{"id":1271,"date":"2026-02-24T04:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2026-02-24T04:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:43:07","slug":"double-trouble-with-working-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cox-net.com\/prayer_blog\/?p=1271","title":{"rendered":"Double Trouble with Working Remotely"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paul with students at the entrance to ATS.<\/p>\n

I (Paul) have been in Kenya for a little over a week. While I am thankful to be able to work remotely, there are things you miss working remotely. Below are some examples.<\/p>\n

I knew one of my Kenyan colleagues was sick. However, when I saw him, I thought, He does not look well. So I asked, How are you feeling? He said, Oh, I feel much better, and I am making steady improvements. If he is feeling better and making improvements when I thought he did not look well, I can only imagine how bad he looked while I was not present.<\/p>\n

While Africa Theological Seminary (ATS) is fully accredited with the Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa (acteaweb.org<\/a>), ATS has had some local issues around accreditation. I have followed these remotely, but now that I am here, I am gaining a new appreciation for the difficulty the faculty has had.<\/p>\n

With any institution, policies are constantly changing. ATS is no different, and there have been some policy changes related to the above-mentioned accreditation issues. Again, I knew this was in the works, but getting on the ground and having to implement these things is different from knowing about them.<\/p>\n

If I were in Kenya full-time, these things would come up over the course of several months. However, after being gone for some months, I am hit with all of these types of things all at once. It is like double (or triple or quadruple) trouble.<\/p>\n

Pray for the above-mentioned issues. Pray that I respond with grace, wisdom, cultural understanding, and in ways that are helpful rather than critical. I am hoping to find better methods to stay in touch remotely; pray for God’s guidance. Also, pray for Donna, who leaves in a week and a half for Kenya. Donna’s mom, Mary, has a great support system while Donna is away. However, Donna has become Mary’s go-to “person,” and Donna is deeply missed while gone.<\/p>\n

Grace & Peace — Paul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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