John Heemer

I live in Chester Springs, PA, with my wife, Jane. We have 4 grown children, 5 grandchildren, and 2 old English sheep dogs. 2013 I went on my first short-term mission trip with my daughter to Kenya. On my 2nd mission trip in 2016, I met Algias Kasembeli Sitati. Our first conversation focused on the brokenness in men, their need for God, and a community of close Godly support. That fall, with the support from men at the Church, we shipped materials to Algias, and he excitedly began the first “small” group for men, and 30 men showed up. Algias and I prayed for several years, knowing that God had a plan for us and trusting that he would reveal it in His time. In late 2020, God revealed His plan to use us to reach men for Christ in Kenya. By faith, we are walking in that plan.

God’s hand is guiding the work in Kenya to what has now become The Herd Men Kenya, a Christian fellowship and registered NGO. We have partnered with No Regrets Men’s Ministry, which has generously provided free access to their annual event on the first Saturday of February and their nine-book No Regrets Study Series. With permission, we have translated the entire series into Swahili, and both English and Swahili PDF copies are available on The Herd Men Kenya website. Hundreds of copies and Bibles have been distributed to men's small groups in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda—reaching nearly 400 men.

God is on the move!