Last day at the Academy
These are sad photos for me because 1) they were taken our last day in Kenya (our first trip) and 2) my hair is way too short! Since then my hair has grown out and we had another trip (at the end of 2008) to visit the kids at Nice View and meet the kids at Mercy and...
The Change Campaign has begun!
Go to our website (http://www.thechangecampaign.org/) to see how your spare change can help change the lives of our kids in Kenya.
Dinner entertainment!
After taking this video and watching it several times I have come to the conclusion that "kids are kids"! We were waiting for dinner at Nice View Academy and asked if the kids knew any songs. That started the whole thing...someone got a jug to use as a drum, a stick...
Have you written your sponsored child?
We have a pen-pal system set up with a school here in Phoenix so they can write students at Nice View Academy. The program began at the beginning of our school year (Sept. 2008) and the students have written back and forth a couple of times. Today I received another...
A big thank you!
Thanks Chris and Diane for a wonderful evening. You opened your home, fed us (along with several others) and invited us to tell your friends and family about our kids in Kenya. These opportunities are always a blessing to Chuck and I - not only for the people we meet...
Movie night at the Academy
Every Saturday night while we were in Tala, Kenya we would set up our projector/dvd player/speakers and have a movie night. We found the kids love action movies and they really seem to enjoy slapstick humor (falling down and such nonsense as that!) We would also have...
You can’t take it with you
As I was viewing some of my video from our trip last year I came across this one with Gideon. He is the Director at Nice View Academy in Tala, Kenya. He began talking about money and how we can't take it with us. Gideon loves the Lord and has sacrificed much to help...
Thought about doctors lately? I have…
When was the last time you went to the doctors? Did any of these cross your mind as you made the appointment - will I have any money to pay the doctor, will I have any money to pay for transport or will I have to walk there, will I have any money to pay for medicine...
High school should be for everyone
Our youngest daughter graduated from high school last night and, needless to say, I am very proud of her for that accomplishment. But it got me to thinking of our attitude about school here in the States compared to our friends/family in Kenya. Here in the states...
Printers and socks…
What these two have in common is how long it takes to fix/purchase each in Tala, Kenya. As some of you may have noticed on my Twitter the printer was finally fixed at Nice View Academy in Tala, Kenya. This was in the works for about two weeks and I received word today...