Kerry Spencer is a cool guy. That about sums it up. He is a young, single guy who has spent two 2-year terms as a missionary in West Africa. I met him while on a photo assignment in southwestern Burkina Faso. Since Kerry is such a cool guy, the West Africa media team had written a story on him and wanted photos to go with the story.
You can download my 15-minute audio interview with Kerry from December 15, 2007 below:
Here is a brief outline of our conversation:
- Intro/How he came to Africa
- First 2 years in Africa (2:11)
- Seminary for missions (3:21)
- Current work in Burkina Faso (4:35)
- What do “engaging churches” do? (5:43)
- “Extreme” West Africa (7:44)
- Where Kerry has been in West Africa (9:00)
- Kerry’s long-term plans (11:36)
- Pitch to single guys for missions (12:40)
- Close/Thanks (14:50)
Kerry has kept a blog for some time with his newsletters, stories, and photos. You can find it at http://kerryspencer.blogspot.com/
Below are some photos I took of Kerry on my photo assignment. Kerry himself has a lot of photos he has taken at http://www.picasaweb.google.com/kerrylspencer