Calgon take me away!
Some of you may be too young to even know what that means (go ask your mom or grandmother!) However, I have neither Calgon or a tub so I guess I'm out of luck! We are coming down to the wire of our departure and much still needs to be done. But I take my...
Thank You for….
(these are in no particular order, simply my mind rambling and is certainly NOT a complete list!) Feel free to add what you are thankful for 🙂 repentance forgiveness reconciliation discipline lessons examples acceptance love compassion partners friends family...
I’m packed
No that isn't a metaphor or analogy....my suitcase is literally packed. Perhaps under different circumstances I'd be pretty ecstatic about that, but right now, at this very moment it saddens me. Am I packed out of desperation to leave, reaching the end of my rope,...
Pushing on
It's less than 2 weeks before we leave for the US and satan is certainly working overtime here at the children's home and in our personal life as well. Frustrations seem to building on a daily basis, although we attempt to train and teach, eventually (less than 2...
Who is my friend?
Anger, hurt, feeling betrayed, unbelief, why come back, what am I doing here, who can we trust.... These are just a few of the feelings and thoughts running through my mind. We feel we've been betrayed by one of a very few we counted as friends here in Kenya (we can...
Movie responsibility has been delegated
One more thing has been delegated to a C4KK staff member....movies! As I have been shifting responsibilities to staff members I've been reminding them I will not be taking those back when we return in December! I have to admit I'm a bit more concerned leaving Kenya...
Slight snag
Ok, so we are attempting to prepare the staff for our 4 month leave (in less than 20 days we'll be on a plane to the US). There is so much to go over with them, but here are a few items: logistics of getting food here (we have the banking/paying part down it's...
Making a difference
Recently BBC published an interactive map showing the percentage of people who have paid bribes for 95 countries (Kenya ranked #4). We can testify from personal experience that corruption touches every aspect of life here in Kenya. But that's not necessarily what...
Thank you, thank you!
It may not mean too much to you and I don't know if you can totally comprehend how very thankful I am for the Mission Home kitchen! As some of you know I'm no camper and that's exactly what it felt like for the past few years....camping. It kind of reminded me of my...
Life is not easy
Boy do I feel sorry for secondary students here in Kenya. The secondary teachers have been told to go back to school (they were striking in support of the primary teachers), but the schools we deal with haven't called the kids back to school....why you ask, we have...