tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40153273355945524092024-03-13T22:31:23.935-07:00Living the African Dream...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-36138395384112557972010-08-18T18:07:00.001-07:002010-08-18T18:17:40.578-07:00Rewind #3For my last day in Africa, Jenny and Sarah and I went in to town for a last trip to Nakumat, the Wal-Mart type grocery store in Nairobi, lunch at a little cafe and then had dinner with my dearest Kenyan friend Bernice and her family. The day was relaxing, wonderful, and so sweet.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rx5RtaOf1KkaTMi0pl6BHJ1ZxtlhONg0Jw02T-BbiZ0ohzOYOHnDQVkz-P18T5P31Z45FKlifZ2_TSz60CLkRebCkILWu9gwvgwzp1E0OxlUxGTDpeGWK0A8uSc_2AQCsAf_2ThoCns/s1600/IMG_4597.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rx5RtaOf1KkaTMi0pl6BHJ1ZxtlhONg0Jw02T-BbiZ0ohzOYOHnDQVkz-P18T5P31Z45FKlifZ2_TSz60CLkRebCkILWu9gwvgwzp1E0OxlUxGTDpeGWK0A8uSc_2AQCsAf_2ThoCns/s200/IMG_4597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506922790499773810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tTQE1UhIgcmMzB_g1yUgvuVVXAVnSMvhKxouoJ8BG5wEMDeo__QUbCD1wAgA5YUCv6au-U6vDEnIJpLerQLbynw0Su7yh2HBrQOIdkeM0nOtTV-UPuBAViWSB_tEnA2RDzG6N4cdS8I/s1600/IMG_4601.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tTQE1UhIgcmMzB_g1yUgvuVVXAVnSMvhKxouoJ8BG5wEMDeo__QUbCD1wAgA5YUCv6au-U6vDEnIJpLerQLbynw0Su7yh2HBrQOIdkeM0nOtTV-UPuBAViWSB_tEnA2RDzG6N4cdS8I/s200/IMG_4601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506922796569259298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So there it is: My year in Africa. I really cannot put into words how much this year meant to me, and how much it meant to me to have so much support from family, friends and strangers. I am incredibly grateful for all of the prayers that went up for me, for all of the encouragement and help I've had throughout the year, and for every little (and big) thing God taught me in this time.<br /><br />As for a recent update, I've moved to Dallas and am still (unfortunately) looking for a job. I still miss Kenya and, most of all, my friends over there every day, but I am confident that this is where God has me this year and He's already been teaching me so much in being here.<br /><br />Please keep praying for Kenya and the different ministries happening there and all over Africa and, for that matter, all over the world. Please keep praying for RVA, especially as the staff and students start a new year in the next couple of weeks.<br /><br />Praise God, for He is GOOD.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-27579004129613294882010-08-15T13:58:00.000-07:002010-08-18T18:06:21.202-07:00Rewind #2Goodbyes: What beautiful reminders that this place is not our home.<br /><br />Thanks to the fact that God blessed me with such wonderful, caring friends at RVA, they helped me to have some wonderful little goodbye adventures to say "kwaheri" to some of my favorite Kenyans.<br /><br />During my year at RVA, I became good friends with a couple of our Masai guards, Sammy and Givan, who had invited me all year to go down to their village in the valley. We were finally able to get down there a couple days before leaving and was one of my favorite days in Kenya. The drive down was bumpy and unbelievable dusty, but we had some groovy tunes to giggle at (sweet oldies that are priceless to listen to while driving down African dirt roads..).<br /><br />We were blessed to attend the Masai church service which was full of singing, dancing, complete joy, and the beautiful reminder that someday we'll be worshiping in Heaven with all of the unique, beautiful tribes of the Earth.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsYvlVIAUtCv6j38dmF1ZnWe7U8Nxtzrz_mZu-7G7lWEGxwv_g32iTqgnrHxeNDieTU9toh6e5JuzlsBwbJSeZdF6WYNRi55dIznsWTQPc1weAOc_0UwCUxqzJPyuwBdabwBwCONj5_8/s1600/IMG_4520.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsYvlVIAUtCv6j38dmF1ZnWe7U8Nxtzrz_mZu-7G7lWEGxwv_g32iTqgnrHxeNDieTU9toh6e5JuzlsBwbJSeZdF6WYNRi55dIznsWTQPc1weAOc_0UwCUxqzJPyuwBdabwBwCONj5_8/s200/IMG_4520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505749341397226066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7R8keEDap6r7XI7BDKFRzHndeWbidRLdiyoPNcteGhuh-fSmIBFzzh0zMs_lR2b4vn_KtLaH5Z3pGy5IkLHIgEivJYTw_U64kf5-8MmIbtgyUvbc0ePd6CxBLBCP5Enwne5EBJ37Rl30/s1600/38114_450059021410_514686410_6728952_855795_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7R8keEDap6r7XI7BDKFRzHndeWbidRLdiyoPNcteGhuh-fSmIBFzzh0zMs_lR2b4vn_KtLaH5Z3pGy5IkLHIgEivJYTw_U64kf5-8MmIbtgyUvbc0ePd6CxBLBCP5Enwne5EBJ37Rl30/s200/38114_450059021410_514686410_6728952_855795_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505749317141228242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyKXavPJSUIVsnru5fOer4GmoI719iu3G-4HH7ifexqZMqZz0FZb9IItpDQCJYC_BCgx6v4urpAGbyM-JcgCrrfbkSTKXl3Tt8QkRi0V8EEkMw89mi1R7nE-dsbkHQxqhMltq7U6fRmk/s1600/38114_450059026410_514686410_6728953_7196388_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyKXavPJSUIVsnru5fOer4GmoI719iu3G-4HH7ifexqZMqZz0FZb9IItpDQCJYC_BCgx6v4urpAGbyM-JcgCrrfbkSTKXl3Tt8QkRi0V8EEkMw89mi1R7nE-dsbkHQxqhMltq7U6fRmk/s200/38114_450059026410_514686410_6728953_7196388_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505749324199068850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8Cl4HGZfEgylcNBDg9JSxIkb0he5TqVSDOGOLkYTJbjWXJDweAR3NgN5VNOEQIm3nNTC_iP1p3V1Gn9tAWd9KzaIa51V2pXlfUHMJkOO-EeQbwcLmLg15-4n0ded1WjzWi8239-eSSs/s1600/38114_450059056410_514686410_6728959_2889463_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8Cl4HGZfEgylcNBDg9JSxIkb0he5TqVSDOGOLkYTJbjWXJDweAR3NgN5VNOEQIm3nNTC_iP1p3V1Gn9tAWd9KzaIa51V2pXlfUHMJkOO-EeQbwcLmLg15-4n0ded1WjzWi8239-eSSs/s200/38114_450059056410_514686410_6728959_2889463_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505749325310368738" border="0" /></a>Givan and Sammy doing a little preaching...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcjpynCcl8ita_ouZHGO0EEYuK3rB_fZn1dxKh2SbfxJ7CHGx76ArYS6BcYRYZnnUmGFn6-uvdZPzkjVJFDrT3WisT0HUatcBdxMDu7Ju8rrEIr3pZvfGp_B5vp2E87qChsETxwqjsYQ/s1600/Masai!+011.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcjpynCcl8ita_ouZHGO0EEYuK3rB_fZn1dxKh2SbfxJ7CHGx76ArYS6BcYRYZnnUmGFn6-uvdZPzkjVJFDrT3WisT0HUatcBdxMDu7Ju8rrEIr3pZvfGp_B5vp2E87qChsETxwqjsYQ/s200/Masai!+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505749346009658866" border="0" /></a>After the service we headed to Sammy's home to have lunch and chai with him and Givan. It was traditional staple Kenyan food, which I love, so it was a wonderful last African meal for me :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FQ8r_SDP9WIEztK9WciNPdh8sxhwHg_aCQGPRDHOS97yJUbZjo928gcQkdOYJn8azQXsnSOpZ_6Xy0i8UIkS-ZeMDVx3ZclA1fPpEfHLVCQVeFVKhveYz0IOnrY7m32zTYB4L6pYyQY/s1600/IMG_4526.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FQ8r_SDP9WIEztK9WciNPdh8sxhwHg_aCQGPRDHOS97yJUbZjo928gcQkdOYJn8azQXsnSOpZ_6Xy0i8UIkS-ZeMDVx3ZclA1fPpEfHLVCQVeFVKhveYz0IOnrY7m32zTYB4L6pYyQY/s200/IMG_4526.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506919249408121186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLf8jyT_Yp1MP61ptzIsvBjEoW0Or87ELi9OhYUK-3YLvDrl_JkhCk48TodbC4laCB4uuYrcg891nLGbKy-nIj5AUj3SC0XYNm56RU5Xyg76nlZBNZBmCjAlI3Vf-egO-PgedFzTHJmrY/s1600/IMG_4532.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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I look forward to visiting their village again someday, but until then I rejoice in their love for the Lord and will continue to give thanks for the experiences I had and friendships I made. Praise God :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-85477989722612443322010-08-15T13:28:00.000-07:002010-08-15T13:58:46.644-07:00Rewind, #1So between the packing, goodbyes, last minute playing, trips, etc. I left little time for myself to blog (or I didn't want to admit that I would have to post "leaving" posts... either way..), and since we've been "borrowing" internet from neighbors with just one bar, making the connection slower than Kijabe internet (which is some seriously slow internet..), I've decided to take this chance to post while I'm using a coffee shop's super fast internet. I realized I never posted about midterm this last term, meaning I'm posting about a month and a half late, but that's okay, right? It seems like that's the way I've done most of my blog posts, so why stop now eh?<br /><br />For 3rd term midterm Jenny, Sarah and I decided to go visit Jenny's college friends who lived in Nakuru, a town about 2 hours from Kijabe. It's home to a small wildlife park and Lake Nakuru, but we decided to opt out of the small safari and just relax. We hopped onto a matatu after much drama at the top of the hill and were on our way.<br /><br />Jenny's friends work with a missions organization that has a Baby Center - a center for abandoned and orphaned babies up to 4 years old - so we obviously wanted to visit and play with the sweet little ones. Let me tell you, they were PRECIOUS. Actually, let me show you...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGH6zqa0Ty-rKXm1zM1uA0Em4_RndBRPWLEKWWuqra7anPpXexvagaVMo96JyTuSu1twxG2JHDAEUTxe_n5CHvacEdZ6OX98t_7xhSy7clZTe_kp85pWG5rvWGOZ1bqYmPYRMZbSmkP4/s1600/Nakuru+%2821%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGH6zqa0Ty-rKXm1zM1uA0Em4_RndBRPWLEKWWuqra7anPpXexvagaVMo96JyTuSu1twxG2JHDAEUTxe_n5CHvacEdZ6OX98t_7xhSy7clZTe_kp85pWG5rvWGOZ1bqYmPYRMZbSmkP4/s200/Nakuru+%2821%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505740252278349426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-t8PCQf2iHHSO0WEhRu-X7Ur1Uwywn3QjQVmZElPWH3Zeba8SGsdG85MOurqstHqsoyds0zttkI83z5ajbxkQ2UeZUTpvR_xslC_Z59rX7Gdfz7-7-FdS7Ij1zRcjhnT0uLhePbaF-U0/s1600/Nakuru+%284%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzdtPz7ceUTYXjsKQ6dU-m5jyWtennb-4aP1CsHVy080YJbfwkw31rdWaPt2_qdYHQoYnQjmLws-vqELYlvvqpoc5vH_9cqshOU_mA0b8DowPXl0Hvi49Z-sg1M5WQQk0r1vjFdzOydM/s200/Nakuru+%2813%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505740273897348642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAVLe69fzlImBnzm1CO8GzLHXQeJnKZlszR1CQqUjZCQ4rNDBMLXirXS9k0tooKpdYdDkpHRg2BlySYDPfuQXFh3_bLExNdRht_60wERvqguYxMP_i_xWfD_N_KVPCHxPf4Z48hn9vdY/s1600/Nakuru+%2820%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAVLe69fzlImBnzm1CO8GzLHXQeJnKZlszR1CQqUjZCQ4rNDBMLXirXS9k0tooKpdYdDkpHRg2BlySYDPfuQXFh3_bLExNdRht_60wERvqguYxMP_i_xWfD_N_KVPCHxPf4Z48hn9vdY/s200/Nakuru+%2820%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505740282239083202" border="0" /></a>This little boy was my partner for church on Sunday... he was a squirmy one, but so so sweet!