Author: Bishop Makarios of Nairobi

His simplicity and his love for God made him worthy, through all these existing difficulties, to celebrate a church wedding and to experience the great sacrament of marriage in a church. His wife, a young girl, who was very modestly dressed, listened attentively to the blessings and the whole service in the local dialect of the tribe and in Swahili…

The tradition of Orthodoxy together with local customs form a wonderful mosaic, rich in content. People continue their traditions, their daily habits in a new, now, perspective. It is that of new life. This is the true path of Orthodoxy…

One day, after vespers, he followed me to my office. The questions relating to Christ, the Apostles and, in general, Orthodoxy were frequent…

The Metropolis of Kenya is undertaking a crusade to rescue young children, not only for daily food, but also educational opportunities for the young ones by paying €20 per month. Let’s support it.

The Africans were waiting for him and wanted to see him in person, to kiss his hand, to see him not only in the photos and the wall calendars that the Metropolis publishes every year…

The month of August is considered the holiday season. However, during this period, the Metropolitan of Kenya continues his pastoral visits throughout the country…

When I first travelled to the neighbouring country of Uganda, I was informed that I had to bring water with me on my journey, one or two bottles. Since then it has always accompanied me on my various tours…

It is a fact that funeral customs differ from one tribe to another. Most tribes give the impression that death is an event of great joy. But the Maasai were quite different…

Following the inauguration of the second Apostle Peter’s Church in the region, the Turkana Orthodox are moving forward with greater optimism for the future.