by Tammy | Jul 5, 2010 | Daily Life
We have a new favorite grocery store in Tala…Sunny Lucky. The last trip here we only shopped at the Acacia but Sunny Lucky has won our loyalty because he has lower prices on most things and he’s centrally located right behind the Acacia. The only...
by Tammy | Jul 4, 2010 | Personal
Happy 4th of July to all our friends in the US!
by Tammy | Jul 3, 2010 | Daily Life, Personal
I tell friends, family and visitors that nothing in Kenya is ever simple (ok, maybe life itself is but nothing else!) Here are a few examples: 1) short handled brooms – most of the brooms in Tala are like these: however a few are sold with handles but still...
by Tammy | Jul 2, 2010 | Ministry
Erustus Mugambi (Child No. MC104) Erustus was living with his mother (his father has died) when she gave the local church permission to take him to Mercy Child Foundation in Koma, Kenya. He was born August 18, 1997 in Meru, Kenya and has five brothers and four...
by Tammy | Jun 25, 2010 | Ministry, Nice View Academy
Mulako Musyoka (Child No. 118) Mulako attends Nice View Academy in Tala, Kenya. He lives with his father, Musyoka, and his mother has died. Mulako was born sometime in 1998 in Nguluni, Kenya. (Not unusual for the children here not to know their birth dates) He has...
by Tammy | Jun 24, 2010 | Africa, Nice View Academy
Today we are traveling to Nairobi to pick up 2 visitors. I hope they don’t mind the mess in the house…construction is still ongoing. Once we pick them up and come back home, probably around 5pm, we’ll have to move our bed into our new bedroom...