Construction begins…
I wanted to show you some video of the construction process of our 25'x25' home here in Tala, but after many MB's of internet use and hours waiting for the upload I was not successful...sorry. But I do have some pictures that I can try to explain. Remember, however,...
Why do I do what I do?
I began writing this months before our move to Kenya was a reality and the answer is the same either in the States or here in Kenya but I'm personally finding out the voice behind that answer is a bit more shaky here than there. It's been a little over a week since...
A cook, maid and guard
At first glance it may seem unbelievable to you that we assist to employ a cook to do all the cooking, a guard to watch out over us and the compound and a maid who does the laundry, but this is the reality of what is going on...when God gives anyone in Kenya the...
Hello kids!
We made to to the Academy on Friday and how exciting it was! Driving up the same bumpy, muddy drive, entering Nice View's gate, seeing the buildings: Then watching the kids sing songs, pray and get ready for the day: We told the kids we would be around for quite some...
Quote from Annastacia…
"She's a chicken coward?!" -Annastacia (house mum at Mercy) told Chuck she had a chicken for us as a gift. Chuck told her to give it to me knowing I don't really care for chickens (at least live ones, put them on a plate thanks!) to which she said the above!
From beginning to beginning…Part XV
(Read Part XIV) Florence had given us an email to contact Gideon and at the time we were naive in thinking it was no big deal to contact him. It was later we found out their access to Internet was sporadic (at best) and they had to pay dearly for downloading email. ...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Nobert Mbithi Kelvin (Child No. 114) Nobert attends Nice View Academy in Tala, Kenya He lives with his mother, Regina, and father, Kelvin. Nobert was born in Ndauni, Kenya on 9-22-2001 and has three sisters. His favorite color is blue and he enjoys playing football...
Misty mornings
The past few evenings it's been raining all night and upon waking we have mist hanging in the air...this is our view when I step outside our front door and look back towards the backyard. The rain has been long in the evenings which brings a couple of things: 1) we...
From beginning to beginning…Part XIV
(Read Part XIII) Before my diagnosis we had paid for a cruise to Alaska with Chuck's parents, but now that we were going in a completely different direction we were unsure how people would look at it. Here we were giving everything (except our vehicle and home) away,...
I’m back and blogging!
I know Tuesday is usually Chuck's day, but since I got my modem and can get on the Internet I thought I'd sneak in a post, but where to begin!? We landed in Kenya last Thursday and it has been a “Kenyan culture” refresher course ever since. But let me start at the...