Mission to Kenya has always represented more than travel. It reflects a long-term commitment to the creative arts, education, cross-cultural collaboration, and faith-centered cultural preservation. Each return builds on prior relationships, training, and groundwork. This summer, I will expand the mission to include media training, technical support, STEM integration, and a deeper music education engagement. I will also continue strengthening partnerships that help local artists and young creatives gain visibility and support.

In preparation, I have used intentional and strategic methods to communicate the vision and invite partnership.

A Three-Minute Video with Purpose

In December 2025, I recorded a three-minute video and shared it across my social media platforms. I did not prioritize a polished look. I honestly did not follow common marketing formulas designed to capture someone’s attention in the first few seconds. Simply, my goal is to carry the message of missions to those who know me and those who follow this mission to watch and learn from someone they know personally.

I structured the video to explain what I have already established in Kenya, what this upcoming return will accomplish, and what level of financial partnership is needed to continue the work.

After undergoing surgery in December, I found myself with unexpected stillness, which created space for me to cut down a 15- to 20-minute video to 3 minutes. Recovery limited mobility but removed distractions. I used that period intentionally so that supporters could see continuity and defined objectives before the new year. If you can recall, I planned and executed a fundraiser and showcase event in November 2025 in support of upcoming travels using performance in classical piano music. (Click here for the behind-the-scenes)

The initial response to the video remained modest. People sent encouragement and private messages. Some later donated. It was the start of something bigger than what I could imagine.

From Social Media to Broadcast Platform

Less than an hour after I posted the video, Duke White, a childhood friend from my old neighborhood, contacted me via Facebook. He believed in the mission and message and thought that it required a broader exposure, and so invited me to appear on his show, Real Life with Duke White, which streams on GoodVue Network.

GoodVue Network operates across web, mobile, and television applications (Apple, Android, AppleTV, FireTV, Android TV, Roku). The platform’s structure mirrors mainstream streaming services that we are all familiar with, and in such a way that the programming feels professionally positioned. In my case, it was the realization of talking to someone I’ve known since elementary school, which felt like family. Speaking with someone I have known since elementary school brought comfort to the interview. The conversation felt like I was talking to an old friend, while the production remained focused on the mission.

Real Life With Duke White

During the interview, I explained the origin of the mission and the three months I spent in Kenya in 2018. I outlined the defined objectives for summer 2026. I also described how media training intersects with music education in communities where artists lack stable documentation and distribution systems.

Without infrastructure, creative work remains limited to local visibility. Media training addresses that limitation. And as a result, intentional execution in music protects the cultural integrity of the people. Translation preserves meaning as access expands so that broader audiences understand context rather than consume fragments of a culture they are not familiar with.

This cultural expression differs across contexts. Kenyan worship often emphasizes communal celebration, whereas American worship environments may emphasize reflective solemnity. Recognizing those differences allows interpretation to remain accurate rather than comparative. We have to learn that what is different does not make it barbaric.

Following that interview, the GoodVue Network extended an additional opportunity for me to develop a recurring program centered on African worship, music, and cultural interpretation. This program will introduce global audiences to artists and communities in Kenya as the starting point, while providing translated lyrics and contextual understanding so that meaning remains intact as visibility increases.

The structure of the program will allow me to highlight music, explain its theological and cultural foundation, and connect viewers directly to the ongoing mission work on the ground. Rather than functioning as entertainment, the show will operate as educational outreach and sustainable infrastructure for supporting artists and continuing the mission work the Lord would have me to do internationally. I believe it will create a consistent channel through which supporters can engage the mission, understand its progress, and contribute financially in an informed way.

Growing Across the GoodVue Network

Several weeks after the broadcast went live, in which I was featured, the interview advanced into the top 3 of programming across GoodVue Network. Shortly afterward, it moved into the second-ranked position across the entire platform.

