More ups and one down
Let me say right off the bat....this is a long post, sorry but it tells a story. As I wrote yesterday we had a few ups on our recent trip to Nairobi with one down. After getting the issue with KP&L taken care of Chuck got on the phone with the NGO council. We...
Read the meter please!
Kenya Power & Lighting (KP&L) gave us a bill in October charging us 1000 units above what we actually used (we are charged per unit used of electricity). Chuck called them several times to get someone to come and actually read the meter....each of the six...
Christmas in Tala
Honestly it doesn't even seem to be the holiday season. No Christmas music blaring in the store (the one grocery store we have in town), no lights strung up anywhere, certainly no snow (although that isn't a necessity since we lived in Phoenix!) and no decorated...
Vertigo, migraine, teenagers
That pretty much sums up my Friday and Saturday! Vertigo - had this all day Friday Teenagers - Chuck and I raised two girls and two boys through their teenage years (thank you God for helping us with that!) and I think I have a pretty good idea of how teens think and...
Ready, set, go!
It's looking to be a quiet December around C4KK. Kids are returning to their home villages to visit relatives. Yesterday three of our kids left, today two more left and on Saturday another group leaves. But before everyone leaves: Please keep the kids in prayer...
Finally!
Normally I wear my hair up. It's just easier and doesn't get in my way. But especially over the past 2 weeks I've worn it up....no running water at home (C4KK Children's Home is fine, it's our personal home) meaning I haven't been able to shower or wash my hair. Not...
Gum boots!
For those of you who have no idea what "gum boots" are, I'm here to explain! Gum boots are basically rubber boots worn during the rainy season. Here, when the cotton soil gets rain it becomes thick, sticky and slippery. Walking in that with school shoes is not...
Why I don’t read the newspaper
Normally I'm pretty upbeat...which is one reason I don't like reading the newspaper or watching news. It's not that I'm oblivious to what's happening around the world (BBC is watched from time to time). Here are a few examples of why (I've paraphrased, quoted and/or...
….til the cows come home!
We are happy to announce Fudge and Splash have returned home! Here's the cow shelter as it was being worked on Fudge and Splash wait patiently to be let into their new home They seem to be settling in quite nicely And we've been told Fudge is...
Prize Day
Today was prize giving day at Koma Ranch Primary School. We have quite a few bright students and socially responsible students as well! Front row from left: Francis, Pius, Caleb, Edward, Isaac, Bonface & Emma Back row from left: Frank, Elijah, Doreen, Ben, Mercy &...