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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I created Echoes of Hope: A Night of Music and Missions to formally document a moment where several parts of my journey came together. This was the first time I structured an event around music as a means of fundraising and mission awareness, and I approached it with intention rather than experimentation.

I wanted to show how music could support understanding the arts and impact in other countries, and explain how my mission back to Kenya could be explained in a way people could relate to and support by someone they already knew. I wanted the evening to feel grounded and accessible, with music serving as a bridge to missions, rather than a showcase.

The idea for this approach originated in June 2025, when I had the opportunity to practice piano at a local church, as I did not own a piano at the time. I went there simply because I missed playing. Returning to the piano brought comfort and familiarity, as it had long been a place where I could release pressure and express what I could not always articulate with words.

During that season of practice, the Lord gave me the idea of using music to support mission work. At that point, it was not a strategy, only a direction that required time and clarity. Over the following months, I worked through what it would take to shape that idea responsibly.

Classical piano was my deliberate choice because it represents the foundation of my musical journey and the skill I already possess. I presented the music alongside a mission presentation to establish credibility and context. Many people were unaware of my musical background because those skills were more visible earlier in my life. Bringing them forward again allowed the work to be seen more fully and honestly.

The balance mattered to me. I wanted people to understand that my skills are real and developed, and that my purpose for missions is intentional rather than aspirational. I have already traveled to Kenya, worked in the same area where my skills apply, and seen documented results. The music and the mission belonged in the same space.

Between June and November 2025, I planned the event with care, supported by family and friends. When the event took place in November 2025, it combined a classical piano program with a presentation outlining mission work beginning in 2018 and the direction ahead.

When I performed, I felt prepared. The size of the audience did not matter. I showed up to do what I believed I had been instructed to do, and I did so with peace.

When I spoke about past missions, I also shared something that matters deeply to me. African Americans are needed and wanted in Africa. There is openness, recognition, and space for meaningful contribution. We are not returning without purpose.

This event mattered to me because I took the initiative and was led by His Holy Spirit to run with the idea, use my musical skills, and work towards making it a reality when the concept of event planning was uncommon for me. I believe that this event marked a moment of accountability rather than the completion of a project. The mission is just beginning. I am at the cusp of something new. As I continue to prepare for my future work in Kenya, this mission event remains a reminder that a mission can be achieved, documented, and make a lasting impact on those who experience the journey and support it as well.

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My mission here in Kenya is not yet complete. God still has more for me to do before I leave. For now, I wait for His next instruction.

Financial Goals and Support

Many of you know that I never reached my financial goal for this mission. Over the years, I’ve learned to work with what I have until more or better comes. Even with limited resources, I remain committed to this mission and to the children who need music in their lives.

Unexpected personal financial challenges arose while I have been here. I’ve learned to live through them, but both this mission and I now need your final support. Yes, I am asking for help. If you once thought to give but couldn’t or forgot, please consider supporting this last stretch to complete what is needed.

Teaching Music With Minimal Equipment

A remarkable part of this mission is teaching music without keyboards. Students learned fundamentals and songs using only minimal equipment. In truth, I’ve been working with less than 30% of what I originally projected.

There were moments when I questioned what I was doing. Still, I continued to push and ask God for guidance. Often, help came when someone stepped in to do a task I could not manage. In those moments, I could clearly see how God was orchestrating everything. This mission has been a walk of faith like never before.

Building a Lasting Foundation

At first, I didn’t know why God sent me here. Yet I obeyed and let go of much for a greater purpose. My aim is not only to leave the basics of what I taught, but also to provide a way for them to build upon this foundation.

I’ve learned that missions must give people a roadmap to build on what has been provided. Without it, missionary work can be in vain. True service is not just about helping for a moment. It empowers others to cultivate, develop, and execute with excellence. That is how you leave a legacy and help generations to come.

If you have followed my journey, you have seen the videos and photos that show what has been done. I’m still in Kenya and will finish strong!

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BRAVE.

Just thinking about that word had me wondering about the scope of how it can play my life personally. I just looked up the word BRAVE and it means (as an adjective) ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage.

I had to ponder on that for a moment. I am about to take a journey to a country that I was only on for a few days back in December, yet I am going back to help them. I realize that missionary work is NOT for everyone, yet someone has been called or needs to do the work. I have thought long and hard about areas where there is little electricity, water or technology, yet the people in those areas are still needed.

We sometimes think that if we give to large organizations, that the money will be dispersed to everyone and that every need is met. But how about the small villages, where you have to actually physically go there in order to provide them with help? How much trickles down to where they are in order to help those in need? Who will be brave enough to step out of their comfort zone and GO to reach them where they are? When we step out from the familiar, we learn to embrace God in an unfamiliar journey. I believe that this mission is bigger than what I can imagine, yet I am just stepping out there in faith to fulfill the call. Will you help me reach those who are in need, where I have to physically go to help? Please consider donating to this cause.

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“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.” – John 14:12 NLT

I am learning not to box God in. If His Word is TRUE, then what Yeshua (Jesus) said was true about us. We are to do GREATER. What was done on the cross was the ultimate compounding interest system to duplicate Himself on the Earth. Since Yeshua’s (Jesus) time was finite in physically reaching the world, He had a strategy to use His disciples to take the gospel throughout and become the imitators of the Messiah in word and deed. Thus, this strategy IS the ultimate missionary work in itself.

