Pray

We will keep this page regularly updated with current prayer needs and answers to prayer to celebrate. Thank you so much for joining us in this foundational aspect of our ministry!

(Updated June 16, 2025)

  • God led us to a full time worship leader! Victor! We’ve actually been getting to know him from before we launched the church, but we’re all now ready to work together at SGC Nairobi. Thanks for praying! So exciting! We’ll introduce him once he starts in July.
  • Jonathan now has a three year Kenyan visa stamped into his passport! We were then able to apply for a dependent pass for Lilli, which could still take a few more weeks. We thank the Lord for his provision and ask you to keep praying that her pass would be approved before leaving the country (to visit our soon-to-be-born granddaughter) in late June.
  • We are still looking at possible venues to hold SGC Nairobi services once we outgrow our garage. No good options yet, but we do have several connected/resourceful people on the lookout. Pray we find an affordable place with enough room to accommodate us for several years and that would be conducive to extended fellowship.
  • Pray for the Muslim Somalis in Nairobi, that God would open their eyes to the beauty of Jesus and their need for the gospel. Pray for the team that does evangelism in Somali neighborhoods each week, as they risk their lives to proclaim Jesus to a people that often react violently to this message.
  • Our oldest daughter, Hannah, and husband, Henrik, are expecting their first child very soon! Her due date is today! Please pray there would be no complications during labor and delivery and for a healthy baby. We plan on returning for a short visit to Minnesota (arriving there on June 23!) to meet our granddaughter, and are really hoping baby girlie has arrived by then!
  • Our Sophie would appreciate your prayers as she serves in a leadership capacity with Campus Outreach’s Summer Training Project in South Carolina for 2 months this summer. Josh also has a ministry opportunity with Campus Outreach in New Zealand for 6 weeks. Pray for him as he continues to raise the needed funds. Tiana is also involved with Campus Outreach, as full-time staff at Bethel University, and will be involved with Summer Training Project for part of the summer. Please pray for them that they would connect with, serve, pursue, and love those around them… out of humility and a heart that truly desires to love and serve like Jesus. Pray for many gospel conversations!

You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.

2 Corinthians 1:11