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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 20, 20244 min read
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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 16, 20241 min read
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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 15, 20242 min read
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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! Â My

Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 13, 20242 min read
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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 12, 20243 min read
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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

Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 11, 20243 min read
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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

Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 10, 20241 min read
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Western Kenya...
This is at the farm this morning, with Esther, Enos’ mom, and Sierra who is doing great!

Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 8, 20242 min read
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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!

Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 7, 20242 min read
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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

Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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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

Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 5, 20242 min read
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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

Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 4, 20243 min read
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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
Sue Theckston
Jun 4, 20241 min read
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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

Pastor Jerry Theckson
Jun 3, 20242 min read
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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
Jun 2, 20243 min read
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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
Jun 1, 20243 min read
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