Audience engagement drove that movement, which reflects an organic response to a new message about the Gospel. This mission matters, and I believe it matters to enough people that it will strengthen conversations with people, churches, and potential partners who would want to know more and help more.

Building Sustainability

I believe that the three-minute video initiated a new communication phase of broadcasting missions differently. Now, a recurring program that I will host will provide a structured means to expand cultural awareness through music, language, and people groups. It will create regular programming with repeated visibility, which will strengthen the credibility of my message to those I will be supporting in the mission field. I believe it will establish an ongoing means for financial partnership, since each episode will offer an opportunity to explain the mission’s objectives and invite support in a clear and accountable manner. The GoodVue platform, with over 4 million viewers, confirmed such public interest. Each step is contributing to the long-term mission to steward this work with intentionality and visibility. And I praise the LORD for the opportunity to carry His vision!

Will You Support the Mission?

If you have followed this mission so far, your partnership is essential to reaching my long-term goals. Financial contributions support travel, training materials, and collaborative production costs. Introductions to churches and sponsors expand institutional reach. Sharing the broadcast increases informational access.

I am inviting those who believe in this work to contribute financially so that the mission continues with structure and accountability.

Kenya does not represent a seasonal destination. It reflects an ongoing commitment to creative development, cultural preservation, and faith-informed partnership that extends beyond.

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It was on 29 August. The final term was back in session, and there were a couple of classes I had not visited. I made it a point to visit this and other classes so they could experience music in a formal setting. As simple as it may be, teaching them O Give Thanks from Judith Christie-McAllister was my best song yet to teach. The words carried such a strong meaning that I think we as Americans miss these days in our gospel repertoire. In Kenya, I KNOW it blessed them and some other songs because of its simplicity. After I taught the song, Teacher Mercie had them continue to sing while I was leaving. I had to turn around and capture it all. I can rarely get video, but I am so glad I have this to share with you all.

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Preparing For Performance

By the end of July, I had already been in Kenya for almost 6 weeks, and I wanted the children to sing as a choir before those selected for Nationals would travel to Nyeri for competition. A few days prior to the performance, I needed to have someone lead the song. I was able to get Alex and Terry from Overcoming Church – Juja Farm to help get it together. We rehearsed and familiarized ourselves with all of the transitions in the song, using the instrumental version. I was able to do just ONE official practice the Saturday before Sunday service with the children and lead. Let me tell you, they did really well during practice. We didn’t have the little ones (ages 3-4) sing because of the quick turnaround to perform (plus, their English and my Swahili were not that strong). I know that they know a little bit of the song, but for myself to direct them in English would have been a challenge.

I found out after their performance that this was their first time singing as a full choir. I bless God for being obedient to what He told me to do.

Here is the song in its fullness. Please don’t mind me twirling in the video. I had seen myself in a vision leading this song with the children, and I was really getting into it. I just had to do what I saw. LOL

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Below is a video of just the children’s home students singing the song.

One of the things God told me to do was teach the children the song, “Lord Prepare Me.” I remember waking up one more time and having the song ring heavily in my ears. I remember hearing the children sing in harmony in my dream. It was loud, full, and very angelic. Not only did I teach the song to the orphans and school-aged students, but for Classes 6 & 7, the Holy Spirit laid it upon me to break down some of the words while I was teaching it. In essence, the Lord revealed to me that this song is like a prayer. You want God to prepare you for more, you must be tested and true to come out on top. This life isn’t easy, but there are some things that we must overcome. I pray that God continues to keep all of these kids and that they know they aren’t alone. They are being prepared for something far greater than they can imagine.

On July 29, 2018, the kids sang as a choir for the first time at a Sunday church service. My prayer is that what was started is built upon and that they not only sing but grow in understanding music, how it works, how to read it, and how to interpret it.

So, without further ado, here is the song from Sunday’s service. My goal was to have them sing this in 3-part harmony before I traveled back to America. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen. I am hoping that when I do go back, I will be able to achieve this and more.

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