Praise worthy
Woke up this morning not feeling very well, headache (which could be from our bed), stiff neck (which could be from our bed), sore back (you get the idea, could be from our bed) but during my devotional time this morning I read in Philippians: Finally, brothers,...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Brian Musila (Child No. 127) Brian lives with his mother, Mwelu, who does various odd jobs when they are available. His father is no longer living and he has no siblings. His favorite color is red and he likes to play football (American Soccer). The class he likes...
Plans change…surprised?!
Today we had hoped to get uniform shoes for the orphans at Nice View (thanks to the fundraising efforts of a dear friend and you know who you are!)...but we could not reach the gentleman to set up a time for him to come to the Academy with his shoes. Tomorrow I will...
Earthquake? Big, Bad Wolf?
Nope, neither...the house is settling. I wonder if that's any indication that I'm finally settling in? I could go off on a wild tangent with that one, but let's get back to task. The plaster they use on the walls is actually a cement mixture that is smoothed over...
Birthday wishes
We celebrated our sister, Pauline's, birthday last Sunday. Her birthday was actually Saturday but busy schedules accounted for the day later celebration. I'm so thankful for our dear sister in Christ. She has helped me in more ways than I'm sure she even realizes. ...
Saying goodbye
Our recent visitor, Nick, should be back in the States by now. At the time of this writing we heard he had arrived in Detroit and was waiting for the last leg of his journey home. I wanted to show you a few of the photos the kids or Nick took during his last day at...
Quote from Eric…
"They go to bed hungry?" - Eric is 12 years old and we were discussing the situation at Mercy.
Friday in Nairobi…
We left around 7 am for Nairobi although Nick's flight didn't leave until 11:45 PM! Making a trip to Nairobi is never a one stop trip...if you have things to do there you gather everything up and make one trip to try and get things done. Which is funny because it...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Kevin Ndumgu (Child No. MC108) Kevin is an orphan and was living with his grandmother. She brought him to Mercy Child Foundation in Koma, Kenya. He was born December 1, 1997 in Githigiu, Kenya. He has two brothers and four sisters. Kevin's favorite color is blue...
No one told them to do it…
"No one told them to do it. But they begged and pleaded with us to let them share in this service for God's people. And they gave in a way we did not expect: They first gave themselves to the Lord and to us. This is what God wants." 2 Corinthians 8:3-5 NCV Wow! When...