Today was an early (6:00am) departure for a three-hour drive to the city of Narok. Our drive took us through the Rift Valley. We began our two-day Pastors & Ministers Conference. Over 120 pastors and ministers registered for this conference. Heavy rains made roads difficult to pass and one group—that traveled over three hours to participate—arrived after the final session. We were so heartbroken f...  Read More

Today (Wednesday) was the vision casting part of our trip to Nairobi, Kenya. Pastor Daniel and Bitrus Cobongs visited two Christian schools in Nairobi that our group ministered at in 2022. The purpose of the visit today was to meet with school leaders and explore future ministry opportunities between the schools and Taylor Road. Many of the children who attend these schools are impoverished and se...  Read More

NYC ‘24: Day 62020 was a difficult season for everyone, including churches. Swerve Church in Bushwick, Brooklyn suffered as a result of Covid. Their church which had grown by God’s Grace completely dissipated. The majority of the people moved out of NYC to other areas of the country. Pastor Danny had to start from scratch. By God’s Grace the church had grown bit by bit over the last 4 years. There...  Read More

NYC ‘24: Day 5“If the doors of your church closed tomorrow, would anyone miss it?”This is the question Pastor Danny of Swerve Church asks himself everyday. Because of this, Pastor Danny places a high emphasis on serving the Bushwick community through ministry partnerships. Our team was able to serve one such partnership today, an Elementary School called P151. We were able to assist the Assistant ...  Read More

NYC ‘24: Day 4God moments. Day 4 was a day full of God moments. Today our team began by serving a Senior Center on the street of Swerve Church. Swerve considers them a ministry partner and constantly serves them. We were able to accomplish many tasks for them. Organization. Painting. Moving Tables. But of all the things we did, one stood out. It truly was the reason we were there today. The Direct...  Read More

NYC ‘24: Day 3Bushwick, Brooklyn is a neighborhood with an estimated 120,000 residents. Swerve Church is trying to reach this community with the gospel. The first half of our day our group was split into two teams. Each team was located at one of Swerve Church’s two locations in Bushwick. We gave our free pancakes and coffee!In the afternoon, our group came back together to put on a block party ou...  Read More

NYC ‘24: Day 2Swerve means "an abrupt change in direction". Swerve Church, located in Brooklyn, New York, desires to see people in their community who are far from God brought into a growing relationship with Jesus.Day 2 began with a time of personal quiet times in 1 Thessalonians. Throughout this week, as a team, we will be individually studying this letter, and then we will have a group Bible st...  Read More

NYC ‘24: Day 1NYC, a city with over 8 million residents living in approximately 470 square miles. NYC, a city with only 4% of the population identifying as evangelical. This is the city we are trying to reach, but we are not the true and permanent missionaries. It’s the local churches and leaders who have planted themselves throughout this vast city who are truly on the front lines. This week, we ...  Read More

Taylor Road Students are traveling to New York City today to serve the Swerve Church in Brooklyn. They plan to travel to the five boroughs of the city, and do some sight seeing. Please lift them in prayer as they travel. Blogs will post daily of their trip!!...  Read More

For most of us Saturday is our last day in Europe before we return home. We visited Vienna, Austria. The picture above is of Shönbrunn Palace, the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers. The name Schönbrunn means "beautiful spring."  The original part of the palace was built in 1569. We enjoyed walking around the outside of the palace, seeing some of the gardens, and walking up behind the pa...  Read More

Friday was the last day of camp.  We have had an incredible time. It has been such a blessing to work with our Czech brothers and sisters and to see them work hard, give their whole heart to the success of this camp, and share their faith with these kids.  The last day of camp is an adventure (day trip) as they look to find the treasure in with their teams.Friday's theme was – Have you found the t...  Read More

Today is the most important day of our camp...  Read More