Friends in the name of Christ African minister, Twin city man share belief in Jesus

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL | October 18, 2003| | Copyright

Samuel Njiru, 28, and Roger Schmidgall, 51, have little in common beyond a shared faith that at life's foundation is the belief that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ.

That's enough in common for the two to have bonded.

Christianity should be like that, Schmidgall said.

"We call ourselves the body of Christ. My house is his house. His house is my house," said Schmidgall.

Schmidgall's home is a Normal, middle-class ranch house with three bedrooms. It is shared by Roger, his wife Leah, and their son, Matt.

Njiru's home is a 20-foot by 20-foot shack. It is located in Kibera, a slum suburb of ...

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