Bragging time!
I recently found out that our class 8 students are doing wonderfully in school! Please pray for them as they prepare for exams next week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. They are now ranked 2nd out of 27 schools in the district! The class 8 average score for the...
Updated website!
I'm back and working on the website! The slideshow on the homepage is new and I've updated the Photo Gallery. Next, I'll be working on our presentation (of which we have one scheduled - Thank you Lord!) We've been in touch with our family in Tala and praise God the...
What a time warp!
We are back in the States now a week and are still scratching our heads in disbelief of the differences. God provided so many opportunities for us in Kenya to see His Hand working in peoples lives by providing food, shelter, water and other basic needs to His people...
Saying goodbye is always hard
We had our final visit (this trip) with the children at Mercy Child Foundation and it was a sad goodbye. We know that the children at Nice View had that feeling that we might not come back, but we returned to them this trip. But the children at Mercy have been...
Seeing hope
I can't believe three months has passed already. So much has been done and yet there is still so much to do! God has provided in marvelous ways and I've seen the way the kids have responded to Him. How can I describe the hope I see in their eyes now? They aren't...
Such concentration!
Our coloring project is finally over. Ruth was a huge help to me in that area. I was updating the website a bit (check out the new students who are looking for sponsors at Nice View Academy) while Ruth went to a couple classrooms for me. We have some wonderful artists...
Back to school!
All the children (except Daniel who will begin school next year) at Mercy Child Foundation are back in school! 17 of the children were able to go to school for 1 term this year, the rest had not been in school all year because of lack of funds. Remember their school...
Spaghetti and smokies – YUM!
We brought the kids at Mercy spaghetti and smokies because Annastacia said they hadn't had them for over a year and they were missing them. When we arrived the next day they were eating spaghetti and smokies and everyone was happy. Annastacia told me she loved smokies...
"Smart" choo’s!
The choo's (latrines) are finished at Mercy and the kids are very excited! They were telling us the choo's look smarter than their home! We told them to go polepole (slowly) and things would continue to get better for them. All of these improvements take cash and your...
Chatting it forward…
We had a lot to catch up on when we returned from Eldama Ravine and we spent some time looking over the new building. Chuck and Gideon are looking to the future for these kids - by providing them with healthy food, safe shelter, quality education and the knowledge...