Sharliz Adhiambo, mother Caroline and brother Fidel [This is the third in a four part series from my time in Nairobi Kenya, photographing for Orphan Outreach in the Mathare slums.] From my interview with Patmos student Sharliz Adhiambo and her mother Caroline. Mother Caroline Atieno What does it...
[This is the third in a four part series from my time in Nairobi Kenya, photographing for Orphan Outreach in the Mathare slums.] From my interview with Milka Adhiambo and her daughter (and Patmos student), Latifa Achieng What does it mean for your child to attend Patmos...
A classroom at Patmos School [This is the second of four posts from my time in Nairobi Kenya, photographing for Orphan Outreach in the Mathare slums of Nairobi Kenya] Yesterday I introduced you to the Mathare slums where over 600,000 people live in extreme poverty. Today...
Mathare Slums Can you imagine for a moment living in one of the largest slums in Africa? Can you imagine if you were a single mom with no resources to educate your children and provide them with a life that is any less painful than your own? Most...
With Barista Wycliffe During my time in Nairobi Kenya last October I was fortunate to find Connect Coffee and get to know barista Wycliffe. My discovery of Connect Coffee came right after a nasty fall on a boda boda (motorcycle) and several other incidences that I would...
Our first Bing & Grondal Christmas ornament 34 years and a few months ago, Carol and I travelled along California’s iconic Highway One, making our way from Los Angelos to San Francisco. It was four month old baby Christina’s first road trip and to commemorate, we...
Chongwe Zambia We bring our tired worn out stuff to those around the world seeking to meet what we perceive to be their needs...
My first assignment as a humanitarian photographer was for Orphan Sunday in 2014, helping produce their annual video that is shown in churches worldwide. The purpose of the video was to bring awareness to the 150,000,000 global orphan crisis, telling stories of how God is...
For months I had been looking forward to meeting Hava Levene, CEO of Neve Michael Childrens Village in Pardes Hanna, Israel. Jodi Tucker, my good friend and international director for Orphan Sunday, prepared me for meeting Hava by describing her as a “Jewish Mother Theresa”,...
Each of these photographs reflects the memory of a barista or fellow coffee lover who took the time to hear a Christina story and share their own story as well. It has been seven years ago today that I last held Christina’s hand, forty four...
