Pastor Jerry Theckson
Sep 30
Shalom dear brothers and sisters in Christ!
Glory to God – we moved into our cabin on Noah’s ranch on Sunday evening the 22nd. We are so grateful for all...
Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 19
Update on my last week of the 2024 Spring mission trip...
On Sunday the 16th, we spent most of the day visiting my host Ahadu’s family! They were having a big reunion for folks who had come back
Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 15
What an amazing God we have!!!
This young girl just was sitting at the entrance to the restaurant we were taken to for lunch after spending the day at the refugee camp!
Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 14
Northern Ethiopia
walking through the refugee camp which was our destination! There have been over one million people killed in this terrible civil War!
Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 12
A beautiful Sabbath in Ethiopia...
We had meetings scheduled all day with some of these amazing friends- but I felt the Lord say that I was to take a Sabbath rest today! My
Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 11
First day in Ethiopia...
I arrived at around 3am from Nairobi! Our dear brother Ben waited for at least an hour in the middle of the night to pick me up and take me
Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 10
One more day in Nairobi...
Yesterday we flew in from the Villages and our largest School in the Western Kenya area of Bukura! We are feeding about 1000 kids a day
Happy Birthday Sierra!
Tonight, Enos’ brothers and sisters had a surprise birthday party for Sierra’s 21st birthday!! They made a great dinner and a special cake
Western Kenya...
This is at the farm this morning, with Esther, Enos’ mom, and Sierra who is doing great!
The Kibera Slums...
We walked through the Kibera slums today, and had a great time with the people in Kenya’s largest and most violent slum!
Dr. Lev is back in Ukraine...
There are difficult times with electricity in Kyiv right now. In fact, at our house per day they only provide 2 hours of electricity in the
Amson Center...
It was so moving to help serve lunch and know that they are getting this full meal, at least once a day! There is such respect and gratitude
On to Nairobi...
I always try to ask God to use my flight time for something meaningful! Today I had just flown into Addis from Tel Aviv
Sue Theckston
Jun 3
On the road again...
Just a quick update on the status of our team...Rolfe is safely home in the U.S., Dr. Lev is headed back to Ukraine and Jerry has boarded
Our last days in Israel...
The little station in the foreground of my first picture is the entrance to the place where Jesus distributed the ‘two fish and 5 small
Mt. Tabor...
This is Mount Tabor, where Jesus was transfigured! Mark 9:2. We have committed to pray over Israel at all the sites where we stop to
Pastor Jerry Theckson
May 31
Thoughts from Israel...
We had a couple major issues on this trip that I didn’t know how they could possibly be resolved! Dr. Lev Prystupiuk had a medical...
Pastor Jerry Theckson
May 30
Today in Israel...
Rolfe, Lev and I spent the day in Jerusalem! But the most exciting thing was the people God prepared ahead of time for us to meet!
Pastor Jerry Theckson
May 29
A Day in Tel Aviv
This is a new fountain that they have put in on the Jaffa hill! (In Acts 9:36, it is called Joppa). We spent time on top of this hill,
Sue Theckston
May 27
Israel and Nairobi
Jerry, Rolfe and Lev arrived safely in Tel Aviv and are going to be staying with our dear friends, the Gharkavenkos.