by Tammy | Nov 7, 2009 | Ministry, Nice View Academy, Outreach
While we were in Kenya we began a movie night every Saturday at Nice View Academy/Orphanage. The kids would go to school during the day until around 2 then the kids who live at the orphanage would do their chores (wash clothes, sweep the dorm, clean the compound...
by Tammy | Nov 6, 2009 | Ministry, Nice View Academy
Victor Babu (Child Number 160) Victor attends Nice View Academy in Tala, Kenya and is in Class 2 (2nd grade). He was born in 2001 in Kitunduni, Kenya. (Many children do not know when their actual birthday is) His mother works in Athi River and...
by Tammy | Nov 5, 2009 | Ministry, Nice View Academy
I can remember when our four kids were little and I did grocery shopping, it would be a one day event, stocking up on: bread (freezing several loaves), milk, (pouring a bit from each gallon into a container and freezing the rest), canned veggies and soup, cheese by...
by Tammy | Oct 30, 2009 | Ministry
Gladys Mukoya (Child Number ER101) Gladys was born in 1999 in Butere Mumias District and has six other siblings. Her father died a few years ago, and because he provided for the family her mother was not able to continue to provide for...
by Tammy | Oct 23, 2009 | Ministry
Cicilea Njeri (Child Number MC113) Cicilea was born in 1997 in Muranga, Kenya. She has three brothers living elsewhere and three sisters living with her here at Mercy Child Foundation. (her sisters are Naomi, Lucy and Leah) Cicilea was living...
by Tammy | Oct 18, 2009 | Ministry, Quotes
I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. When each of our four children were born I remember falling in love with them so deeply and immediately that my heart actually ached. Even...