Someone, someplace, sometime, something
Getting to know someone takes time. But how do you go about it? I guess you begin by communicating. What do you do? Are you married? Children? Those types of questions which are pretty superficial but necessary, I believe, to starting some sort of friendship. We...
Quote from J. Vernon McGee…
"Don't say that a loving God is going to send you to hell - He's not. The thing that's going to send you to hell is that you're a sinner and you don't want to admit it."
Death
Death is "celebrated" different ways, by different people, in different cultures. I recently attended a visitation here in Tala. The woman's husband had passed away due to cancer and Pauline and I went to say "pole" (po-lay...sorry). We walked into the compound to...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Isaac Mugo (Child No. MC102) Isaac is the son of Annastacia, the house mom, at Mercy Child Foundation in Koma, Kenya. He was born November 3, 2002 in Nairobi, Kenya and has two brothers living here with him, Edward and Daniel and four sisters who live elsewhere. ...
Life
One of my favorite lines from A Bug's Life is ...that's our lot in life. It's not a lot, but it's our life. Every once in awhile I feel this way. I wake up and just for a moment think I'm back in Phoenix, Arizona. But then the realization hits me that I'm in Tala,...
Desires
Been thinking about desires lately, specifically how do we know what the desires are God has for us? Is it something that overwhelms us, something we just HAVE to do or a gentle nudge in a general direction? I knew when Chuck and I got married I wanted (desired) to...
Inside, outside, the other side
When we give directions in the States it's usually pretty precise...Go north on 43rd Avenue past Union Hills Drive, turn west on Wahalla which is the last street going west before hitting the frontage road, then take an immediate right then immediate left and we are...
Reposted poem
Sorry for the last video...the audio was out of sync and the end was cut off. I believe I've figured out how to get around that so here it is again in it's entirety.
Quote from a Kenyan university professor…
"Education is from the womb to the tomb"
Miriam recites a poem
July 28th was the last day of the term for students at Nice View Academy and they had a closing program with songs, poems and awards for top students. Miriam is in Class 6 (6th grade) and she recited a poem. Not only did I have tears in my eyes from the content but...