Ron and Star Nelson
Faith, Resilience, and the Legacies of Two Spiritual Pioneer
In the annals of Christian history, we find stories of ordinary individuals achieving extraordinary things through faith and...
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Dwight Cokely
Aug 52 min read
I Will Trust The Lord
Good morning, Saints. The Hymnologist wrote I will trust in the Lord until I die... The beauty of this Hymn is the passion, peace and...
Lori Pearson
Jul 22 min read
How is your Spiritual Walk Towards Sanctification Going Today?
Everyday we have a choice to serve God or our flesh. Life brings many challenges and temptations that force us to walk according to the...
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Ebonee Rice
Dec 8, 20215 min read
Honestly, I Can’t Make Grilled Cheese
I mean, I’m sure it’s not rocket science, but for me, it might as well be. My friend, Vinecea, knows this fact about me for sure! Once we...
Ebonee Rice
Dec 1, 20214 min read
Waiting
Let me say off top. This isn’t a piece about 2020/21 – its highs, lows, pandemic, revolution, election, and everything in between. This...
Ariana Smith
Nov 18, 20214 min read
Listening to the Inspired Volunteers
Volunteering with Sowing Seeds of Joy, Inc. has truly been a blessing for me, my husband, and my unborn son. The experience started out...
Kids Soccer Africa
Nov 18, 20211 min read
Leadership Training in Kenya
September, 2021 KSA funded a leadership training program in three regions of Kenya near Nairobi, which included the distribution of 20...
Ron Nelson
Nov 10, 20213 min read
My Thoughts on Veterans Day
Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans, who are people who have...
Fay Adams
Oct 28, 20214 min read
Story From the Field - My First Steps in Missions
I have participated in our church’s faith ministry and walked neighborhoods in my community to boldly share the Word of God including His...
Ron Nelson
Aug 26, 20213 min read
Something to Ponder: Motorcycles vs. Cars
Since 2013, Sowing Seeds of Joy has trained and equipped short-term missions teams to travel and serve in Brazil. Those taken were...
Ron Nelson
Aug 22, 20212 min read
Seeds of Honor – Sheila Patterson
Sowing Seeds of Joy is honored to spotlight Board member Emeritus Sheila Patterson Sheila Patterson has served on the Board of Directors...
Kids Soccer Africa
Jun 4, 20211 min read
Upward Ministry Sees 140 Children Come to Christ
In the Spring of 2021, a Kids Soccer Africa assisted soccer outreach was held in the coastal city of Malindi, Kenya, and 140 children...
Lori Pearson
May 29, 20213 min read
Be Open to God's Calling
Lori Pearson serves as an administrator and trainer for Sowing Seeds of Joy’s training program in Dallas, TX. Sowing Seeds of Joy is a...
Chris Kemp
May 29, 20214 min read
Where Are All the Black Missionaries?
“Where are all the Black missionaries?” I first heard this question on a short-term mission trip to Papua New Guinea about ten years ago....
Ron Nelson
May 27, 20212 min read
Trailblazers: Our Inaugural Graduation
June is a month that will see several graduations; graduations are happening all over the place. There are high school graduations,...
Kids Soccer Africa
Sep 27, 20201 min read
Rwanda Leaders Training
In February of 2020, KSA provided for the cost of 23 pastors and lay leaders to meet in Kigali, Rwanda for two days of training, in...
Kids Soccer Africa
May 31, 20201 min read
School and Orphanage
In October 2019, KSA was asked to provide Upward soccer start-up help to a small Christian school and orphanage near Nairobi, Kenya....
Kids Soccer Africa
May 31, 20201 min read
Malindi Soccer Tournament
Summer 2019: “On the coast of western Kenya, over 400 kids in several churches have participated in Upward-modeled soccer, under the...
Kids Soccer Africa
May 31, 20201 min read
A Blessed 2018!
In addition to the continued success of Upward supported ministry programs in Kigali, KSA has had the opportunity to grow in local...
Kids Soccer Africa
May 31, 20201 min read
Sewing Seeds of Joy
Fall of 2018: KSA is working with Sewing Seeds of Joy in Kenya, providing durable leather soccer balls. This is the two teams of Pastor...
Kids Soccer Africa
May 31, 20201 min read
Kenya Outreach
Spring of 2018: Rwanda’s neighboring country of Kenya now has an Upward-modeled soccer ministry in the town of Malindi on its east coast....
Kids Soccer Africa
May 31, 20201 min read
55 Teams Playing in Kigali
January, 2017 At the end of 2016, 38 coaches and volunteers were directing Upward modeled soccer programs in six church leagues in...
Kids Soccer Africa
May 31, 20201 min read
From the Hatarro District, Rwanda
November, 2016 A new KSA league with four teams has been started , with two Baptist churches participating. Pastor Rugulla says “we had...
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