had left … Continue reading The Corona Virus Lessons