What He promised was something that we sometimes overlook: we forget that since we are to complete His ultimate mission, greater MUST be accomplished with power, authority, and love like never before. If He said it, it MUST be true. We are able to do not only the VERY SAME WORKS BUT to do GREATER works. Think about it. Think about ALL of the stories you have heard of what Yeshua (Jesus) did… and now think of YOU doing them yourself. Now…. think about what the GREATER works COULD be and know that God can do exceedingly abundantly above THAT.

Understand that we have yet to experience GREATER in its fullness. The truth of its existence is when we walk it out in faith to be the vessels to see it manifested. We have to understand that this is not because we are greater, but that Yeshua (Jesus) has transferred His Spirit to us to finish the work with the same POWER and AUTHORITY for His Kingdom on Earth. He SPOKE our call to do GREATER works. The Earth still yearns for the manifestation of the sons of God.

What part of your divine mission do you need to see greater in your life?

We are to EXPECT great things from God, but we MUST ATTEMPT (not only attempt be confidently DO) our call to believe in Yeshua (Jesus) and be the vessels in being the manifestation of His glory.

Personally, as I move towards being a missionary, I am looking forward to seeing God move in the lives of those I encounter on this mission trip. God only needs a willing vessel to have TRUST (FAITH) to see it happen.

God Bless.

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Listen, we have been called as a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people. What we do will not make sense to a lot of people, but when we have God on our side, we are never left alone nor forsaken. We start to analyze our motives and learn that some of what we have been doing has been self-serving. Once we learn that this life is bigger than us; and that it isn’t about us, but God’s purpose, we will be more apt to change and to be who we were called to be. It isn’t about our personal gain but the gain of a bigger purpose that one day we will understand the importance of our part of the puzzle. YES, it is a sacrifice, but it will be worth it!

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James 1:27 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
External religious worship [religion as it is expressed in outward acts] that is pure and unblemished in the sight of God the Father is this: to visit and help and care for the orphans and widows in their affliction and need, and to keep oneself unspotted and uncontaminated from the world.

As long as I can remember, I have been good with children. Not just teaching them, but allowing them to be kids around me. Sometimes, they don’t have the family they need or the outlet to express themselves without condemnation. My heart always goes out to those who do not have family they can call their own. Over the years, I have become an aunt (Aunt Nesha) to many because of caring for the children as if they were my own (Note: I do not have kids myself.. but you get the point).

Recently, I have been reading the Bible and articles on how God is a Father to the fatherless. I also learned that if the orphans call on Him, He will answer. I wonder how many orphans have cried to have them hold them in their arms for comfort, or wanted to hear someone sing a song to soothe their hearts or be fed because they were hungry or provide shelter to call home when left abandoned. If God hears them, how does He answer?

I have found that He does it through people. We, the people, are the arms and legs that reach out to those that the Father wants to comfort. God is a loving Father who wants to make sure that all are cared for. He sends people to hold their hands and sing a lullaby when they need a parental touch.

Deuteronomy 10:18 New Living Translation
He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.

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The Great Commission

In December 2017, I traveled on a 12-day mission trip to Kenya and Uganda with Diversified Ministry for Cultural Exchange Inc. (DM4CE) to serve the local communities, churches, and children’s homes in winter holiday initiatives. I realized that the 2017 mission travel was just a taste of exploration that God wanted me to encounter in order to prepare for more. When I came back, I knew God wanted me to prepare for a solo journey in 2018 to help Happy Life Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya. But, this time, to stay longer and use my gifts and talents to help the community and the children’s home. One of the areas in which I could help the children’s home was by teaching music.

I learned so much leading up to the very first mission that to this day, I still get choked up when I talk about the experience. That mission trip helped me to establish a stronger relationship with God by knowing without a doubt that He wanted me to go. There were just too many instances where the Lord was ordering my steps for the initial journey. Ultimately, I believe that my first mission was to obey God and say YES while utilizing my photography skill set to capture the missions for DM4CE in partnership with Operation International Gift of Knowledge (Uganda).

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I had so much running through my mind that night. While attending service at Miracle Center International Church, Pastor Robert Kayanja, I was so overwhelmed with what I was experiencing in Uganda. I was the second person on my team to take the mic, as they allow visitors, especially international visitors to say a few words. The line was long but was moving. I kept rehearsing over and over what I wanted to say, at the same time process how far from home I was. This was only Day 4 of our journey. And just a day or two before, was in Kenya. All I knew was that I was in Africa and that God told me to go. I said yes and I obeyed and He provided in every way possible. He assured my steps that this was the way several times that I could not deny what He was doing. So, as I cried and my voice cracked, just know that in looking back on this video, I had tears of JOY. I was BACK HOME. I thought to myself about how my ancestors traveled and endured and that now I was able to freely go back to my roots. I was told so many times how I looked like a Kenyan from natives or friends. I even had clergy in Uganda and Kenya think they knew me. Until that moment, I had never been to the Eastern hemisphere. So, this brief but real moment in this video does not convey the love and acceptance I felt when I traveled there…. to that very point that I lost everything I wanted to say at the mic. But my tears are an expression of what I felt. I am still trying to process this trip and understand what God wants me to do now. Sometimes, it is all about taking the first step. What I do know is, that I have been actively learning Swahili so when I travel back, I will be in more touch with the people. Ok, I’m crying while I am typing this out.

Anyway, enjoy the quirkiness of this clip!

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