Simple? I think not!

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...

Whine, moan….

House is coming along and I hate to complain…but I will because you are my friends and understand!  It’s nothing to do with the house per se but the disorganization that’s getting to me.  I can’t find things, I have to move a book to sit down,...

What am I doing?

Sounds like a deep question doesn’t it?  For me it was a question I kept asking myself while I was working at this table: Kilonzo would pour a bucket of maize on top then Jane and I would move the maize around to let the chaff fall through the netting and then...

Learning lessons

As I sit here in Tala, Kenya I wonder what am I learning?  Am I learning anything?  Am I growing spiritually?  Right now with construction continuing on the house I’m learning patience (sometimes not well) and I’m learning that satan tries to distract my...

A quote from John Thornton…

“Let us try to do a little good while we still have the means to do so.” – after receiving news of a considerable financial loss Thornton began writing checks to those requesting his aid or support.  William Wilberforce, A Hero for...

Hectic moving to slow

This morning started out hectic, but a hectic-ness that I feel blessed to be a part of.  We were trying to figure out how to get into Tala because Gideon’s vehicle wouldn’t start so Pauline (using the newer vehicle) had to take Gideon and the kids to...

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