December 2009

Sliding Down the Mountain

Dear Friends, This morning begins a new stage in our journey. We are leaving Mabanga and heading to Kitale for the night before taking the bus up to Lodwar where we will spend a few days with John Lomuria and others from the area. I’m not even sure I’ll be able to post this myself …

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Please Pass the Napkin…

Yesterday afternoon at lunch I was sitting with John and Peter when I asked one of the napkins on a plate further down the table. They both turn to me and give me really shocked and confused looks so thinking they misheard me, I asked for the napkin again- same matching expressions. I pointed again …

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Conference Begins at Mubanga

We are now settled at Mabanga where Jez and I are taking pictures of a praying mantis in his room. Tonight we officially opened the conference after having people arrive all afternoon from Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and of course the foreign delegation from Britain, America, and the Netherlands. Folks from Tanzania are arriving tomorrow. …

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Church – Kenyan Style

I thought I would just write a quick message to all of you while I had internet access for a few minutes. We are at the Friends International Center taking care of some odds and ends and showing those who have not seen the center around. (I saw it on Monday.) This morning’s church service …

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Pictures!

You, I am sure, would love to see some pictures first so here you go. 🙂 Good Morning! I would like to add a specific prayer request besides safety, health, and ministry. While the bug bites have been going down (they don’t itch by the way), there is one on my face that is swollen …

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First Kiss

Yes, that really is a picture of what you think it is- me kissing a giraffe. It was actually pretty fun and one of those many cultural experiences I’ve had here. Others have included Nairobi rush hour traffic (don’t plan on moving much), moving out of the path of a muddy warthog, trying to walk …

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