Imagine being a 13-year-old girl, experiencing the emotional and physical roller coaster that is puberty. Now, imagine that your parents tell you that you will soon be married, via an arranged marriage, to a man much older than you. While you know this is normal in your village, you are still terrified. And then, imagine … Read more

As part of Empower’s ongoing partnership with Teen Challenge in Kenya, our Africa Director Frank Michael Tweheyo recently welcomed more than 130 participants to a training at the Teen Challenge headquarters in Nairobi. Here is his report (the third in a series from his recent trip to Kenya). Empower has been partnering with Teen Challenge … Read more

By Sally Bryant, Empower Minister I was longing to return to Malawi, after being unable to travel in 2020 due to Covid-19. Thanks be to God, I was recently able to make my 11th trip! I was overwhelmed by God’s goodness as I saw evidence of the harvest, where the seeds that have been planted … Read more

Note: Yesterday’s post had a broken link to our report. That has been corrected. Read the full report here. Over the last few years, we’ve enjoyed a wonderful relationship with St. Paul’s University in Limuru, Kenya. Our team has visited several times, teaching both the introductory seminar and the Master Class, where we train the … Read more