Once again we’ve had a few busy weeks around here. My sister and friends from home came out to visit and we’ve been visiting lots of places around town and spending time at home with the kids. It’s been great introducing them to all the great people and kids here that I always talk about. […]
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New Students!
Sorry for the long break in blog updates. We’ve had a crazy few weeks. More updates to come soon, this is just the beginning. The school is back in session and doing well. Our new students are settling in and we are blessed to have more students keep coming in. The Kindergarteners hard at […]
A Day In Shimo La Tewa
Today we went to Shimo and spent a lot of time catching up with families that we have developed relationships with. We started with Mary’s house. I had heard that her mom was concerned that her shunt wasn’t working properly. We went to the house and saw that her head has an open wound […]
Updates on Julie and Dani
Julie and Dani are doing great. It’s crazy how quickly all of these kids have settled in. We always anticipate the worst and many sleepless nights, but so far everyone’s transition into the house has been fairly simple. On the first night Dani was more agitated. He was grunting, making lots of noise and […]
Meet Dani and Julie
We started off by heading out to Bosnia and going to pick up Dani. We got to meet his three older sisters and his grandmother. Dani’s mother is a widow and struggles to provide for her family on her own. She is such a sweet lady despite the many struggles she faces and was […]
Vision Clinic
Today I got to help out with a vision clinic that the team was doing. There’s always a huge line outside these clinics because any eye care in town is very expensive and it’s a great opportunity for people to be able to finally see well for the first time. We loaded up the van […]
Two New Visitors
It’s been a good week getting settled back into everything and getting ready for the teams to start rolling in. Steve arrived safe and sound today. He brought two girls with him, Emily and Mikayla who will be staying until May. It’s always fun and exciting to have more people around the compound. Despite having […]
It’s good to be back!
I am back in Kenya safe and sound. It was great to spend a month back at home for Christmas with everyone I’ve missed so much while I’ve been away. Our Christmas card Now I am glad to be back in Kitale. I landed in Nairobi then hopped in a van and drove straight […]