2 days and counting!
Yup, 2 more days before Tarrin (our eldest daughter) sets foot on Kenyan soil and I am excited beyond imagination 🙂 It's been over a year since I've seen her - ok, I've seen her on skype but not in person - or any of my kids for that matter and it will feel so good...
What a day
On Friday my plans were to go to the property, make some phone calls and write a letter.... Saturday came and I was not feeling well. Actually I felt ok enough to go to the property but the ride there took it out of me. Since we were at the property though I figured...
Lists, lists and more lists
Spent Thursday at the Academy working on many different projects and thankfully none necessitated the use of electricity since it was out most of the day. But first here's a picture of a few students on break: Now, a few of the projects included: Pen pal letters...
Trust or naivete’
I must admit, I've lived a pretty sheltered life - granted my childhood (as with many people) wasn't ideal with an alcoholic father and all that brings with it but God blessed me at a very young age (15) with my husband whom I've known for over 30 years and been...
Madaraka Day
"1 June, commemorates the day that Kenya attained internal self-rule in 1963, preceding full independence from the United Kingdom on 12 December 1963." (Wikipedia) This means a public holiday and a kink in my plans. I was going to the Academy to work out some...
Bad but learning
A friend on Facebook recently wrote about a bad vacation experience...you know the type where you walk a few miles, in the rain, in a strange country wondering how much farther to your hotel or missing the last train stop of the evening and wondering how to get back...
Quote from Winston Churchill….
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened."
More TVCH construction
In case you're not familiar with TVCH that's the new acronym we'll be using for True Vine Children's Home...easier to type 🙂 Here are a few more photos from the past week's construction: This next photo deserves it's own special description...funny story! Anastacia...
Plans
You've read about the pit latrine being dug, and if you haven't you can go here. Now I would like to show you our "general plans" for the property, Caring For Kenya's Kids and True Vine Children's Home. First, Caring For Kenya's Kids (a Kenyan NGO and Saved By God's...
Nice ride!
After almost a year of planning by Gideon (director/founder of Nice View) the new bus for Nice View Academy has arrived! I was told the night they pulled into the Academy (it was a looong day in Nairobi for Gideon and Pauline finalizing paperwork and finally getting...