The Nets Left Behind on Lake Victoria
In 2014, a young fisherman named David Ochieng worked the pre-dawn waters of Lake Victoria near Kisumu, Kenya. Fishing was all he knew — his...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Matthew 4:12-23.
In 2014, a young fisherman named David Ochieng worked the pre-dawn waters of Lake Victoria near Kisumu, Kenya. Fishing was all he knew — his father's trade, his grandfather's before that. The nets were his inheritance, his security, his identity. Then a visiting pastor named Samuel invited David to join a small literacy program at the local church. "Come," Samuel said simply.…
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