Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Michael Mwanzia (Child No. 120) Michael attends Nice View Academy in Tala, Kenya. He lives with his mother, Faith and his father has died. Michael was born in Kyakatulu, Kenya sometime in 1999 and has one sister. His favorite color is blue and he loves to play...
God knows best
Last Tuesday Chuck and I decided to go for a walk and take Bella with us. She's been wanting to get outside but since she's still pretty small and can't really defend herself we've been keeping her inside. She doesn't look too thrilled does she? She cried the whole...
Comfort when needed
This morning Chuck woke up not feeling well...stomach issues and the usual that goes along with that. I helped him to the bathroom (thank you Lord for an indoors toilet) then back to bed with some Imodium (thank you Kelli and Theresa for leaving it). Quick prayers...
Referendum Wednesday
Kenya is voting on a new constitution Wednesday and here are some points on how they "get ready" (information from Daily Nation, a Kenyan newspaper): Nearly 70,000 police officers on duty to make sure people are safe during and after voting 10 hotlines set up to...
Before & After
First a big THANKS to everyone who helped make our new home possible...God has certainly blessed us with loving, caring friends...thank you! We are so close to being finished I thought I'd put in the before and after shots. We still have to get a bed and a few other...
Quote from the painter…
"8 hours or 2 weeks" - we had a painter painting our metal doors with oil based paint and we wanted to know how long until it would be dry. He looked at the door and contemplated the question and said "8 hours"...but as he said that he touched the door which...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Stephen Toroitich (Child No. ER117) Stephen lives at Eldama Ravine Children’s Village in Eldama Ravine, Kenya and he was born in 1993 in Lobolos Village. He is the last born child in a family of four boys. His father died in 2001 due to highland malaria and his...
Playing, singing, laughing, talking…what else?
Sorry I've been away for a few days. Our visitor, Bobbie, arrived Friday night. She had an hour delay from London and another hour to get her luggage so we finally pulled into the compound around midnight. Of course we went right to bed...yeah right, we stayed up...
Quote from William Pitt…
"Surely the principles as well as the practice of Christianity are simple, and lead not to meditation only but to action." - William Wilberforce ("English statesman who overcame incredible odds to bring about the end of slavery and slave trade.") was contemplating...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Frank Murithi (Child No. MC131) Frank is an orphan and was brought to Mercy Child Foundation in Koma, Kenya by his local church. He was born in 1997 in Meru, Kenya and has three brothers; 1 brother, Kevin, lives here with him and one sister living elsewhere. ...