by Tammy | Sep 19, 2010 | Daily Life
Mwaitu is a term of endearment for elderly women. This mwaitu is Gideon’s mother, who lives with Gideon and Pauline and she is 114! This is actually a translated quote since she only speaks Kamba. “It doesn’t matter what time the blessing is,...
by Tammy | Sep 17, 2010 | Ministry
Kevin Mwenda (Child No. MC126) Kevin is an orphan. When his father died, Kevin’s step-mom said the church could take him to live at Mercy Child Foundation in Koma, Kenya. He was born September 10, 1994 in Meru, Kenya and has three brothers, Frank, lives here with...
by Tammy | Sep 16, 2010 | Daily Life, Ministry, Nice View Academy
The other day I was woken up by the sound of Peter and Kilonzo trying to start the school van. As you can see from the photo, the van is parked on Gideon’s compound every night and that morning it had been parked right outside our bedroom window – I heard...
by Tammy | Sep 15, 2010 | Daily Life, Ministry
What do visitors do while they are here with us? They go about daily living with us…no electricity-use flashlights, no vehicle-walk to the Academy, rice and skuma for lunch-rice and skuma for lunch. No 5-star hotel experiences – you make your own bed,...
by Tammy | Sep 14, 2010 | Personal
According to dictionary.com this is not a word, but it’s a word that came to mind when I was thinking about how I sometimes try to place blame somewhere other than on myself. Sometimes without realizing it or wanting to admit it and I believe I’m not the...
by Tammy | Sep 13, 2010 | Daily Life, Ministry, Nice View Academy
Saturday evening began with Chuck giving Nick a tour of the Academy while I set up the equipment. Here’s Chuck, Nick and Christopher in front of the kitchen and on top of the school building – During the tour the kids were served dinner of ugali (flour...
