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Brisket served with a side of Singing. At Jack Keaton’s BBQ & Grill, Regina, SK.

October 18, 2014 – 3:04 am No Comment

This week we performed at Jack Keaton’s BBQ & Grill in Regina. Enter customer: Dinner time… oh wait, who are these folks in red clothes and heavy jewellery singing and jumping sky high in the corner? Should …

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101 Reasons to Hope

June 16, 2010 – 12:28 am | No Comment
101 Reasons to Hope

There aren’t really 101 reasons why you should have hope for the future of the Maasai – there are more. And they’re not reasons – they’re children.
In Simanjiro, only a handful of kids have ever …

Building Blocks

June 15, 2010 – 10:41 pm | No Comment
Building Blocks

The school building is about to start taking shape! With the approval to begin construction, MAPED has begun making cement bricks to build their school. Members of our Pamoja Ministries team had a chance to …

It All Adds Up

April 21, 2010 – 11:54 am | One Comment
It All Adds Up

Yesterday we finally were able to do something that we’ve been holding our breath and waiting to do… we began the process of building a school in Orbili! It’s been a long time coming. After …

Concordia University, Nebraska

November 14, 2009 – 3:19 am | No Comment
Concordia University, Nebraska

We left Concordia University well rested, well fed, and well sure that Concordia students were best singers and dancers we’ve interacted with all tour.  

We left Nebraska with a 19 hour drive ahead of us, heading north to Helena, Montana. …

The Worlds Tallest Maasai Performance

November 14, 2009 – 1:53 am | No Comment
The Worlds Tallest Maasai Performance

Chicago, Illinois welcomes the En-kata choir!

The pressure in the elevator was more than our ears could handle. We felt our stomachs in our throats as the elevator climbed to the 103rd floor.

Maliaki was over swept with a …

Farmers Market and Clowns in Crown Point, Indiana

November 10, 2009 – 8:01 am | Comments Off on Farmers Market and Clowns in Crown Point, Indiana
Farmers Market and Clowns in Crown Point, Indiana

We started out the chilly fall day at Crown Point’s Farmers Market with chattering teeth and a sunshine that indecisively came in and out. We sang and shared, and left the rain with light up clown noses, …

snow for the first time

October 15, 2009 – 5:53 am | No Comment
snow for the first time

When we saw the long-awaited snow up on the mountains in Helena, Montana, we knew that we needed to take a drive up to fully experience it!
When Natapoaki, Sifa and Mathayo, riding in the Red …

Pow wow love

September 29, 2009 – 4:38 am | One Comment
Pow wow love

In Helena Montana we heard news that there was a Pow wow happening on the other side of the valley. The En-Kata crew just came back from an evening performance and didn’t know if they …

Zion City Church

September 29, 2009 – 1:33 am | Comments Off on Zion City Church
Zion City Church

Zion City Church in East St. Louis, Missouri was INCREDIBLE. Hard to even know where to start. How about with this superb family, Pastor Randy, Connie, and their 3 sons.

This church was gorgeous by its …

Grandview Assembly

September 29, 2009 – 1:23 am | No Comment
Grandview Assembly

Alasdair, a friend of my brother, now a friend of mine, and a friend of the Maasai (Masai).

Maliaki and Yona traveled to Zanzibar to help some missionaries start a Maasai (Masai) church on the island. …