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXn11uBDcWa35-KRUrPDKsV4LA070275-hQ98L0W_Z0gVw1gL5nfCFbl9CSm2M3CXc6Pnu_IB0t080lE2a2GnQbeZ6mPtiabe56bmSqqCdMj7c0bCOzljz7_vOeZh932S_zpLppAy7Nkw/s1600/Nakuru+%2826%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXn11uBDcWa35-KRUrPDKsV4LA070275-hQ98L0W_Z0gVw1gL5nfCFbl9CSm2M3CXc6Pnu_IB0t080lE2a2GnQbeZ6mPtiabe56bmSqqCdMj7c0bCOzljz7_vOeZh932S_zpLppAy7Nkw/s200/Nakuru+%2826%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505743416962400898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoarEVwmXOnlKhvYlfkQnHNGIiybWGktSt9BeQB7CEkcxKAJvxDpByy75_kNLzM2aJkLrMypaZbB3jhrPrUtN8f6Jv8cxRwAUmFWlPSl1r73DFhe5Z_7dUQZNVZNy3slNhlZhwYOStk4/s1600/Nakuru+%2847%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoarEVwmXOnlKhvYlfkQnHNGIiybWGktSt9BeQB7CEkcxKAJvxDpByy75_kNLzM2aJkLrMypaZbB3jhrPrUtN8f6Jv8cxRwAUmFWlPSl1r73DFhe5Z_7dUQZNVZNy3slNhlZhwYOStk4/s200/Nakuru+%2847%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505743424401621986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRikwCH7CoLUzb5IzJOf2qHZdOeyp4BLpHljo41Zq8lDgvBBStQIyQZYFalA1ldduidL8RM2tN7AQ21yXG3RKN_RoQHctCwNqlOyo9Ip6b1yS0pRf8Z4i5niyXpf_5YTeNAxMQ5kw0WD0/s1600/Nakuru+%2858%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRikwCH7CoLUzb5IzJOf2qHZdOeyp4BLpHljo41Zq8lDgvBBStQIyQZYFalA1ldduidL8RM2tN7AQ21yXG3RKN_RoQHctCwNqlOyo9Ip6b1yS0pRf8Z4i5niyXpf_5YTeNAxMQ5kw0WD0/s200/Nakuru+%2858%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505743432036396066" border="0" /></a><br />The Baby Center is quite the place - great facilities, great workers, and a great ministry. They only keep kids until they're 4, but they've never had to send a kid away because they've all been adopted by the time they've needed to leave, so it's a wonderful testimony to God's faithfulness and goodness.<br /><br />We also took a little trip to a big crater thing (this is the problem with blogging after my memory has faded... I don't remember what it actually was... ) and looked out across the beautiful Kenyan country... I love that place...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_33sXy3U53DLoJuuEw6sUN3MhH06jR6E16hIzrPLr1jJEriynzv19e_lvtRfbXHhVZ-vqH9L6oh_1qMDlVIxtWWGuILluoXx610yadriL8kGbxCf4mb5C9oSxo9KsHagFGDLXUqsgLdc/s1600/Nakuru+%2853%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_33sXy3U53DLoJuuEw6sUN3MhH06jR6E16hIzrPLr1jJEriynzv19e_lvtRfbXHhVZ-vqH9L6oh_1qMDlVIxtWWGuILluoXx610yadriL8kGbxCf4mb5C9oSxo9KsHagFGDLXUqsgLdc/s200/Nakuru+%2853%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505743436255574978" border="0" /></a><br />So all in all, it was an incredibly relaxing, malaria-free weekend with sweet sweet friends.<br /><br />So there, on to the next rewind... :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-78099226331347719162010-07-05T12:11:00.000-07:002010-07-05T12:27:46.568-07:00Lesson 2: FriendshipLast week in church our guest speaker told a story from when he and his family were serving in Tanzania. His wife borrowed an egg from a neighbor. A few days later, she sent her African house worker to repay the neighbor for the egg. The African said "No, because then you're saying you don't want to be her friend; you don't want to be indebted to her."<br /><br />Something we learned at orientation is that Kenyans will ask you for the clothes off your back if you seem to have enough and they don't. It's not because they're rude - trust me, they're all but - it's just that they understand sharing. For the most part, their mindset is to share what they have with those who need.<br /><br />In college my roommates and I had our own cabinets. We had our own food and it was clear who's it was. Now I'm sure none of us would've bit each others' head off if we took someone's goldfish, but our mindset (well, mine at least) was "I had to buy this with the money I earned/was given by my parents... I don't have an endless supply, so I can't just go around sharing what I do have." I'm almost sure that the cabinet idea was mine.. if not, I'm sure I was strongly for the idea. I tend to have a very strong sense of "what's mine is mine, and if I borrow something from you I'm paying it back because I don't want to feel like I needed you or am indebted to you." It sounds cold, and not that I was a heartless, selfish person... but maybe at least selfish.<br /><br />This culture is very different from the only other culture I've ever known. There are things I love here more and things I love in America more. This is one of the things I've loved; I've loved learning to be more welcoming, more patient, more giving, more willing to let my kids ransack my kitchen, and understanding that to lay down one's life for a friend also means putting my selfishness behind me and giving them stuff if that's what they need.<br /><br />Last week after school I was looking forward to nothing more than going home and taking a nap on my couch; it had been a VERY long day. About 3 minutes after walking in the door, a group of my 8th graders came and took over my house. My instant reaction was disappointment. But within minutes I realized napping's lame, and hanging out with awesome students is a way better option. Sacrificing our time, our naps, our food, our money, our clothes, our car, our particular way of doing things is hard, but it's almost always worth it when it builds up relationships with those God has put us around.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDZxso_KeS6xVDGVum1Xe7oyLicnwEguTANDJRCn1m7gGq4KS_yMBA-Nbodneamilx0cTIGYDMmAYEaLeJeQfNyTcxXuL5ykvXkAuY7GuQ2tRnZsLuNZzJ12VeYIFdr9HtdRps2L3k5s/s1600/Third+Term+115.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDZxso_KeS6xVDGVum1Xe7oyLicnwEguTANDJRCn1m7gGq4KS_yMBA-Nbodneamilx0cTIGYDMmAYEaLeJeQfNyTcxXuL5ykvXkAuY7GuQ2tRnZsLuNZzJ12VeYIFdr9HtdRps2L3k5s/s200/Third+Term+115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490505181815317986" border="0" /></a>Students cooking in my kitchen... strangely enough, this is going to be one of the things I miss the most: kids stopping by to get candy, cook food, jump off my roof, have spontaneous parties, etc...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYDhyphenhyphenq-ejlFUggn0V_r1WmMcf6cfZJwrtm0m8D8ifj9LrKAFEcCqzqPnWFM5N9cEELtBR_Y7i_TTp7-S5KwPBwX3pOcCpeIWv9fEXo9M3XwMYQKb6ELKqWrJOLrvngkfs5b2QmI7hUvU/s1600/Third+Term+133.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYDhyphenhyphenq-ejlFUggn0V_r1WmMcf6cfZJwrtm0m8D8ifj9LrKAFEcCqzqPnWFM5N9cEELtBR_Y7i_TTp7-S5KwPBwX3pOcCpeIWv9fEXo9M3XwMYQKb6ELKqWrJOLrvngkfs5b2QmI7hUvU/s200/Third+Term+133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490505197709211602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6kdChbSor7gnpTAVgCyj95nhi2zFwzMMavAcxF9WUCKCEuvjsmTGza95G-aM9VjJwZJcMfQMNAJKBEwS7v3jGYLOQdjgIfGjvb713gkEwv0L6dufzqE3pTb8n2G6IbrjOQQByoUUL9T4/s1600/Third+Term+224.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6kdChbSor7gnpTAVgCyj95nhi2zFwzMMavAcxF9WUCKCEuvjsmTGza95G-aM9VjJwZJcMfQMNAJKBEwS7v3jGYLOQdjgIfGjvb713gkEwv0L6dufzqE3pTb8n2G6IbrjOQQByoUUL9T4/s200/Third+Term+224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490505214036515954" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-69944519075392502312010-07-04T05:07:00.000-07:002010-07-04T06:29:53.860-07:00Let There Be Blogging (Lesson #1)For some reason Blogger.com wouldn't work for me for weeks. I think it was a conspiracy, but maybe not. Either way, it works now, and I intend to take full advantage of it before I leave. Which, by the way, is in 16 days...<br /><br />I have this idea (whether I follow through with it is another story) that I'll blog about lessons I've learned since being here.<br /><br />Lesson #1: America has plenty.<br /><br />Duh, right? My hope is that you don't see this as a knock to America, but as a challenge.<br />I haven't spent my days here roaming the streets of the slums; I haven't been living in a grass hut like I sort of wanted; I haven't struggled for clean drinking water or worried about whether my livestock would live through the drought. I haven't rummaged through the trash looking for discarded treasures or begged on the streets for more money. But this year, just like any other, so many have.<br /><br />We all know that Africans struggle financially to pull together a living. We all know that people live the above lives every day. We even know that this happens in America. But why? It's easy to glamorize (also, I just spelled that "glamourize" because my English students have apparently brainwashed me) the fact that Africans live in poverty because of corruption and a lack of opportunity. It's easy to blame the homeless Americans on substance abuse and mental instability. But where is the Church's responsibility in all of this?<br /><br />Someone just told me about a church that has been actively living the Gospel. They gave (according to my source, so this could be wrong...) $300,000 to children in India - it was their church's "just-in-case" fund. Something like 150 families joined the foster care program because they had studied James and were convicted by the verse that tells us to take care of the widows and the orphans. These people sacrificed their money, time, emotions, and so much more to live out the Gospel.<br /><br />And guess what. They survived.<br /><br />As I've talked to people here about "culture shock" on going back in to my home country, the thing I hear the most is "you start realizing how much we spend on useless things, and how much that could be used for ministries around the world." Spend $100 on a shirt? Why not; it's way cute, I've earned this money, it'll make a good impression, etc. Forget the fact that $100 could feed children for months. Forget the fact that even $6.50 could give a woman in the slums a whole new future by buying her the materials to start a chapati business. Forget the fact that buying a sewing machine for a woman here could take her off the streets and give her work that glorifies our Father instead of breaking His heart. We've all heard the statistics. Or maybe we haven't. Maybe we've just been told them, but our ears and hearts have been blocked and hardened. I can't even count the times that I've heard about how much $30/month could give a child, or how much could buy a well for clean drinking water that would save thousands of lives, or how much a few dollars to pay school fees would change a life; and still I have turned my head, still I have closed my wallet.