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 […]
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A Mellow Day At The House
Had a mellow day today. Just sat and spent time with all the kids at the house. It still amazes me how God heals and strengthens and provides for all of these sweet little babies. Each and everyone of them is so full of joy and is a perfect picture of just how great his […]
The Growth We’ve Seen So Far
This week I was thinking back on the kids that we have taken to live at the baby home and far they have come since the first day that we saw them. God has a plan for every life and his creation never ceases to amaze me. When we first took all of these kids […]
Spending Christmas With Franco
All of the schools are closing this week in preparation for the Christmas holidays. Usually the kids stay at school if it is for a short break, but this is the long one where there will be very few kids left at the school and there is someone to look after them, but not […]
Lunch For 27
On a few random Saturdays, some kids from Shimo have wandered over to Leila’s house with an excuse that they need something for school, when really they are hoping to get a meal. Most of these kids go to the Ukrainian school in Shimo or Oasis of Hope and there they get their one meal […]
Getting Official Custody At The Children’s Office
Leila and I have been working to get all of the parents of the children living at the baby home to give official custody of their children to Leila. We started with Brian and it went smoothly. We met with his father today to further discuss the custody issue because he had been showing up […]
HIV Tests For Brian and Emily
We took Brian and Emily to get tested this week. We were worried to take Emily because both of her parents are HIV+ and Brian’s dad was acting strange when we asked about his medical history. Praise God that they both tested negative. Emily and Brian This week Brian’s dad kept showing up at the […]
The Baby Home, Discover To Recover, And Shimo La Tewa
Got to spend some time at the baby home, Discover to Recover and Shimo La Tewa this week. Here are some pictures. Brian learning how to sit in a basin. Julie having a blast in the yard. Rosie all bundled up and ready for the rain Rael is Brians new best friend. […]