Tag Archives: Burkina Faso
The other end of the shoebox
Posted on 16. Mar, 2011 by Kenny.
I’d like to ask you to pray for my friends Joel and Heidi Hayslip. They are full time missionaries to Burkina Faso, West Africa. My wife and I have been supporting them for 6-7 years. They’re doing amazing work in one of the most unreached regions in the world. For years they raised money to provide a Christmas-like experience, giving thousands of kids their very first Christmas present while telling them about Jesus for the very first time. It was a small operation that saw thousands of men, women and children come to know Jesus in this mostly muslim nation.
Fortunately though, they’ve recently partnered with Operation Christmas Child of Samaritan’s Purse. Here’s the beauty of how this works. Samaritan’s Purse over the years has sent tens of thousands of gifts to kids in Burkina Faso without a strong presentation of the gospel (I think they would include written materials in the shoeboxes).… Read the rest
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Pray for significant outreach happening now
Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by Kenny.
Over the years you have probably seen my posts about my friends who serve the people in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Their names are Joel and Heidi Hayslip and Burknia Faso is one of the poorest countries in all of Africa. However, the door is wide open for ministry, and the Hayslips are doing some very strategic work. Burkina Faso is a predominantly Muslim state, but the government is very open to ministry team coming in. As a result, Joel and Heidi are equipping churches by raising up and training children’s pastors to reach the children of the remote villages. Reaching adult Muslims is a nearly impossible task, yet the children are so open to Jesus and as a result, thousands of children, their parents and often tribal leaders are coming to faith because of the work being doing with the children.… Read the rest
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My friends son doesn’t suck any more!
Posted on 17. May, 2009 by Kenny.
If you read my blog with any regularity, you’ve heard me mention my good friends Joel and Heidi Hayslip, missionaries to Burkina Faso. They’re awesome and they’ve got an incredible family. Well, their oldest son, Jakob, officially stopped sucking. Yes, you heard that right, he doesn’t suck any more.
You’re curious, aren’t you? Click here to read the story.
Really, this is a story of creative parenting. Celebrate the vicories, no matter how big or small and do it creatively to leave a lasting impact. Click here to see the certificate.… Read the rest
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Josh Kornberg and Give a Kid a Christmas 2008
Posted on 17. Dec, 2008 by Kenny.
Okay, this post is really about a simple video you’ve gotta see. It’s a powerful audio and visual demonstration of lives being changed in Africa. So, take five minutes and watch the video, you’ll be glad you did.
Now this video is a little of my “worlds colliding.” You’ve seen me post quite a few times about my friends Joel and Heidi who serve as missionaries in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Well, this summer my intern, Josh Kornberg (you an call him Korndog) met Joel and Heidi and decided to go to Africa to participate in Give a Kid a Christmas. You may have seen me write about Josh, or more notable, Karl Bastion, as he made a HUGE deal out of the Korndog at Kidology U as described in this post.… Read the rest
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YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!!!
Posted on 16. Apr, 2008 by Kenny.
I hope this got your attention. As someone who loves seeing kids come to Christ, I get very excited about this. I imagine you would too. So, please read the paragraph below and click on the links. All of this will only take 3-4 minutes and you’ll get a glimpse of something very powerful happening in the lives of kids… just a few thousand miles away.… Read the rest
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Burkina Faso Recruiting Video… take 489
Posted on 21. Apr, 2007 by Kenny.
Joel and Heidi are very close friends of mine and are changing the lives of thousands in Burkina Faso, but these guys are crazy. Watch them attempt to film a recruiting video to come to Africa and work with them!… Read the rest
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Children’s ministry making an impact in the African bush!
Posted on 13. Apr, 2007 by Kenny.
The Villages of Ziga
The tiny bike path we followed seemed to wind on forever, especially since the landscape didn’t vary. The rocky, sandy terrain, and especially the small knobby bushes were pretty hard on my little pickup’s tires and I worried since I had 400 presents in the back weighing me down. But we finally began to see kids pointing toward us calling out “nassara, nassara!” (white person) and we knew we were close. … Read the rest
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