<br /><br />I heard a statistic some time back that America spends more money on trash bags than something like 80 countries COMBINED spend on food. Granted, I don't have the source in front of me, so my numbers may be off, but the fact still remains: America wastes. A lot. So do other nations, but that in no way lessens our responsibility. A very conservative mindset would tell us that we get to spend our money the way we want, because we've earned it. But if we're truly following God, and we believe that He has BLESSED us with our jobs or however He's provided for us, then how is this our money? How does the fact that we have a job give us the right to over-indulge while the world starves? Maybe we can't feed the world on our salary, but I'm sure we could feed a child; especially one who knows how to live on as little as so many do. We may not be able to employ an entire nation, but maybe we can help employ one person. We don't have to try to save the world; we just have to be willing to serve and help it when God asks.<br /><br />I'm in no way perfect. I waste money. I waste food. I'm sure that I'll go back to America and still buy a pair of $40 jeans, especially since so many of mine have died since living in Africa. But my prayer is that God will make my heart sensitive to the needs around me. And my prayer is that He will do that to our country as well. America is a nation that is filled with blessings everywhere you look. I hope we'll let God use what He's given us to bless others as well.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW-yeUthnn4VC6_FX0L0CnlyjQ5eFqHPsqvWI3bAE29Se4y13V5Qq0sWoq0SBYmgthZnpka1DYVMqV88DY35ofxpY-8G9sBDIx8CTgMnfmR3NuJeCjXofcf6_-9KWJN-5llo6zE9YEtY/s1600/IMG_3762.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW-yeUthnn4VC6_FX0L0CnlyjQ5eFqHPsqvWI3bAE29Se4y13V5Qq0sWoq0SBYmgthZnpka1DYVMqV88DY35ofxpY-8G9sBDIx8CTgMnfmR3NuJeCjXofcf6_-9KWJN-5llo6zE9YEtY/s200/IMG_3762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490042526793860034" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-35403009351456641012010-05-24T07:30:00.000-07:002010-05-24T10:19:44.135-07:00Take a Hike...I really like my 8th graders.<br />A lot.<br />So when they asked if I wanted to hike to the Hot Springs with them, well.. duh.<br />So we all gathered...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkB6o_Jjr8mHdSXevvl-9CpW009FZ4qKn6_622_VAzMqIf5qNL45Vnm_Zj7HsvwmTU8du0Ihgx2zsEnMdz4D-v7mPoLLAg-ZzmLeszNDpEXGJjjgUzGdLbCtlLh-GhSda2kAXdpjG938/s1600/Hiking+025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkB6o_Jjr8mHdSXevvl-9CpW009FZ4qKn6_622_VAzMqIf5qNL45Vnm_Zj7HsvwmTU8du0Ihgx2zsEnMdz4D-v7mPoLLAg-ZzmLeszNDpEXGJjjgUzGdLbCtlLh-GhSda2kAXdpjG938/s200/Hiking+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474870452155883426" border="0" /></a>took a few captives...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibALchSBppRHoL-JEWVq3E7ijXQYjng1wLGlwGUTJk5-JtQwUh5jcOa9pVLMJV3Qj4QM_UxXcGYJ6dGogUJ7ddb7iF68Rh8YO3hvgUWf5wfvHwvqAk8FZfG-a1JpCt8sTTrTkQWibNX9k/s1600/Hiking+030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibALchSBppRHoL-JEWVq3E7ijXQYjng1wLGlwGUTJk5-JtQwUh5jcOa9pVLMJV3Qj4QM_UxXcGYJ6dGogUJ7ddb7iF68Rh8YO3hvgUWf5wfvHwvqAk8FZfG-a1JpCt8sTTrTkQWibNX9k/s200/Hiking+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474871761412402754" border="0" /></a>walked through Goblin Tunnel to the sounds of many, many shrieks and squeals (the boys too..)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_1ZHm2-8hQvuFzoSgB2aL9iWWX6v2Nb1S8LerhmA3F3rN16D8WhNzVYOAIC5jhRj0NoMmduKV0wMJoruBp4a-ko1HDbWQ8Jubktuumx6iKk7UEpWpONXxRJcN6cue4gnrj8PS0cmqfE/s1600/Hiking+032.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8cFQynxokOgSV9gaQUuEg39SStVPn7_qHt69D2cuLjd5CiWdjhO3d8yDNnrNN66ESj151GSforNsi8NJJH2Ti8O5kYvptgAH22gAalD2bNiwqllEejzbBj6vRZk32ySpRI3ZVUGJEFE/s200/Hiking+056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474874510839182290" border="0" /></a>Of course they needed to stop and climb the cliffs...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtKAhf48uuFMuRanjFOYETh6B8AmBXSGa2O0CyLh6CChAup-Rt43-Xwwz1psH_g3g9RgxZHRXrsHNY5hlJQyl4Sir3KvTZdPCErMenmOdx8qqKfBtfJvvY4GNmMgMAsy-tQZ4oJ49N6s/s1600/Hiking+060.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtKAhf48uuFMuRanjFOYETh6B8AmBXSGa2O0CyLh6CChAup-Rt43-Xwwz1psH_g3g9RgxZHRXrsHNY5hlJQyl4Sir3KvTZdPCErMenmOdx8qqKfBtfJvvY4GNmMgMAsy-tQZ4oJ49N6s/s200/Hiking+060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474874521004232050" border="0" /></a>and have yoga balancing competitions...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6oUZHLrBvA5gZKFoQhON-j-6_moN9wm75b96_AgvkdqLHSrud8VZ0qs0JWxlgyDYDZSSBKOPEgcJTqdjDwtTZuHKnNyQvjPGRGkapeWkUW2P0fK1uhYnP87jtfSsb_29MlfmRrHbpSg/s1600/Hiking+067.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6oUZHLrBvA5gZKFoQhON-j-6_moN9wm75b96_AgvkdqLHSrud8VZ0qs0JWxlgyDYDZSSBKOPEgcJTqdjDwtTZuHKnNyQvjPGRGkapeWkUW2P0fK1uhYnP87jtfSsb_29MlfmRrHbpSg/s200/Hiking+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474874527866953234" border="0" /></a>and... other competitions...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJn9lxL-3vZ5PaWua2Hv93RamBJ-df7pYd6UpJsChdFShCUnPUhNxItW5U7RbGeom200zhyphenhyphengiJlM2Gs-GMrXMMOIaD-8kb854mNPR1No1C3mydkBWeznuoSCLN49JO-9ge7kszP43Y4k/s1600/Hiking+071.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJn9lxL-3vZ5PaWua2Hv93RamBJ-df7pYd6UpJsChdFShCUnPUhNxItW5U7RbGeom200zhyphenhyphengiJlM2Gs-GMrXMMOIaD-8kb854mNPR1No1C3mydkBWeznuoSCLN49JO-9ge7kszP43Y4k/s200/Hiking+071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474876421729150994" border="0" /></a>and "ooh" and "aah" at the pretty scenery... [Note: This is Mt. Margaret.. according to Kikuyu legend, it is the top of Mt. Longonot (the volcano to the right of this) which blew off in the first eruption. I love it...]<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEeWvMsm-J7IyBOqAXZhCjIoqk4MXQk1wTHiBzGZntU5EfmYAZJI0w8FUpa0GSvDWYAJbYZvTbOTls9T9O_kw1iS9SFzvbT5jhbVdZ3cgwJGHMIvJK34ifgb-PEv-if4m1LqUUD9_H9M/s1600/Hiking+077.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEeWvMsm-J7IyBOqAXZhCjIoqk4MXQk1wTHiBzGZntU5EfmYAZJI0w8FUpa0GSvDWYAJbYZvTbOTls9T9O_kw1iS9SFzvbT5jhbVdZ3cgwJGHMIvJK34ifgb-PEv-if4m1LqUUD9_H9M/s200/Hiking+077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474876427142451554" border="0" /></a>This is the waterfall we hiked to back in December... SO FUN!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOAh-ePr1yodMAAuh4BV8OB2U7qE2uGrqvlsxeMPWycT5tI37ySK59433GEuFb_0MaRjy-Gljf86VkMYDe1c8adN6yYyNf5o2mNPcay4J1KFTUIchq7MkbL7Af6vSJrfCb95zOebFW8o/s1600/Hiking+104.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOAh-ePr1yodMAAuh4BV8OB2U7qE2uGrqvlsxeMPWycT5tI37ySK59433GEuFb_0MaRjy-Gljf86VkMYDe1c8adN6yYyNf5o2mNPcay4J1KFTUIchq7MkbL7Af6vSJrfCb95zOebFW8o/s200/Hiking+104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474876436080333074" border="0" /></a>So we caught up to the rest of them...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAzECb9glHJZ6cU3dZHIf4EEGTzlPi4obQ7LNGzzRui94_QW0VSLzz1J01_77TvV8b7n_r0My9Hyz5BqtWqXDw7srCd5-q8OQ1C_JXZp21tjd2S1pAZ2kofSZJkVKQR2tk7bfTe6W82M/s1600/Hiking+116.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAzECb9glHJZ6cU3dZHIf4EEGTzlPi4obQ7LNGzzRui94_QW0VSLzz1J01_77TvV8b7n_r0My9Hyz5BqtWqXDw7srCd5-q8OQ1C_JXZp21tjd2S1pAZ2kofSZJkVKQR2tk7bfTe6W82M/s200/Hiking+116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474880674428012946" border="0" /></a>Jenny fell...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sHWuk-7u0Ixz8I_yROY5V1ogVGUiayQ_1CMwoVfLa9QGofMzCFZd_7U5VgriqwY0nYhPWT3xY1xOV_s21zNWGTiT_LwjrgoOoLw2kjOrWcsEaPLiuEOriODcgqfzg88sW1ZYzOXyfIE/s1600/Hiking+149.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sHWuk-7u0Ixz8I_yROY5V1ogVGUiayQ_1CMwoVfLa9QGofMzCFZd_7U5VgriqwY0nYhPWT3xY1xOV_s21zNWGTiT_LwjrgoOoLw2kjOrWcsEaPLiuEOriODcgqfzg88sW1ZYzOXyfIE/s200/Hiking+149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474882192668823314" border="0" /></a>And we sloooowly hiked straight down to our beautiful destination:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdMfPAd_O8DYajq3FczXfTFWERD72exgK4fjaFIPGdP8fOMbuZ3njv-uO9x5i9hSBpceT99HjjVOV5mAKYAMWCazgdinh_g0-RDMJe3AlcfL3Rh-NtMYLhiyFTnM2_KtfiPbHttPwHsU/s1600/Hiking+138.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdMfPAd_O8DYajq3FczXfTFWERD72exgK4fjaFIPGdP8fOMbuZ3njv-uO9x5i9hSBpceT99HjjVOV5mAKYAMWCazgdinh_g0-RDMJe3AlcfL3Rh-NtMYLhiyFTnM2_KtfiPbHttPwHsU/s200/Hiking+138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474880679674396098" border="0" /></a>While the kids went into a long dark tunnel filled with water to swim in another area, Jenny and I took the opportunity to take some beautiful pictures...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRzzSapgsyyyNM_QIi5w6AkXDjOYRF_iG53ba0wLPDK1Bs3iZTLKFMe2th-1lH4KRXvj16R8iJ65G-acTLYQTmhQQc7nEtbc9_RFxheoSJXJCsIhHPWIelLvvLdQDZpeLiXvxESUpRfk/s1600/Hiking+141.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRzzSapgsyyyNM_QIi5w6AkXDjOYRF_iG53ba0wLPDK1Bs3iZTLKFMe2th-1lH4KRXvj16R8iJ65G-acTLYQTmhQQc7nEtbc9_RFxheoSJXJCsIhHPWIelLvvLdQDZpeLiXvxESUpRfk/s200/Hiking+141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474880687562792226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74GdX6ausKYgOvqEOI_oIXeeS3b7IY2As8fiQPJT23cQWANQrZQwXbOO7d8jdVh6ooWAVKv54o14ES1pa4L1AFXHlnpO4b2A5xELAbpyAvoDecJsgK2n38Fu2uqopuMHbPU8TKTArUdY/s1600/Hiking+148.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74GdX6ausKYgOvqEOI_oIXeeS3b7IY2As8fiQPJT23cQWANQrZQwXbOO7d8jdVh6ooWAVKv54o14ES1pa4L1AFXHlnpO4b2A5xELAbpyAvoDecJsgK2n38Fu2uqopuMHbPU8TKTArUdY/s200/Hiking+148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474882181978500658" border="0" /></a><br />One of the students found a rotting skull... terrific...