by Tammy | Aug 21, 2010 | Personal
It’s my “baby’s” birthday…she turns 19. Guess she’s still young enough that I can tell her age (no one needs to do the math to find out my age!). We were able to Skype with her yesterday but her video wasn’t working so we...
by Tammy | Aug 20, 2010 | Ministry
Symon Kipruto (Child No. ER111) Symon was born in 1996 in Seretunin Village in the Baringo District and has six siblings: three brothers and three sisters. His mother died and the whereabouts of their father is not known (he abandoned the children after the death of...
by Tammy | Aug 19, 2010 | Daily Life
TIA (This Is Africa) or Karibuni Kenya (Welcome to Kenya) have been on my mind the past couple of days. Also “don’t chase time, let time chase you” or “no hurry in Africa”. It wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t had a schedule I...
by Tammy | Aug 18, 2010 | Nice View Academy
Not necessarily a word I like to hear associated with myself…discipline sometimes produces a negative image. I do something wrong and need discipline to correct my behaviour. Yet sometimes it’s a good word…we all need discipline in our lives in...
by Tammy | Aug 17, 2010 | Daily Life
Language barriers can sure create misunderstandings. Recently Chuck and I went for a walk with a neighbor kid, Peter. As he was showing us his family’s shamba (garden) a girl came up to us, shook Chuck’s hand and said we cheated her. We didn’t...
