Below is the information regarding the leaders, staff, and Kenyan contacts for the trip.
Leaders and Staff
Dr. Randall Bradley – 6th trip to Kenya. Dr. Bradley has led 5 previous trips to Kenya. He is very experienced in international travel and has visited the places and/or met every local leader we will encounter on our trip.
Brenda Bradley – 5th trip to Kenya. She travelled internationally numerous times and greatly helped the choir acclimatize to the culture in Kenya. Brenda was laid to rest eariler this year, but her contributions to the choir’s endeavors in Africa and her undying love will lives on.
Sharyn Dowd – 5th trip to Kenya. She is the congregational minister of FBC Decatur, Georgia, and former Baylor Professor.
Lynn Bailey – 3rd trip to Kenya. She is a registered nurse.
John Wheatley — 2nd trip to Kenya. Pastor of First Baptist Church Valley Mills and an adjunct faculty member at Truett Seminary.
Kenyan Contacts
Daniel and Zipporah (Zippy) Sindiyo – We first met the Sindiyo’s on Dr. Bradley’s first trip to Kenya in 2005. Daniel and Zippy have a passion for helping underserved people in Kenya. Daniel has a masters degree from the University of Colorado and is the retired minister of Parks and Wildlife for Kenya. Zippy has served as a tour guide for many international groups and has owned her own tour company.
Paul and Donna Tocco – The Tocco’s grew up in the United States until they felt a call to missions in Kenya almost 20 years ago. Since then, they have started Word Ablaze Bible Institute, teaching East African ministers to preach the Gospel. They will be with us when we are in Nakuru and in the Pokot villages.
Mike Wachira — We have worked with him since 2005. Mike travels internationally working with youth sports ministries as well as arts and music. He was born in Kenya and grew up in the Kibera slum. For all of his adult life he has worked with ministries that offer opportunities for young people from disadvantaged families to find their way to a sustainable livelihood.