Accounts of violence in Kenya are more than just news stories to The Rev. Joseph Ngotho; they are the latest news about the fate of his homeland and his dispossessed family according to a Lynn, Masschusetts news source.
“We’ve been struggling for years because of poor leadership.” Ngotho received a traditional Anglican religious education in Kenya. He continued his education after moving to the United States 12 years ago and has ministered to his countrymen at St. Stephen’s for five years.
The debate in the last several years over openly gay Episcopal Church leaders prompted some Kenyans to endorse a rift between the Anglican and Episcopal Church.
Ngotho has tried to help his St. Stephens parishioners understand that more issues unite than divide them, including struggles to overcome poverty and racial and gender injustices.
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