Days like these
There are days when I feel like: but I know on those days God is working on me - even more so because my mind is quiet and I can truthfully say the Holy Spirit is directing my thoughts. It may be a great blog post - the great ones are always from Him! Or maybe an...
Why am I surprised?
Today Chuck is traveling to parts unknown (at least until he met the pastor he was going with!) I'm not sure why I seem to be more anxious here than in the States about travel...maybe the stories I've heard regarding police stops, car jacking, poisonings, muggings,...
Mattresses and mosquito nets…hooray!
What a weekend! It was busy but such a blessing. Saturday we went to Mercy to put up mosquito nets and hand out new mattresses! Mwikali shows off her new mosquito net! Pius loves his new mattress! Then Sunday it was Nice View's turn for new mattresses and burning the...
Promised photos
To start things off I'll show you where we ate lunch while in Nairobi on Thursday. We ran into a friend (God must have wanted us to meet because this was a miracle to run into her) Veronica and she wanted to treat us to lunch...thanks Veronica! First you order how ...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Mbinya Kitele (Child No. 125) Mbinya lives with her mother Mary who is unemployed. Her father lives in Nairobi and visits sometimes. She has one brother. Mbinya's favorite color is red and she likes to play hide and seek. Her favorite class is Kiswahili because it...
Wait and see
Yesterday was an exciting day...full of photos, but you're going to have to wait until next week to see them because today we are traveling to Nairobi. We got mattresses Washing stations are almost complete Nick helped shell peas Just to name a few things that...
Mysophobia
- according to dictionary.com it is an "abnormal fear of or distaste for uncleanliness or contamination" and I believe I have a slight case of it. Back in the States I disinfected just about everything in my house...door knobs, telephones, keyboards, hands etc. and I...
Wash your hands!
Waiting for the day I can say this to the students at Nice View and it looks to be very soon! To the far left is the 6-station washing area and to the right is the latrine. Imagine, now the students can wash their hands after using the toilet and wash before eating. ...
BE QUIET!
I admit it, I sometimes raise my voice to the kids at Nice View. I raised my voice when I was home all day with my own 4 and Saturday movie night is no exception since I'm around 99 kids. And that's if only the boarders are there, sometimes we have day scholar...
Quote from mwaitu…
Mwaitu is a term of endearment for elderly women. This mwaitu is Gideon's mother, who lives with Gideon and Pauline and she is 114! This is actually a translated quote since she only speaks Kamba. "It doesn't matter what time the blessing is, it's what's inside that...