Mid-term is over
First let me get this off my chest....I really dislike the schooling system here in Kenya. Want details? Ok, here's just a few: high school students boarding is crazy. If we had a decent high school near C4KK the kids could walk to school on a daily basis why do...
What’s in a name?
Recently we've added a new addition to our family. Before I get into her story let me tell you about Bella. Unfortunately Bella went m.i.a. about 2 months ago, just a month or so after Puss (another cat on the compound) became pregnant. I've wanted a girl cat since...
A video
Sorry for the low quality of this video....in order to get spontaneous video I must be secretive about it, otherwise the kids will "perform"! Not bad if I'm looking for a performance, but I like to "catch them in the act" so to speak. I was sitting in my office at...
Surprise Sabbath
You may recall me telling you about "plans" here in Kenya, if not you can read about it here. Yesterday we had "planned" to pick up 3 boys in Tala from their mid-term break. They said it would most likely be around 10am. Ok, we stayed at home and waited...and...
Oh no! Oh yeah!
Seems I have a knack for hitting the "publish" button on the blog a wee bit early. Take yesterday for example, just after I hit the "publish" button for the blog we were told the pump stopped working. Drat! They waited for about an hour to see if it would start up...
Oh yeah!
Needed to get to C4KK early again today for a meeting which was supposed to start at 9 and guess what? It did! However, when we got to C4KK the electricity was off so nothing could be printed (if needed) during the meeting. Also the guys went to the neighbors for...
Pump update
Today we were able to take the pump to get repaired...or so we thought. We headed up to C4KK early in order to have the pump to the repairman by 9 or so. Ended up being around 9:30am so not too bad but then the fun began. Chuck, Lewis, Bosco and repairman went into...
Change of plans
One attribute I tell anyone looking to go on a missionary trip is to be flexible. We've worked on the mission field in Phoenix, LA, NYC, Mexico, Kenya and places in between and each of those experiences needed flexibility. Yesterday I left you with the "plan" which...
More glamour
Yesterday I gave you a look into the "glamorous" life of a missionary....it continues today. But today I have photos! Woke up this morning to no cat poo...yeah! But woke up feeling extremely tired. Not sure why but as the morning went along I felt nauseous and had...
Oh what a glamorous life….
As a young girl while attending church I heard several missionaries recount their exploits on the mission field. I heard about miraculous events, healings and other "yeah God" stuff. What I didn't hear was the ordinary living that also accompanies being a...