Retired Bishop Joram Mbeba

As we began our travel back toward Nairobi, we passed the town of Magu, home of retired bishop Joram Mbeba and his wife, Lydia. We received a warm welcome and a snack of dried whole tilapia fish. We could only stay for a short visit, but were refreshed by their hospitality. Their bodies are aging, but their spirits are bright. We enjoyed relating to them while we were in Africa, and again when they attended Eastern Mennonite Seminary in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Retired Bishop Joram Mbeba (center), his wife Lydia, and I in their home