REAL STORY

Herman is an educator currently teaching adult students while pursuing a terminal degree in organizational leadership at Indiana Wesleyan University. Herman's approach to life is captured in his REAL story. REAL is an acrostic for Reflective Philosophy, Educational Path, Assessment Surveys, and Leadership Portfolio. For more on the REAL story please follow the links to the left. Following is an official account of the background to the REAL story.

BACKGROUND TO THE REAL STORY

Herman's life journey began in the Western part of Kenya in East Africa. Herman was born in Kisumu, Kenya (the original home of the father to the first Black President of the United States) though his family hails from Maragoli, about thirty miles West of Kisumu. Herman had his primary, secondary, and undergraduate education in Kenya, graduating from The University of Nairobi with a Bachelor's degree in Education in 2000.  

In 1999 Herman signed up for a short-term trip to Kakuma Refugee Camp in Northern Kenya. This took him to a place called Turkana with a relief organization that serves refugees from Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda. There he met a couple from Iowa in the United States of America who had retired, sold their possessions, and committed themselves to relief work at the camp. The couple gave him a magazine detailing the work of a youth ministry in Garden Valley, TX - Teen Mania Ministries.  

On heading back home Herman applied for Teen Mania's Honor Academy Internship and was accepted. He arrived in Dallas, Texas on August 21, 2001 with one hundred forty dollars ($140) in his pocket, and a small twenty-one (21) inch suitcase. He is now an adjunct instructor at his school and works or volunteers for a number of organizations in the Greater Cincinnati area (see the 'community' page). 

Herman met his wife Danyetta, originally from Harlem, New York, at Regent University where they were both graduate students in 2003. They are the parents of two children, Jumba and Diane. The Najoli family makes their home in Cincinnati, Ohio with their poodle, Frankie and enjoys traveling back to Kenya every couple of years. 

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