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIktu8lu0NpcR2mF6FG4zXkQwkBhGecaewSHmySlkH88wqdrnnymLk5AoNHdpwCUHz9cBnx8PANRZiaRJDiwpDPXAbcLk3WP-vYeLROjf5iRagwdwZXYtSMQ-NURjVzX5dX4O02ntU-8E/s1600/Hiking+158.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIktu8lu0NpcR2mF6FG4zXkQwkBhGecaewSHmySlkH88wqdrnnymLk5AoNHdpwCUHz9cBnx8PANRZiaRJDiwpDPXAbcLk3WP-vYeLROjf5iRagwdwZXYtSMQ-NURjVzX5dX4O02ntU-8E/s200/Hiking+158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474882197874909970" border="0" /></a>I told them to make funny faces... obviously we'll be working on this for the rest of the term...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhW0HtprbYkqildOueLQMiJdBTDuynd3Z6c51pgOetYH6X1X64vsAZ5TlCkm9AKCex1fHUrMlIqPMG8B-ayrTgtqmGFgCzxz_LDxubEXxwuErJgz8jcS85MA7244-LHrtIpVVOATOCeMQ/s1600/Hiking+161.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhW0HtprbYkqildOueLQMiJdBTDuynd3Z6c51pgOetYH6X1X64vsAZ5TlCkm9AKCex1fHUrMlIqPMG8B-ayrTgtqmGFgCzxz_LDxubEXxwuErJgz8jcS85MA7244-LHrtIpVVOATOCeMQ/s200/Hiking+161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474884268184823618" border="0" /></a>And then we hiked back with only one scary adventure...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfqVUrM8XEArGl89pPDamNh-ydizsMT5_jtVzCQZdYhDceNWv7PQ4IiuYCaO3mQm0WWyOaKYO2mb-m2g3ot2htna7UUOdvFtMpF2Zi1juL5BjAYGz7fe8CiLf7QA6iIkugYCEP_cmiJg/s1600/Hiking+164.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfqVUrM8XEArGl89pPDamNh-ydizsMT5_jtVzCQZdYhDceNWv7PQ4IiuYCaO3mQm0WWyOaKYO2mb-m2g3ot2htna7UUOdvFtMpF2Zi1juL5BjAYGz7fe8CiLf7QA6iIkugYCEP_cmiJg/s200/Hiking+164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474884276762046450" border="0" /></a><br />All in all, it was an absolute blast... these kids are more fun than I ever hoped for and I am, again, indescribably grateful for having this opportunity.<br /><br />Last night I realized how little time I have left here and teaching these kids, and it was really hard to think about leaving them. I've spent so much time hanging out with them and talking about their lives and getting to know their hearts and trying to get them to do homework... :)<br /><br />However, I am confident in God's plans and at least know that, whether I'm here or not, God will continue to move in their lives.<br /><br />But I'll still really miss them....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-65505522656615540312010-05-23T11:56:00.000-07:002010-05-24T07:30:10.368-07:00BlackrockEach year there is a rugby tournament here in Kenya called Blackrock. It's a big deal. Seriously.<br />Here at RVA, rugby is king. Therefore, Blackrock is a big deal for RVA as well. JV and Varsity both made it to the semifinals for the cup (champions' trophy), both played their hearts out, and though they both lost it was quite the exciting day.<br /><br />You know how rugby fans always claim it's better than football because it's way more intense and rough since they don't wear pads? They're quite possibly right. Here are some pictures to prove it. 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No joke, it's been hilarious seeing (and being part of) all of the ridiculous reactions. Students texting each other and running to grab each other to show off the internet in the labs.. biggest excitement: They can watch YouTube videos without waiting 40 minutes for them to load! Googling things just because 1) we can and 2) we want to see the speed.. This is so much fun :)<br /><br />So in honor of the new hi-speed, I figured I'd update on life here, seeing as it won't take 2 hours to load a post.. WHOOP! :)<br /><br />We started off term 3 with a Caring Community a couple weekends ago. Jenny and I were brainstorming what to do and decided to have a birthday party for us ALL! 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhft3cZsESSTyoVJhew7dCuj_b9VJ0E5IEezD5qyMW1o1lj33XcUaV2QcAibJ78hj7rQVzZsu2Yc_z73qx_XNMNUF0tOOofZCw5g_8i2dQo-b-8uB6Okacfq1HoB0FLFT4K_qacIrgnrK8/s200/CC+Partay+089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474071135234962754" border="0" /></a><br />Note: I'm jumping around with excitement because I no longer have to compress the pictures.. THIS IS SO MUCH FUN! :)<br /><br />So praise God for His blessings: the internet and, way more importantly, these 6 incredible girls... oh the fun we have... :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-51284385639388853892010-05-07T10:45:00.000-07:002010-05-07T11:20:12.102-07:00Mom's Visit, Part 2 (and a very good part it was..)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3r6ceRKkTEAvlZFux3mW14APjjJe19-T0IMICpUgMIG4XVRnzQD-M3kD92UjYJcTgazamfHk4pgt_oMY3IFVqVMiBMUl54O48yK7Lsgr7KmciBGQhPVb-Krw4-9kyTpwWvZFZsbrLoO8/s1600/Little+Lambs+077.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3r6ceRKkTEAvlZFux3mW14APjjJe19-T0IMICpUgMIG4XVRnzQD-M3kD92UjYJcTgazamfHk4pgt_oMY3IFVqVMiBMUl54O48yK7Lsgr7KmciBGQhPVb-Krw4-9kyTpwWvZFZsbrLoO8/s200/Little+Lambs+077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468588811207189890" border="0" /></a><br />The Thursday of mom's visit brought probably the most exciting thing - a long-awaited trip to Bernice's and Little Lambs. Mom and Aunt Vickie have heard all about Bernice, my inside worker and dear Kenyan friend, and her son Dennis and have been anxiously waiting to meet the lady who has helped to keep my sweet house together and served with such a beautiful heart :)<br /><br />We started out with lunch at Bernice's. Bernice and I have been talking about this day for months and she was so excited to finally be able to serve Kenyan food to my family. Surprisingly, I think my mom even sort of liked it! After lunch Dennis entertained us with his reading and dancing. Dad sent over a wind-up flashlight that has a radio on it and I don't think he could've picked out a better gift. Dennis LOVED this flashlight (Bernice says he falls asleep listening to it every night.. so cute) and we loved watching him dance, so it was great fun. Bernice showed us around their house and shamba (garden), we named the cow Daisy, and then we headed off to Little Lambs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGfgpmTBaF8GPQ4xnnnIWUEzGwqlCe9u_aTuFLwE3-FiteA87Du7rOXMGKK3W8SLaZ6fB6UjwhuzPynFru_tXkhdJBjBV0teI4kupar4K5MHUj4LZYfjdfKGrh-e2i6ZLdusTfjNpTSQ/s1600/Little+Lambs+001.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp8Xhl2bTAAe1JcxxTCKeH9iIheI2S_xgOSGDsCJYotayPVEM8KkVMvrLun1xmoWYzCF8MIr_bUvT2tuMa5G3VNwx3r2eLWbYzwKLXESS1UdptRipl6mgjttQ_i71Nv-3TKYOuMtYAso/s1600/Little+Lambs+006.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp8Xhl2bTAAe1JcxxTCKeH9iIheI2S_xgOSGDsCJYotayPVEM8KkVMvrLun1xmoWYzCF8MIr_bUvT2tuMa5G3VNwx3r2eLWbYzwKLXESS1UdptRipl6mgjttQ_i71Nv-3TKYOuMtYAso/s200/Little+Lambs+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468587496563336242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpeZj9bj3hBTldAFo2PkVDZ_0gn5Xz1NRCuELoeQcnuHRmUzKLoSPC739-LfTxz5PHruGd3DS-5U1-jcka44t2nqQGE6JAeMf3T4X245HFNrkqiaUTtCGn-5LKGZq7SPSxc8ow1TEzXQ/s1600/Little+Lambs+019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpeZj9bj3hBTldAFo2PkVDZ_0gn5Xz1NRCuELoeQcnuHRmUzKLoSPC739-LfTxz5PHruGd3DS-5U1-jcka44t2nqQGE6JAeMf3T4X245HFNrkqiaUTtCGn-5LKGZq7SPSxc8ow1TEzXQ/s200/Little+Lambs+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468587499695499394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6RbKE72Q1sSFkle9namDb-1u7Pp8NIqFovv-Z2EHxJ_Rn94VhLfKxLowRAl2aXoHX3Z-5wMe5CuHC3XSrgYaZ97kIx6U8hRqTDjn9TwQVQF24qY6UxOLVf7Z_mUMksJH8FO5xI-a5aA/s1600/Little+Lambs+033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6RbKE72Q1sSFkle9namDb-1u7Pp8NIqFovv-Z2EHxJ_Rn94VhLfKxLowRAl2aXoHX3Z-5wMe5CuHC3XSrgYaZ97kIx6U8hRqTDjn9TwQVQF24qY6UxOLVf7Z_mUMksJH8FO5xI-a5aA/s200/Little+Lambs+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468587510103684258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAtjX3JHXsDVL7E9PpRZgw1_HaRsG__pMGr9isGxFgQ2qWKIWozn1hVdXAkBDgxa5TW2W9k5GgbIUUtO482466dS75U62nglVwGWmnbOkTmZNtwKuUoIaWFnX2zYJE5OmHoYrxBSCHCc/s1600/Little+Lambs+034.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAtjX3JHXsDVL7E9PpRZgw1_HaRsG__pMGr9isGxFgQ2qWKIWozn1hVdXAkBDgxa5TW2W9k5GgbIUUtO482466dS75U62nglVwGWmnbOkTmZNtwKuUoIaWFnX2zYJE5OmHoYrxBSCHCc/s200/Little+Lambs+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468587511816412450" border="0" /></a>Dennis just lost his teeth and is so proud of his "futbol goal" :)<br /><br />Little Lambs was, as always, so good for my heart. Joy flows beautifully there. These kids have been one of the greatest things about being here, and it was such a blessing to be able to share this with my family. Mom, Vickie and April all loved playing with the kids and had so much fun playing their games and watching their skits and songs. My Aunt Vickie brought over sweatshirts for the kids so we were able to hand them out. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vLx4Sc_r-Q7naisNRuWVQOPT-WxX4euwkVfSaYwqMm9rzVT5OuGYREVdj3K-dSGjda873NE4eklL1cYclsV9xqTvEey2oPs8iVmgfBIPQhDAmw1MVlPH7L6gsnmvi9tH9H6SQdNglEg/s1600/Little+Lambs+040.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vLx4Sc_r-Q7naisNRuWVQOPT-WxX4euwkVfSaYwqMm9rzVT5OuGYREVdj3K-dSGjda873NE4eklL1cYclsV9xqTvEey2oPs8iVmgfBIPQhDAmw1MVlPH7L6gsnmvi9tH9H6SQdNglEg/s200/Little+Lambs+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468588350079879842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68nlzzzxyQILtllvlOxxhZ6e2DhROsNYNq57cDXkP9eYG6wU4_aw8spaK71SwjIclBSlkf4S2DOgqtpyLsHNRD_hs1f-7nNaUJxfoosjS6UeXhS8a-19YJrU-Q4NHc-Y6DTNKHdaOtio/s1600/Little+Lambs+048.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68nlzzzxyQILtllvlOxxhZ6e2DhROsNYNq57cDXkP9eYG6wU4_aw8spaK71SwjIclBSlkf4S2DOgqtpyLsHNRD_hs1f-7nNaUJxfoosjS6UeXhS8a-19YJrU-Q4NHc-Y6DTNKHdaOtio/s200/Little+Lambs+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468588356057297586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcMwjnkoKzYiEFTX2DHBl48V_kvlqFKYFgKCRAr4F_FpQPTaim_fnR2cC9n6SV3iMq_A_6U_H9Yb95QKbOO-jJcDpRDwPD23VA01k0GTcH1YO576YJdcLGTZKL7nnpb_RCkhDXJRUa-o/s1600/Little+Lambs+049.