Christmas in Kijabe
Well, I did it! I got through my first Christmas away from home. And, I didn’t just get through it. I enjoyed it immensely. It was a different sort of enjoyment than all the other Christmas gatherings I have known…
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Kip & Naanjie's Wedding
Weddings. Who HASN’T been to one, or in one, in the past month? No matter what country you live in, every society and culture embraces this special day month after month, year after year, with joy, delight, and great celebration.…
'Tis Not Enough…
Dawn Day of the Heart “‘Tis not enough that Christ was born Beneath the star that shone, And earth was set that holy morn Within a golden zone. He must be born within the heart Before He finds a throne,…
CCC #8
Ok, so I haven’t been able to keep up with blogging about EVERY single “CCC” (read posts below for more info.), BUT here was a highlight from this week. On Tuesday, Dec 8, I had Emily and her two daughters…
Going Green
And us Americans think that we are good at recycling? Yesterday, I visited St. Edwin’s Orphanage in Kijabe with some other RVA ladies to deliver secondhand clothing and shoes. After Chai with Ruth, who runs the orphanage of 25 children,…
.CCC 1.
And, so, it is December. The girls went home. Thanksgiving was the same day, so it came and went pretty quickly. I spent it up at the Stocksdales’ home with about 20 other people, which was very fun. Then, the…
:: Birthday Prayer and Poem ::
Our Prayer “Thou that hast given so much to me, Give one thing more – a grateful heart; Not thankful when it pleaseth me As if Thy blessings had spare days; But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy…
Sage Whole Wheat Round Loaf Bread John 6:35 “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger…” Hunger is commonplace in Kenya. Starvation is rampant. Yet, I always have plenty to eat. It’s humbling when I…
:: Christmas at KUE ::
Well, as of yesterday, we are 12 days away from the end of Term 1 here at the KUE dorm. Because the girls leave Thanksgiving day and don’t come back until January 6, we won’t be able to celebrate Christmas…
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.day. wake, 6:15am tea and snack, 6:20am e –mails, 6:20 – 7am devotional, 7am answer dorm girl’s question, 7:50am task list for Emily, 8:05am real breakfast, 8:10am shower, 8:15am get ready for the day, 8:30am go over task list with…
It Doesn't Get Much Better
It doesn’t get much better than wearing an original 1970’s RVA cheerleader costume for “Carnival” last night… …or kissing a Giraffe yesterday at the Nairobi Giraffe Park…don’t ask 🙂 …or hiking down into the valley to visit the ancient Fig…
RVA in a Week
The great part about being at RVA is there is no such thing as Sunday blues. When I get to Sunday night, I don’t usually dread Monday mornings, because there is always something fun or interesting happening that upcoming week.…