Help Needed for a Kenya Orphanage and Requests for “Just Love” Copies

Wayne Jacobsen opens by apologizing for not posting the blog on Christianity’s loss of focus, noting that he had already written that post, and he points readers to a recent interview done for the Rapt website. His main concern, however, is an urgent need in Kenya. He explains that he carefully vets requests for support there, and that he brings this one to readers because he is convinced it is genuine. An orphanage has fallen behind on its bills and may have to close. Its children have gone without food for a couple of days, staff have not been paid, and a court hearing on Friday requires payment or someone else will take over decisions for the orphanage. He believes the leadership is sound and was overwhelmed by unforeseen circumstances.

Jacobsen also describes his book Just Love as a sequel to He Loves Me, which he considers his most significant work. He argues that people must first know they are deeply loved by God before they can understand salvation, and that Jesus came to free people from the brokenness of lovelessness rather than to rescue them from his Father. He says Just Love shows how an overemphasis on sin and shame has shifted attention toward personal piety, and that letting love shape the heart leads to freedom from self-focus and to living justly with others. He notes that both books are finding an audience in Kenya, with demand for 5,000 copies of Just Love from church leaders and public schools. He can grant permission for Just Love but not for He Loves Me.

The post includes messages from Kenyan readers. One, working in an Education Department team, describes reaching Gen Z students who often respond to conflict with anger or violence, and believes the book’s message speaks directly to them. Another, named Michael, reports conviction, healing, and reconciliation, and describes plans for small groups across Kenya and into East and Central Africa. Their stated priority is personal relationships and discipleship, with books placed in people’s hands as part of that work.

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