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcMwjnkoKzYiEFTX2DHBl48V_kvlqFKYFgKCRAr4F_FpQPTaim_fnR2cC9n6SV3iMq_A_6U_H9Yb95QKbOO-jJcDpRDwPD23VA01k0GTcH1YO576YJdcLGTZKL7nnpb_RCkhDXJRUa-o/s200/Little+Lambs+049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468588360959257026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggC8SVliuk9Vz9ieYyYnoOQZGsuTNTYFVJCJonsNGVDjqwb1ewnQ0o9kiXvwJe176otnmjE2vJuWUAreRm7JS61skyGNv_vPVdLjB_64wpG9cUJBJhiwpOIelca3NlbbPnvSolsDYc4hs/s1600/Little+Lambs+054.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggC8SVliuk9Vz9ieYyYnoOQZGsuTNTYFVJCJonsNGVDjqwb1ewnQ0o9kiXvwJe176otnmjE2vJuWUAreRm7JS61skyGNv_vPVdLjB_64wpG9cUJBJhiwpOIelca3NlbbPnvSolsDYc4hs/s200/Little+Lambs+054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468588365258895906" border="0" /></a><br />:)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5u8wV6AGzdgqHyTYU36bOEdDQVsSVltA2Mj2tQlD02Hd_D8sk72NcsK1Cjy2qEzIoQdlmua73juFW0X8rty2IX_fiUWFeabovjLM_uu5XPAfZ7bYlv6Tl6lSBpzClsw_5vLLZsn2cI-8/s1600/Little+Lambs+057.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5u8wV6AGzdgqHyTYU36bOEdDQVsSVltA2Mj2tQlD02Hd_D8sk72NcsK1Cjy2qEzIoQdlmua73juFW0X8rty2IX_fiUWFeabovjLM_uu5XPAfZ7bYlv6Tl6lSBpzClsw_5vLLZsn2cI-8/s200/Little+Lambs+057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468588369433991954" border="0" /></a>My Aunt Nancy sent over these hats and you would've thought we gave the kids $100000 each by the excitement they had when we showed them these. They started screaming and jumping and high-fiving each other like they won the lottery, then proceeded to turn them sideways and walk like gangstas... it was ridiculously cute. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j1t-c3BhILxmx-drAaG9EIBbvr7P6r_TUCVAoovb85wSItp4tykcJR-vPoyGuccKadet9ovBXWX29wV8phE_SBc7DSfi6oBm59C6RQl66YHlKOuZtoVeIMo3KdT_iRcETb1cxiu5jEo/s1600/Little+Lambs+075.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j1t-c3BhILxmx-drAaG9EIBbvr7P6r_TUCVAoovb85wSItp4tykcJR-vPoyGuccKadet9ovBXWX29wV8phE_SBc7DSfi6oBm59C6RQl66YHlKOuZtoVeIMo3KdT_iRcETb1cxiu5jEo/s200/Little+Lambs+075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468588809034325586" border="0" /></a><br />Before Mom came I begged her to stay longer than the planned 8 days, but she refused. Lucky for me, the volcano exploded and they had to stay 4 extra days :) A couple days into it I remembered I had wanted to take them to a Tea Farm in a town, Limuru, about 45 minutes away but didn't think we'd have time. Well now we did! The tea farm was started in the early 1900s and has been passed down through generations and they now conduct small tours through the land and serve a delicious meal in an old, gorgeous farm house. This ended up being such a great little trip and exactly what we needed after the stress with the airlines...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlThyphenhyphenyzWoUp-N6aDf4z-Caukw2hXSzah-fMEnm75wBC7gJdZrYGlPS-Gi8V_gwvE74uANMOyQXt1_qFTRl-aVQt5mfK4ABupZ9lBa-7pD9vUxKnBOVqYixd2YA2kgY-snRS_0nlnKlTkQ/s1600/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlThyphenhyphenyzWoUp-N6aDf4z-Caukw2hXSzah-fMEnm75wBC7gJdZrYGlPS-Gi8V_gwvE74uANMOyQXt1_qFTRl-aVQt5mfK4ABupZ9lBa-7pD9vUxKnBOVqYixd2YA2kgY-snRS_0nlnKlTkQ/s200/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468589449343327602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqySPgCW7WUiul0xKrpKcaP1KH5bX9Vstg_aEt6xAsls7eK-nUxZWHzmyGAV3X1JGHxfKHzmvXP7jja19EgqHKJWjDJT2CpmUhwRlB-EdvzR5Vxr3wCqzYpsawHgeYlmszdsGb9f3ULE/s1600/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+019.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lXCLhAAQSuWrJDt8I8cvIr6LAEM7yWCfuYmqOnPZnNq9j_hojUKw8TjVl58vVd5_bUXcx0q_qeEPP31LE_kxb5KgqWHrdDdAMoJfSqchhnCb5P01Wocp2nNSM167Cj36CBXQApQyZvA/s200/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468589462527616450" border="0" /></a>The tea fields... beautiful!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusewGoMGdU2HdXMeXJXSoSp2IaTYqdL8rKEuq4NgwEOyLow1Tt2Pw9ozvnL_Ta7IOet939MaF5frJStA_dn51CD_8HMuIqbV0P3IYGFMr-N23vdEAThLcml7MPSDlFXJdneYV82xw1eA/s1600/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+037.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusewGoMGdU2HdXMeXJXSoSp2IaTYqdL8rKEuq4NgwEOyLow1Tt2Pw9ozvnL_Ta7IOet939MaF5frJStA_dn51CD_8HMuIqbV0P3IYGFMr-N23vdEAThLcml7MPSDlFXJdneYV82xw1eA/s200/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468589475206790850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlTT-Ppj0BcHswXXrT_b8ovKnSQSbADv2_rK2OgmvIbUePYjKtVvRGmAVWYuB4g3oyb6OlMzHqa4gRDo_tKEq6iOS6XhyphenhyphenjEGNRZPHIQt8Bhd_B4eKKUBSoF_d-AhL3U3YOLzgNebSd8s/s1600/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlTT-Ppj0BcHswXXrT_b8ovKnSQSbADv2_rK2OgmvIbUePYjKtVvRGmAVWYuB4g3oyb6OlMzHqa4gRDo_tKEq6iOS6XhyphenhyphenjEGNRZPHIQt8Bhd_B4eKKUBSoF_d-AhL3U3YOLzgNebSd8s/s200/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468589465826916738" border="0" /></a>Our tour guide showing us through the woods<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7WUVSgDJUUPKfSh1PbV9V6cZOEwRIc3OseTcsOlnVKsWw1HT7GYqdGIpbtMoFtjiSa3PnJnGu0Wuw7QjJYktXrIptTik9zS_4g67W4zYgup0B52FinAdX2GHLN0Pz68qGmZU7D5vPYs/s1600/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+044.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvSTdGg_Lw_kWYujfH5BEqBmJaG8l2IUZ_CXoLkbHnTAOPZud0T9BCOdA7WXDpEXIYcpdD44QwlG5GkWDhqdhbezJFHkwo8C3tAOPTgM4M4vODOFNG6dbTXrJMYw8DzKRRMgOguA8j0U/s1600/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+039.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFbqOmKW-8ebcmeDM_0785wpov0aaQf2ywE_xJmgxyX8yF8TfOL7K3I6QOWLymG9EBlRh8CHJhCicU1XgkK4ESO4piGx-vRSbx92mbhZiLBXurlbkj7Aaz7wmMZjglpB-5nEOmEtC-UM/s1600/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+048.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFbqOmKW-8ebcmeDM_0785wpov0aaQf2ywE_xJmgxyX8yF8TfOL7K3I6QOWLymG9EBlRh8CHJhCicU1XgkK4ESO4piGx-vRSbx92mbhZiLBXurlbkj7Aaz7wmMZjglpB-5nEOmEtC-UM/s200/4.20.10+Tea+Farm+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468590168806954194" border="0" /></a><br />I can't even begin to express how thankful I am that God gave me the opportunity to create memories with BOTH of my parents here in Africa... who would've ever thought!? Wow, to see the way that God has brought all of this about it absolutely incredible and such a beautiful testament to the ways that He works. To have my mom and dad beside me in the midst of what I love so much has meant the world to me. Once again, asante sana (thank you very much) to all of my supporters for giving me this opportunity. It has been such a joy to be used by God and see Him working so beautifully over here. Praise Him!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-85317248797021228402010-05-07T07:17:00.000-07:002010-05-07T10:36:21.544-07:00MOMMY!!!!I REALLY like my Mom. So when my Dad let it slip back in December that she actually WAS going to come visit (contrary to what she had been telling me...) I was SUPER pumped. My time with Daddy while he was here was so sweet and so incredibly special, so I was thrilled about being able to share this with my Mom as well. After months of counting down, she was here along with my aunt and cousin as well. And what a beautiful, long (thanks, Iceland!) week :)<br /><br />We started off by going on a safari so they could get a taste of the "traditional Africa" you'd most likely think of - vast plains; zebra, giraffe, cheetahs, elephants everywhere; mosquito nets, etc. Unfortunately a lot of animals have migrated so we didn't see the thousands that Daddy and I saw, but it was still a wonderful adventure. Mom was great at pointing out bushes that looked like animals and we got to sleep in really nice tents - very adventurous :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1ea00UhYKewqzIRIsGhFlv3ewg6HoSeyn5uLfPsG2DakHqaCs7ltD_2ObWXaj-C6sLl2Aqw8si14Yx_3UGp48VHEL24wZnCz2u3fT0z8qtMArWotv4h-R6Xd4Xnt1UrrRtfyrmHYzzw/s1600/Safari!+009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1ea00UhYKewqzIRIsGhFlv3ewg6HoSeyn5uLfPsG2DakHqaCs7ltD_2ObWXaj-C6sLl2Aqw8si14Yx_3UGp48VHEL24wZnCz2u3fT0z8qtMArWotv4h-R6Xd4Xnt1UrrRtfyrmHYzzw/s200/Safari!+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468578708951103394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnM_t3_rA03RT_t2x46mwuJCFR0f7bSiQgoa8aWzG9KlctM9JaLy5vN3fgB8rsN1qfsDjwpB-eVZ3Z1GwU56MkFYYanCm6jitntjPYgvsvdsIWiQ0YkuQs1z3qCtQe_oUM0C-vCdPatIg/s1600/Safari!+012.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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And have huge chunks of their faces missing...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAizIS_H28cZ9f6yIdW-3FPD1g-uOAdJqmaMLNdzCLR0SwfgyR4vQvR1m64D5uL9yrGrDIgLwEI7kZiP2Tn-kdCA10YJ9dQvZqHHtJXVikk4aa3ov_cX3i6eQ3a6YbGQfZFroGGnK8iY/s1600/Safari!+080.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAizIS_H28cZ9f6yIdW-3FPD1g-uOAdJqmaMLNdzCLR0SwfgyR4vQvR1m64D5uL9yrGrDIgLwEI7kZiP2Tn-kdCA10YJ9dQvZqHHtJXVikk4aa3ov_cX3i6eQ3a6YbGQfZFroGGnK8iY/s200/Safari!+080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468579721229649362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Gm5fCTQ1kv0929a9NyDeMnnB9b1vQiyR_zOtZVW3NKXaUhQINOaqHa45FOm9VzT7Dqq_Tg72PHHNGvxs2kemhfLrNha47uieaTxBwHhn3PDeA1uP436uFC4gonqpTfWzghIEcELIExg/s1600/Safari!+087.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Gm5fCTQ1kv0929a9NyDeMnnB9b1vQiyR_zOtZVW3NKXaUhQINOaqHa45FOm9VzT7Dqq_Tg72PHHNGvxs2kemhfLrNha47uieaTxBwHhn3PDeA1uP436uFC4gonqpTfWzghIEcELIExg/s200/Safari!+087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468579724389905682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYMcLJhX8c2B3rFQ4M-FQ9vwXoMjByoTDgbo0jVR49_zc3pcVBTuxrNTjC9PGmXDUCN6Rd4sbMEMK0WfcD8yWDi6cr2iLX_aTGkml9vZIQLGrJT3G21F8065vm1Buu7cJ-YeuVS-3aXY/s1600/Safari!+091.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYMcLJhX8c2B3rFQ4M-FQ9vwXoMjByoTDgbo0jVR49_zc3pcVBTuxrNTjC9PGmXDUCN6Rd4sbMEMK0WfcD8yWDi6cr2iLX_aTGkml9vZIQLGrJT3G21F8065vm1Buu7cJ-YeuVS-3aXY/s200/Safari!+091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468579731062048306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZo479cbu4hGKfz1rcAjYj6-KKD37oJ0oLm5AwfLQfCZnI86omKPPwdstLBCzczCjtSa6byTpPycUrNpYokWu-SJIkTp6qJtO9v-YwtqH64AjBTqzzvLOSNJtQfcUBk0gsEz2I2QNGlM/s1600/Safari!+102.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZo479cbu4hGKfz1rcAjYj6-KKD37oJ0oLm5AwfLQfCZnI86omKPPwdstLBCzczCjtSa6byTpPycUrNpYokWu-SJIkTp6qJtO9v-YwtqH64AjBTqzzvLOSNJtQfcUBk0gsEz2I2QNGlM/s200/Safari!