Kenya Blog

Welcome to our Gluck Family Kenya Blog for Summer 2026!! We’re glad you can join us on the trip, and appreciate your prayers as we go. We’ll be posting updates here every few days, so you can hear about our experiences and know how to pray.

The final week in Kenya

We are wrapping up our summer in Kenya ! We have just left Ilula, the village we started in, where we spent our last three days helping to record a song with the children’s home choir. JD was in heaven getting to record alongside our Kenyan friends, Titus playing his bass in the band, and…

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Visits to a prison, the slum, & schools

Hello friends and family! This update will be brought to you by yours truly, JD. We have had another amazing and full week of ministry and we continue to pray that God will use the seeds we are planting. We praise God that we continue to be in good health; all of us have been…

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A week of learning

Everyday we wake up to the sound of birds’ songs welcoming in a new day. It’s a reminder of Gods new mercies. This past week has been full of learning and growing, sacred and ordinary moments living in the village. After the Bridgeway team left we had a couple of rest/adjustment days where we learned…

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Trip Dates: June 3 – July 15

Location: Kipkaren Kenya

In-Country Partners: Empowering Lives International (Primary) – empoweringlives.org, Living Room International – livingroominternational.org

Activities: Arts Camps for Kids, Educational/Leadership Training, Village Outreach, Serving at Hospice Facility, and many more!

Joining Us: JD’s girlfriend Natalie Shorts will join June 3-19. A team from our Church Bridgeway will serve with us June 13-21.

Prayer Requests: family unity, spiritual protection, health and travel safety, divine appointments, positive impact.