From beginning to beginning…Part XIII
(Read Part XII) After much prayer we knew the Lord was leading Chuck to stop working in the corporate world and focus on the ministry full time. We knew most people wouldn't understand our decision, giving up your life savings and quitting your well paying job are...
Quote from a Kenyan proverb…
It is the grass that suffers when elephants fight.
From beginning to beginning…Part XII
(Read Part XI) In between medical appointments, Chuck and I discussed what happens next? We knew we would be working with impoverished children (over the years we had donated to several charities working with children in poverty) we just didn't know where or how. ...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Isaack Kipruto (Child No. ER109) Isaack lives at Eldama Ravine Children’s Village in Eldama Ravine, Kenya. He was born in 1998 in Makutano Village and has three siblings: two brothers and a sister. Their mom died and the whereabouts of their father is unknown. ...
From beginning to beginning…Part XI
(Read Part X) Thought I would finish up my 15 part series on how Saved By God's Grace began while we are in the process of moving to Kenya and getting our internet back up and running... Now back to surgery day. After Dr. B left I was in and out of sleep that entire...
Not much to say today…we are leaving for Kenya
I am tired. We leave for our home in Kenya in less than 19 hours and it still seems that we have so much to do. While we have a great relationship with our kids and have had so many wonderful times, I want just another day with them. While we are anxious to be on...
Time is ticking…
Tuesday is moving day but today we are finishing up last minute details...banking, finalizing suitcases, shutting down computers (well, maybe this one will wait until Tuesday) and spending time with the family. All our kids took off work Monday and Tuesday (thanks...
Blessed bathroom
Now that I'm getting a bit older and not able to sleep through the night as often as I'd like, I have to get up at least once to use the bathroom (ok, maybe too much information but hey it's life!). This happened just the other night and when I crawled back into bed...
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Edward Muchoki (Child No. MC103) Edward is the son of Annastacia, the house mom, here at Mercy Child Foundation in Koma, Kenya. He was born July 21, 1997 in Nairobi, Kenya. He has two brothers living here with him, Issac and Daniel and four sisters who live...
Weird but true
At first glance you may think this is a post on ghosts...surprise, it's only me! I was fooling around with my camera and actually caught this by accident but thought it was pretty cool. After seeing it I started thinking about my bedroom light. We have a light on...