+102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468580589923987170" border="0" /></a>We didn't see any giraffe the first day so Aunt Vickie prayed for some the second day, and this is what we saw less than 100 yds. from the gate. Sweet :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRitdeE49Mf7pTIANQ9NhyZ7qJlbU0qdPEcj2XddPs3SYicYVA-GcFyXIRIFPvfy8iSYZm2essvsgteFM4eduaASAdNRxINvZDPRXs8KBOYyAAcMZe2h4aJEmKI0Fv1RKcQ4hvuGEXrU/s1600/Safari!+120.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRitdeE49Mf7pTIANQ9NhyZ7qJlbU0qdPEcj2XddPs3SYicYVA-GcFyXIRIFPvfy8iSYZm2essvsgteFM4eduaASAdNRxINvZDPRXs8KBOYyAAcMZe2h4aJEmKI0Fv1RKcQ4hvuGEXrU/s200/Safari!+120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468580589921195682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVXtnWLu4zovcar0oc70H0y_eFWTB0iy-Tt7DF0wZvWNFbiWNd8zoWTcx8LY-47GkUqvpi9ka5kI3DLMXPye4reiNFj0XwOuprHveCl2W1U7P91Yig_1L2SVyL8HhL-0jSLoIJ9-A0OQ/s1600/Safari!+129.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVXtnWLu4zovcar0oc70H0y_eFWTB0iy-Tt7DF0wZvWNFbiWNd8zoWTcx8LY-47GkUqvpi9ka5kI3DLMXPye4reiNFj0XwOuprHveCl2W1U7P91Yig_1L2SVyL8HhL-0jSLoIJ9-A0OQ/s200/Safari!+129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468580601300572562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCGGaElphaOzQIO8H6OAyHtAiIa2kyH8f5Cdth7F07WI99ulCWG6Y1ZINg2Pfg48UI5pYV8eW-R3ZgT9gEXjOFLDC76m11MEk0Ln1sTvXTi8qBnA2rmVZROaVOwv1W12SycfBmSkC_d0/s1600/Safari!+141.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCGGaElphaOzQIO8H6OAyHtAiIa2kyH8f5Cdth7F07WI99ulCWG6Y1ZINg2Pfg48UI5pYV8eW-R3ZgT9gEXjOFLDC76m11MEk0Ln1sTvXTi8qBnA2rmVZROaVOwv1W12SycfBmSkC_d0/s200/Safari!+141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468580611049217570" border="0" /></a>I REALLY hate hippos. They terrify me. Did you know they kill more people in Africa than any other animal? Because they're terrifying. Also, did you know this is the only place in the park they'll let you walk around? Right by all of the hippos. Hungry hippos. Mean hippos. Territorial hippos. I wasn't thrilled.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYerCxCwP3-yZAkXxnGgv6WGtsT8qgqVKMUz4XObc1S53TuEpYKatGnqx3bnlQi3g3BAs5Sn36vFk0o81Z4Bw_JOMZ48GB28FVt1GbOieJlADRtwAHU-30kI4jPoOiq4aV4j2Vgztf8Wc/s1600/Safari!+150.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYerCxCwP3-yZAkXxnGgv6WGtsT8qgqVKMUz4XObc1S53TuEpYKatGnqx3bnlQi3g3BAs5Sn36vFk0o81Z4Bw_JOMZ48GB28FVt1GbOieJlADRtwAHU-30kI4jPoOiq4aV4j2Vgztf8Wc/s200/Safari!+150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468581151380459858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3ZU2tPEeQo7G3OAu6cUHWLiH1pw1Etp37CLFjqzazRawmS0CmasufwXGwmdzG1PYeEjc2IGft-7rQaCtqNRJE5qVFfEjH3Az7GaZgyVAasSeJVGRu7rFyBn2qvgU74EtHcbZlopX9s4/s1600/Safari!+155.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3ZU2tPEeQo7G3OAu6cUHWLiH1pw1Etp37CLFjqzazRawmS0CmasufwXGwmdzG1PYeEjc2IGft-7rQaCtqNRJE5qVFfEjH3Az7GaZgyVAasSeJVGRu7rFyBn2qvgU74EtHcbZlopX9s4/s200/Safari!+155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468580890042159634" border="0" /></a>And Mom got to see her favorite animal in real life :)<br /><br />The rest of the week was spent exploring places closer to Kijabe. We visited the Kijabe hospital since my aunt's a nurse and we were able to see and learn of what a huge ministry it is and the different ways that it is such a blessing to Africans especially. Afterwards we headed off to a picnic at Hippo Point on Lake Naivasha and ate among the giraffe and zebras :) It may look like the safari pictures, but getting out and knowing that a wild giraffe could come attack us any second (because that happens... never...) added a great thrill to it...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZdXt8PIt1AAoqsKZsVfB2EtYZA8Zsvuu_CKM19QQf60ax1MJhyzlGKT6jVKLl-1KvJ85zRlnzgFqFxisRcQ9V_X2joCtbhIw_veA988cPyZkAMtoPoVthxYs25KoXGg2f26mAs6qrc8/s1600/IMG_3758.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZdXt8PIt1AAoqsKZsVfB2EtYZA8Zsvuu_CKM19QQf60ax1MJhyzlGKT6jVKLl-1KvJ85zRlnzgFqFxisRcQ9V_X2joCtbhIw_veA988cPyZkAMtoPoVthxYs25KoXGg2f26mAs6qrc8/s200/IMG_3758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468582278872188818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7aoJOlItuOgEW8HXs9xnCDoCll26cM-B7hvHabvqq3MGGfcmqJB_bhFqnnlXj9XIF0coGhc5_ZbntRgSYC8iIwb5Qkfn9eLCyXyPWcgXkDUxd8AFU7vYXeNuuFKdN8A23lfwHpE9l3c/s1600/IMG_3760.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7aoJOlItuOgEW8HXs9xnCDoCll26cM-B7hvHabvqq3MGGfcmqJB_bhFqnnlXj9XIF0coGhc5_ZbntRgSYC8iIwb5Qkfn9eLCyXyPWcgXkDUxd8AFU7vYXeNuuFKdN8A23lfwHpE9l3c/s200/IMG_3760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468582287502400162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU-AJ3K-d8gXjlXqi-TT4T-JbejOREljBJ26xXDoRTZwzx9mh703Rwu6VCFs9cvk2o_IJ3xnWRQSo1nGS5YGnYVM_RPdMpG3TFa1_IfhGZXDpZ-7vud0vpqDEj4czl9JOGfWSUC-qIk4/s1600/IMG_3768.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU-AJ3K-d8gXjlXqi-TT4T-JbejOREljBJ26xXDoRTZwzx9mh703Rwu6VCFs9cvk2o_IJ3xnWRQSo1nGS5YGnYVM_RPdMpG3TFa1_IfhGZXDpZ-7vud0vpqDEj4czl9JOGfWSUC-qIk4/s200/IMG_3768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468582295953863106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqwh3zYJ4jrnPZbEnU06Yc2dVR158y7vmyic8uFrbVbbZ2Z9TMe1H8bAIguxF87fEi-Vd7waweSOlY-Cj4gnfyEGnnVMNMdr6T9GtS_3MqtaANjWKa2UCPetv120Dto58bykfNd-pBpo/s1600/IMG_3802.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqwh3zYJ4jrnPZbEnU06Yc2dVR158y7vmyic8uFrbVbbZ2Z9TMe1H8bAIguxF87fEi-Vd7waweSOlY-Cj4gnfyEGnnVMNMdr6T9GtS_3MqtaANjWKa2UCPetv120Dto58bykfNd-pBpo/s200/IMG_3802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468582298040523090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTmQlU_ab3Zh1fKEspaSQEB3WWFFBrJQSCN3RNwBlVoQQxkV6BW1QhbC0R4S8ZZwXVIVTbsk3lk5vEJsiAGVUnkskOfntcg6hM4HlhwJHs_jNBFokBhWMuUq7WAAMDSbB1qor648Junc/s1600/IMG_3813.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTmQlU_ab3Zh1fKEspaSQEB3WWFFBrJQSCN3RNwBlVoQQxkV6BW1QhbC0R4S8ZZwXVIVTbsk3lk5vEJsiAGVUnkskOfntcg6hM4HlhwJHs_jNBFokBhWMuUq7WAAMDSbB1qor648Junc/s200/IMG_3813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468582301840658210" border="0" /></a>And then that night we made some Christmas cupcakes and ate with Christmas napkins since we didn't celebrate together in December :) It was way cute.<br />This post is long enough. Part 2 to come...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-936542005473141532010-04-25T02:12:00.001-07:002010-04-26T12:04:30.917-07:00Here We Go!Habari!<br />Guess who's computer crashed... ta da!!<br />So for the past three (very eventful) weeks I've had all sorts of adventures but no internet (or music.. or Word.. or anything else you find computers useful for..), meaning today is catch up day!<br /><br />April 1-10 my dear, lovely, wonderful Molly Black came in from Rwanda for a conference held here and, more importantly, to play with me! We went to college together and were in almost all of our [elementary] education classes together and have both found ourselves teaching junior high MKs in Africa, so it was really great to be able to compare notes, catch up, and just live life together again for a little while. We spent the first few days here at RVA for the conference and then headed out with Sarah and Jenny to Diani Beach, which is located on the Kenyan Coast of the Indian Ocean about an hour south of Mombasa. Let me tell you, this was a wonderful idea.<br /><br />The drive down there was breathtaking. The first couple of hours consisted of spotting zebras and giraffes on the side of the road. For 8 hours we drove past incredible scenery and beautiful Masai villages and discovered we weren't fans of squatty potties...<br /><br />And then we arrived in the most stressful, crowded, loud city I think I've ever been to. Mombasa is a huge port visited by traders and businesses from all over East Africa. There are about 3 times too many cars for the roads, and EVERYONE honks. It's apparently necessary. Not my favorite. We crossed a ferry along with thousands of people switching from the main land to the island where we were headed. We got there just as people got off work, so we witnessed a rush hour that I would never like to be a part of. Once we were on our island, we continued taking in the abundance of sights and sounds - it was unlike anything I've ever seen or experienced. Beautiful.<br /><br />We stayed in a cute little villa that was SUPER cheap, had our own cook, no a/c, only saltwater (showers, sinks; everything) and only about a 5 minute walk to the beach. It was HOT and sunny, but we were so thankful for almost no rain since it's the beginning of a very unpredictable rainy season.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5WFiCkp-tR4qJRG_NlXdW8YiIEgARTnQABq8SravlVxtw43I9nQSyiXgj_tbIrbKTeDzjS0VNayUh-IVHbwZzlXr6sns3E6NTEP8G8R7XznjTpF3oN2U2QvL3IsSRn8OcNbG-qApLQk/s1600/Mombasa+%283%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5WFiCkp-tR4qJRG_NlXdW8YiIEgARTnQABq8SravlVxtw43I9nQSyiXgj_tbIrbKTeDzjS0VNayUh-IVHbwZzlXr6sns3E6NTEP8G8R7XznjTpF3oN2U2QvL3IsSRn8OcNbG-qApLQk/s200/Mombasa+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464519681305960658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1mE6b2SRkl7xmJg6RpqrBuZ4V5iKg-zQk_p_cHs_S5yQOuU2kedZ2QmtEcA59fjdCZGipgypUvyjPpZFEU_rWLRuJNVYcaV2D6sptxjcQbMlvaZOrhokcVN1OgH28sezvSrv2jsnD50/s1600/Mombasa+%2860%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1mE6b2SRkl7xmJg6RpqrBuZ4V5iKg-zQk_p_cHs_S5yQOuU2kedZ2QmtEcA59fjdCZGipgypUvyjPpZFEU_rWLRuJNVYcaV2D6sptxjcQbMlvaZOrhokcVN1OgH28sezvSrv2jsnD50/s200/Mombasa+%2860%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464519702547033314" border="0" /></a>Highlights include: reading for hours on the beach and comparing strange sunburn patterns; camel rides on the Indian Ocean shore; dodging giant milipede things; 5-star quality food for 1-star price; sticking fans in our mosquito nets to help cool ourselves off; piling into the one room with air conditioner and turning it off so we can hear movies; $3 pedis; ice cream well worth the wait; hearing Johnny Cash in our cab on the way to the airport<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6M81H7O4AFgM_5T2bp_YLo3oXbusW-PHtxta8kozTUg7T570ytut9nzhgcrJXnN-GJkwqZs-CV6r50khYTPrL4_Ls1Y323mtStNlTSXqZnBMLM3gaACRyj6x-lGqP0sGKiI1NEQKKmd8/s1600/Mombasa+%2845%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiw0-0F-9ttE0G15lIRr3Ss4pfRn7QDTYYQcz5N9y65uVe_C-Z3ryx0-HpFhRJ-pGntzZb1bf3ZiF6r-EcuHeg11BBfaAsz2NHtDyW3kFxfAuwjo4UCjVUunJwCj9uUaJngvXaxr-XWgk/s200/Mombasa+%28120%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464521046737828466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHK-VLxez1YOj-cvSLIFO-UTxFVJMm-yNcE0_ctAwqyihJaUnKwmjH_2NCp_pRaCKJzmAR3nUHEDbN8WEnfBOvknUNDDCO6k6SLs6j2OVMhcag_7RGFv7G86GAJcPdU-61CwoQfLscfE/s1600/Mombasa+%2877%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHK-VLxez1YOj-cvSLIFO-UTxFVJMm-yNcE0_ctAwqyihJaUnKwmjH_2NCp_pRaCKJzmAR3nUHEDbN8WEnfBOvknUNDDCO6k6SLs6j2OVMhcag_7RGFv7G86GAJcPdU-61CwoQfLscfE/s200/Mombasa+%2877%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464521031695501426" border="0" /></a>Low points included: My computer's death<br /><br />Molly and I flew back to Nairobi, played there for a while, saw a movie (in a theater!!!!!) and then she headed back to Rwanda. I am so thankful for the time God gave us together on this continent and amazed to hear of the work He's using her to do.