Our Story

In the late 1990s, Kim Pace was attending Berry College and was actively involved with both Winshape Camps and Winshape Teams. All she learned and experienced during that season fueled Kim’s passion for the Lord and for engaging people in outdoor adventure. When she and fellow team member Pete Morton were approached by Winshape Teams’ former director Tammy Preston to pilot a leadership and team building program in Nairobi, Kenya, for one year, they gave a resounding yes and moved to Kenya in 2001.

​That one-year pilot program would become a non-profit organization, Brackenhurst Ministries, and eventually named BlueSky Global Ministries. Kim saw the opportunity to create unique platforms through BlueSky that would serve and attract the multinational community in Kenya, where they would ultimately learn about the love of Jesus. BlueSky’s ministry expanded from a leadership and team-building program to include a summer adventure camp and year-round student ministry. In 2011, BlueSky built and opened the only major indoor climbing gym in East Africa, drawing people from communities traditionally hard to reach.

Today, BlueSky's influence across the multinational, global community in Nairobi continues to flourish. We're reaching thousands of lives each year through experiences in Adventures, Team Development, Camp, and Family Life (students, young adults, marriage & family). BlueSky's US presence provides missionary leader and team support, as we share opportunities to partner with the work in Kenya through giving and serving.