by Tammy | Jul 20, 2012 | Caring for Kenya's Kids
It was chilly this morning! Normally the weather here is pretty close to perfect…some days can be hotter than others but nothing like what we experienced in Phoenix. But I do enjoy the chilly weather to wear my long sleeved shirts and hoodies 🙂 To warm up I...
by Tammy | Jul 18, 2012 | Caring for Kenya's Kids
Communication can and should be a beautiful thing. It can, however, get quite muddled when people are involved or when the lack of communication creates problems, frustrations or misunderstandings. Today we had a situation at our boys’ secondary school. A fire...
by Tammy | Jul 14, 2012 | Caring for Kenya's Kids
Watching movies is one of my favorite things to do and I miss my Saturday morning movie dates with my youngest daughter, Amanda. So when our speaker system was recently returned, True Vine Christian Church was using it, I was quite excited. I set up the system to test...
by Tammy | Jul 13, 2012 | Caring for Kenya's Kids
The other day the kids asked for “church” clothes. It was a great opportunity to discuss appearances because this culture seems to place very high expectations/pressure on how you present yourself. Including lying to someone so you don’t...
by Tammy | Jul 7, 2012 | Caring for Kenya's Kids, Visitors
The kids are preparing for our visitors (in a few short weeks!). I watched as they all said their memory verse and introduced themselves, then listened (while writing this post) to them practice their singing. I know the group will be as proud of them as I am!...
by Tammy | Jul 4, 2012 | Caring for Kenya's Kids, Daily Life
It’s only noon here and my head is filled with “what to do next”. The internet has not been very cooperative lately so that puts a damper on things, plus this morning I ran out of credit on my phone. This is the first time this has ever happened to...