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUUY7LAvrbuqOw82EsQ-Ew9y01n2_Xj0Q5v07VbgrDRSN836XRH10cCxgIwbUwmmHeCUPrrfdHjYseWL2b3c3YZ2yIt4MDllPQcRjXKRyTMioNGnEcSV-j7IzdDTohWJ1cDvoF3le5wM/s1600/Mombasa+%287%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUUY7LAvrbuqOw82EsQ-Ew9y01n2_Xj0Q5v07VbgrDRSN836XRH10cCxgIwbUwmmHeCUPrrfdHjYseWL2b3c3YZ2yIt4MDllPQcRjXKRyTMioNGnEcSV-j7IzdDTohWJ1cDvoF3le5wM/s200/Mombasa+%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464519685910921586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTiXArdJA00xjiWrO-fXHCdfpBETrI6KsLAvJYU6ckhtHWthVRNjX9sqWiB1XOJyxWgCQQ9YrEgcYLyRpGwOfT9SQb_3zLWwHQ9Bk_coY8G3KFHJAJcalOE7tf3V-pFTZQkTcBUfkPkg/s1600/Mombasa+%2858%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTiXArdJA00xjiWrO-fXHCdfpBETrI6KsLAvJYU6ckhtHWthVRNjX9sqWiB1XOJyxWgCQQ9YrEgcYLyRpGwOfT9SQb_3zLWwHQ9Bk_coY8G3KFHJAJcalOE7tf3V-pFTZQkTcBUfkPkg/s200/Mombasa+%2858%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464519698524473378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHps0vCqpR0es-ZJIZbfQ9D6cWMRaNnWkY4T7W0DeMFnbHhVxBhSyEvCGpjTNasWlIJ-k1cYqDkSHituXCDmcw6hPodcC5X4nstA34UW6tXTgFElwG7Ub4hkKEIzZpjRbmcvSE_6Ah-s/s1600/Mombasa+%28109%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHps0vCqpR0es-ZJIZbfQ9D6cWMRaNnWkY4T7W0DeMFnbHhVxBhSyEvCGpjTNasWlIJ-k1cYqDkSHituXCDmcw6hPodcC5X4nstA34UW6tXTgFElwG7Ub4hkKEIzZpjRbmcvSE_6Ah-s/s200/Mombasa+%28109%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464521038978774114" border="0" /></a><br />All photo credits to Jenny Hunt :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-12818710502264356172010-04-03T06:16:00.001-07:002010-04-03T06:46:48.817-07:00Faith Like a ChildRight now the ACSI conference is going on here at RVA. We've had the incredible privilege to have Dr. Wes Stafford, the president of Compassion International, here to be one of the main speakers. He spoke last night for the first time and it was... incredible. If you ever have the chance to hear him speak, I highly recommend doing so.<br /><br />Obviously since he's the president of an organization which mainly seeks to support the children of this world in all and every way, he talked baout the importance of children. Obviously since it's almost all educators here at the conference he had no trouble convincing us that children are important, which is his usual goal. However I think he did succeed in greatly encouraging us and reminding us of how precious they are and why they're so dear to our Father's Heart.<br /><br />He began by talking about the weakness and vulnerability of children simply because they cannot fight for themselves. "Have you ever seen a child protest or march?" No. Every other group seems to have found ways to champion their cause - they hold ralleys, they vote on reforms, they lead rebellions. But children need someone to come along and champion their cause. Who will do this? The politicians who won't get extra votes from them or awards for their office? The pastors who get coins for tithes from them? Probably not. Even churches rarely build strategies to win children to Christ. Sure, they may set aside a small percentage of the budget to Childrens' Ministry or Childrens' Church, but rarely do they seek to bring the unbelieving or unknowing children of the community in. He shared that statistics show that if someone isn't a Christian by the time they're 20, they have only about a 20% chance of becoming one, but that about 85% of Christians began believing between the ages of 4-14. Plus, the earlier they believe, the more time they have to share their faith in the childlike way that is often so successful and so beautiful.<br /><br />Today he talked a lot about how wrong we are when we refer to them only as the "leaders of tomorrow." Yes, they are. But they have so much to give today, too. Living here in Africa I've seen a HUGE difference between national children and their responsibilities as opposed to American children. Here it's absolutely common to see a small child carrying their siblings on their backs as they walk and work. They often are in charge or required to help with things like laundry, taking care of the shamba (veggie gardens), childcare, cooking, etc. In America kids mostly play and go to school. I admit, I was definitely the child who would do anything to get out of chores and work and I don't blame that one bit on my parents. However the differences are striking as you watch children here. And no, I don't believe in child labor, but he did make a great point of allowing them to be a part of life now and help them to give to society now instead of waiting until they can drive and have a degree and THEN they can help.<br /><br />In order to back up his point, he listed off Biblical examples of children being called to do extraordinary tasks because the jobs were "just too important for an adult to do." So often adults (myself included) get caught up in the logistics of life and leave little room to walk in faith. However God called Jeremiah, Samuel, David, the child who gave his lunch to feed the 5,000, and so many more as children and used them mightily.<br /><br />Overall his talks were incredibly challenging and a huge reminder to not overlook the suffering children of the world, especially those who pay in such sad and detestful ways due to the sins of adults.<br /><br />Don't overlook them. Take an opportunity to minister to a child this week, even if it's a small encouraging word to them or 4 extra minutes to look at their latest piece of artwork.<br /><br />"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them..." -Mark 10:14Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-88171463588677683762010-03-26T09:48:00.000-07:002010-03-26T10:50:23.301-07:00The short version:<br />Field Trip.<br /><br />8th Graders.<br /><br />Hell's Gate National Park.<br /><br />Beautiful :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG67taj8xBC2fkGKQIOR0HijLZ8sPcOpIrowN6AAYnSY5rUs45XUJRfL1_rDNVmns7VpK8dV13NfOBiKNrjyOCtMMLOREfr-WnvY2AibHoueidBv6qMeoSbcPeDbTdqzXOpjA0zGXQA8/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG67taj8xBC2fkGKQIOR0HijLZ8sPcOpIrowN6AAYnSY5rUs45XUJRfL1_rDNVmns7VpK8dV13NfOBiKNrjyOCtMMLOREfr-WnvY2AibHoueidBv6qMeoSbcPeDbTdqzXOpjA0zGXQA8/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452991742080148002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The long version:<br />Yesterday I had the privilege to go on the 8th grade Science field trip to Hell's Gate National Park. Look it up. It's by a volcano. Only an hour from campus, and that's really only because Kenyan roads leave much to be desired. I took a billion pictures, and my students took my camera and took a billion pictures, so I figured I should share at least some.<br /><br />We started out by driving up the hill a little further and stopping at a lookout point to view and study Mt. Longonot, an active volcano right across the valley, providing a beautiful backdrop to this "school in the clouds." However, this was a new viewpoint and it reminded me of how stunning the volcano really is... not to mention how luck we were to have the incredible cloud coverage that increased the "oohs" and "ahhs" from my kids.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPI74-XbP4LsA6555UdEUq66O-jlusbzmF635MBpKRLth8bqn7IY7IKTuRWDMZey-0UlhlEOw8gpOUcwShGs9z1V50uLQhD_TPh_0EFWDShKXShA99mSvspbnoKyq9E0GB3yajI42Lvc/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPI74-XbP4LsA6555UdEUq66O-jlusbzmF635MBpKRLth8bqn7IY7IKTuRWDMZey-0UlhlEOw8gpOUcwShGs9z1V50uLQhD_TPh_0EFWDShKXShA99mSvspbnoKyq9E0GB3yajI42Lvc/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452991747450250242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N56UBiJn-yKmKMcob0eAnlpEmCPUSQf557a-7Lprynl-jojfl4wGipxfoBH67Fe28F2WIokwT0ZPKLTU15PZ-Yd47ci_7jSLeTUgy-NQ1wXL45iVz8P4Ziu_dD_xlSTzh3rv_pp2Eb8/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N56UBiJn-yKmKMcob0eAnlpEmCPUSQf557a-7Lprynl-jojfl4wGipxfoBH67Fe28F2WIokwT0ZPKLTU15PZ-Yd47ci_7jSLeTUgy-NQ1wXL45iVz8P4Ziu_dD_xlSTzh3rv_pp2Eb8/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452991767021968002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From there we headed through Naivasha and on to Hell's Gate National Park. There was a little bit of traffic issues, but we finally made it...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz8yqVylr1E3vhG4ZvXn9G4rw8jillO0C4A7oTL3Gkr7QB6E6xdP-aix55PL_nDQvoHxUZs_Eb9aeqrVPfQmHayGf5pRXDraXPepkQqdaA7YPmx6TGOnUi_VDB1HZ5x2mfkT87ONWuZk/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz8yqVylr1E3vhG4ZvXn9G4rw8jillO0C4A7oTL3Gkr7QB6E6xdP-aix55PL_nDQvoHxUZs_Eb9aeqrVPfQmHayGf5pRXDraXPepkQqdaA7YPmx6TGOnUi_VDB1HZ5x2mfkT87ONWuZk/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452991785656853938" border="0" /></a><br />Almost as soon as we were through the park gates the kids were in complete awe of the scenery surrounding us. Huge cliffs towered to the side of us as we drove to Fishers Tower, a plug (I think that's the right term?) from an eroded volcano. The kids loved this and kept trying to sneakily climb it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VuREkUYPn6eeu1gIux2Df3X32HEv5dIUgYV0RKQAjLOvE43Q3Tz2R88P0bPLpvhuAadLlvQpqhGxacxCbbAVt5bzuPwSdeeJobiqROKBxpJhjY4XchyphenhyphenIIn_HVriF6-ykiyc-zS3dYlo/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VuREkUYPn6eeu1gIux2Df3X32HEv5dIUgYV0RKQAjLOvE43Q3Tz2R88P0bPLpvhuAadLlvQpqhGxacxCbbAVt5bzuPwSdeeJobiqROKBxpJhjY4XchyphenhyphenIIn_HVriF6-ykiyc-zS3dYlo/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992719101968306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUiaY9AMANxG0ak4pA-Ghl4g0we1kkLrx8AukzXRT-KZ8Xz7wgu-8Z7hcicgcbC6R1q2eWaO-NbPveJPFcPZlMPrSEg_JrY2QiDi2POI4ak6wvqkHu_D2B0WHClPWUdvFurHR-blB2cs/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUiaY9AMANxG0ak4pA-Ghl4g0we1kkLrx8AukzXRT-KZ8Xz7wgu-8Z7hcicgcbC6R1q2eWaO-NbPveJPFcPZlMPrSEg_JrY2QiDi2POI4ak6wvqkHu_D2B0WHClPWUdvFurHR-blB2cs/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452991814152996290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNzdffUD8aeqxw_NUo8_m7OxwnmhWaAzzpFF89TkOcQ83nPHDEwn-qUdBhGD2FIEVUXggqXYD09PN3DWAwgu4kY2EtMQzoIESegeU5RcEGRU2ZZz-FR-3P3iEw_QQmQUSFbE77_WbzWE/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNzdffUD8aeqxw_NUo8_m7OxwnmhWaAzzpFF89TkOcQ83nPHDEwn-qUdBhGD2FIEVUXggqXYD09PN3DWAwgu4kY2EtMQzoIESegeU5RcEGRU2ZZz-FR-3P3iEw_QQmQUSFbE77_WbzWE/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992745426854434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHV3UzHShR9L53tKPnvEoyS2E27YBVIFnRx5Z3ZbJ2KQ0MhzkIbvdTOuuf3C7AY_AWOlcm_QqfYl1ihD6fHPiGKWaYr9pgF4ykU7UFUisPu_rs3UAjVk3x4eSIbzlMKxpY390FT1e6sQ/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHV3UzHShR9L53tKPnvEoyS2E27YBVIFnRx5Z3ZbJ2KQ0MhzkIbvdTOuuf3C7AY_AWOlcm_QqfYl1ihD6fHPiGKWaYr9pgF4ykU7UFUisPu_rs3UAjVk3x4eSIbzlMKxpY390FT1e6sQ/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992765192661970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_YIh8LlJ2BPq9Ggrn4e2LK_NofMD9_7aI-B9YesaksENxEU2a1AH0CS3Mcn0Y0erzvuxc-zzLVk16B0t_cuXl0y-8U2ZjSIL8KGsw8WVwh5GsMDURDGPwKdzpDcnUO6un00xtt9zLAw/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_YIh8LlJ2BPq9Ggrn4e2LK_NofMD9_7aI-B9YesaksENxEU2a1AH0CS3Mcn0Y0erzvuxc-zzLVk16B0t_cuXl0y-8U2ZjSIL8KGsw8WVwh5GsMDURDGPwKdzpDcnUO6un00xtt9zLAw/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992781855223362" border="0" /></a> We then climbed up a VERY steep hillside to a cove and learned about the rock intrusions. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB_hP0ksZBJwkbjtM3ptDtSk2OLEpaH8RrHTVJx61BzN6cuLFXq0yVFP83Cb51RxZYOlmCQt7xciAGZqw1uYcKfFx3nGCnsnbpThLNUzvq9phnR0u38YJ0krFwoZ2JQy_DtghdxCtd5s/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB_hP0ksZBJwkbjtM3ptDtSk2OLEpaH8RrHTVJx61BzN6cuLFXq0yVFP83Cb51RxZYOlmCQt7xciAGZqw1uYcKfFx3nGCnsnbpThLNUzvq9phnR0u38YJ0krFwoZ2JQy_DtghdxCtd5s/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452992848792650434" border="0" /></a>Funny sidenote: At Fishers Tower they learned about the rock-type Obsidian. Since it's easy to identify, they sort of held on to that piece of knowledge. Well the rock intrusions we saw were FULL of obsidian, so as we reached the cove, the students at the top were yelling to the kids on their way up "Guys, you should SEE the Obsidian up here!!" and "WHOA!! Look at the Obsidian, Miss Scott!!" haha it was so funny to see them so excited about a rock :) cute.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qU7qX9qwRSwHlHYUG6JTvcFMKq7-APBDvPrHIQ6N0xsdctyvY20Usme5Mma3M1691X4LfluZ6usRUV9x9PtU-TbZJdTYlVJcH1hxBn6ccutRPKfkExuAmGlr5QRH4tgpvNYe0D50i8A/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qU7qX9qwRSwHlHYUG6JTvcFMKq7-APBDvPrHIQ6N0xsdctyvY20Usme5Mma3M1691X4LfluZ6usRUV9x9PtU-TbZJdTYlVJcH1hxBn6ccutRPKfkExuAmGlr5QRH4tgpvNYe0D50i8A/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452993633046938866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNESuUU0JYCe7Q8KwQtgMWVnTDrI_i7ODduDt-3ArKQvEs9ogD2ytaKHwMTBpMH5qt238xxlOsxxK6j6Ciu_4tdI8d1h1LRUx1cHCWBT1s3qWWK-Sxx8CTVxbavz6HZzTE0OIApGhI64/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNESuUU0JYCe7Q8KwQtgMWVnTDrI_i7ODduDt-3ArKQvEs9ogD2ytaKHwMTBpMH5qt238xxlOsxxK6j6Ciu_4tdI8d1h1LRUx1cHCWBT1s3qWWK-Sxx8CTVxbavz6HZzTE0OIApGhI64/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452993636068475394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55UcWP3-Ohv7nXpKbooEV6QQcIyx3sXALMr6XyE8Rei36-bo1CXN6EVeXZtgvuyFxwenoize_fS1-QS6_iGDUDNyIWYt0P-4hcMkEkQU6pdXxEAZAfCdAKf_O0iJcg69Wff44x_hmLMo/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55UcWP3-Ohv7nXpKbooEV6QQcIyx3sXALMr6XyE8Rei36-bo1CXN6EVeXZtgvuyFxwenoize_fS1-QS6_iGDUDNyIWYt0P-4hcMkEkQU6pdXxEAZAfCdAKf_O0iJcg69Wff44x_hmLMo/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452993644130485570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMg3euvMd1iS95DzF3oRNuCfl3bpR2aXzre5tXI302Z1RN_J3LBy9unr-MBFkciYCPhSho3KZRE8FnVYJmfXB0xiaJBL8ZHKTnjN_9rz0VICDgF5r0gGco7_ZV6ezyycikt1P9qvUa8M/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMg3euvMd1iS95DzF3oRNuCfl3bpR2aXzre5tXI302Z1RN_J3LBy9unr-MBFkciYCPhSho3KZRE8FnVYJmfXB0xiaJBL8ZHKTnjN_9rz0VICDgF5r0gGco7_ZV6ezyycikt1P9qvUa8M/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452993673853880274" border="0" /></a><br />Hiked back down, took fun pictures, moved onward.<br /><br />We came to a viewpoint where we looked at the zebras grazing in the valley. If you notice in the picture below, you'll see some steam coming out of the ground in different parts along the valley. We learned these are steam vents that help produce anywhere from 8-15% of Kenya's electricity. The kids were amazed by this...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QzK-Z0Urhk2PrGwwETV9gI02dYu5ZuPaHLy6qlTOsmuq253FmkUqq9GsIi1FjjYURIRnpkCUXCjbSc3LdYX-EkNGvCzaXdgUBDqb9uENEOeHLAbpd5dksDFKKVuxL4EYCNn-O7W6nFw/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QzK-Z0Urhk2PrGwwETV9gI02dYu5ZuPaHLy6qlTOsmuq253FmkUqq9GsIi1FjjYURIRnpkCUXCjbSc3LdYX-EkNGvCzaXdgUBDqb9uENEOeHLAbpd5dksDFKKVuxL4EYCNn-O7W6nFw/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452993680957386578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsAlAJ3nLmRqrlvWi1wmFsOknD3tFxrddL3id7ICHiTHYICh3JUYYdBs_BfTups5iFMo9kCFQ5ZF6l-Xu5hvOiX1K7_cABowpA3yS8r9D0wlenprfj_6SsoaVGesw654ZFxkC4X34Bxk/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsAlAJ3nLmRqrlvWi1wmFsOknD3tFxrddL3id7ICHiTHYICh3JUYYdBs_BfTups5iFMo9kCFQ5ZF6l-Xu5hvOiX1K7_cABowpA3yS8r9D0wlenprfj_6SsoaVGesw654ZFxkC4X34Bxk/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452994677646177042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MqgjTzhDJ1gOdC6Ag4hDLvaDOPFzfdErWhjlmgtHZSCKqVvrYjCVs4F8MCGvgDVo9c7KQTc_-FZyZyEDX1C3N_3M4AJMkKBHRw7hEa_3e_Db_JgxThLRLdK3bQZXgdMNajks0qkaJtQ/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MqgjTzhDJ1gOdC6Ag4hDLvaDOPFzfdErWhjlmgtHZSCKqVvrYjCVs4F8MCGvgDVo9c7KQTc_-FZyZyEDX1C3N_3M4AJMkKBHRw7hEa_3e_Db_JgxThLRLdK3bQZXgdMNajks0qkaJtQ/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452994686281109906" border="0" /></a>This was a huge grasshopper-type-thing that crawled onto someone's leg. The kids all started chanting "Eat it, Eat it, Eat it!" at me so I did....<br /><br />Just kidding, don't worry Mom :) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WxNvb1G0QRpECDESQJwgX08BEdjeQ8H6AKSGoiJKnnG7mIX-xMck9KklG5CG0-fZZS2pZRuU2ixZ9oGjAJckvkmVRyUIa_c8ftuTGnTKpYzgdNYLULMBbdBp2TBGhup65_vg_nqLQbY/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WxNvb1G0QRpECDESQJwgX08BEdjeQ8H6AKSGoiJKnnG7mIX-xMck9KklG5CG0-fZZS2pZRuU2ixZ9oGjAJckvkmVRyUIa_c8ftuTGnTKpYzgdNYLULMBbdBp2TBGhup65_vg_nqLQbY/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452994693448661986" border="0" /></a>We saw warthogs all over the place.. lots of Pumba love :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfGKRvet5YSMHGA9FXmq5iRgkPoXhZcP9jtY2BAZDhuq9PXHyIVliwLq9_LqOUszfO7ZvPqIi1vp5-JTJPEoQli_x9L8tc6h-rwHaL0OdB8Y-5eMQStJDCZXELwAFtgJ3NStVU5ne_RY/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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This place was BEAUTIFUL. Random fact: This is where part of Tomb Raider was filmed. I haven't seen it, but I've decided I want to now. 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It was cool to see how much it's changed in 15 years...<br /><br />Praise God, we climbed out just before it started raining and made it back to the bus mostly dry.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9tYnYlVzKQRkYTFmynh6wmwXPXp6hE7CzBecroZs5s0ZdcdQmN4yAs5SUnIvu2WTploHKoJmx_LpjUFAk7FYT3VsblCg_IiK2iEXERFHbQa_CmEKtJ4oz9rdANaKXVMABsgMPV_qsdU/s1600/FIELD+TRIP%21+183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9tYnYlVzKQRkYTFmynh6wmwXPXp6hE7CzBecroZs5s0ZdcdQmN4yAs5SUnIvu2WTploHKoJmx_LpjUFAk7FYT3VsblCg_IiK2iEXERFHbQa_CmEKtJ4oz9rdANaKXVMABsgMPV_qsdU/s200/FIELD+TRIP%21+183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453000340989534594" border="0" /></a><br />I am so incredibly thankful to have had that time with my students... they are absolutely a BLAST to be around and ridiculously hilarious to watch, so it an incredible experience. Most of all, it was such a beautiful day to experience the beautiful creation of our God. So many times I heard the students in awe of how amazing everything looked.. as was I. It was so sweet to praise God through that and to take time to really look at His work.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-76148799058108783932010-03-19T12:56:00.000-07:002010-03-20T12:29:00.454-07:00Hearts of GoldI could sit here and try to think of all sorts of greatly cool things to say, but really all that needs to be said is "I LOOOOVE my students."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGoEd05JuFoYXWg5QdSS-ikPpWhzlGGNp7WKKZNwCNzMabZlcbkeY2lvdkGiy-nIzHR8mfsJc-S2ztxc9kCbzdQpVpiKTv6NhHHR-Pc7viflIthBLAfGX7pg-IRD3GfeEvEz1dCtA36E/s1600-h/Africaness+018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGoEd05JuFoYXWg5QdSS-ikPpWhzlGGNp7WKKZNwCNzMabZlcbkeY2lvdkGiy-nIzHR8mfsJc-S2ztxc9kCbzdQpVpiKTv6NhHHR-Pc7viflIthBLAfGX7pg-IRD3GfeEvEz1dCtA36E/s200/Africaness+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450627918384651602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjnARwsv-p8xPhgJUTulZgKlTgH2-Zl7QSVrgd8CMsxpFBArHGd2KtjKk_ubRNPjx59eLeyoPaaF5x5q7gNs86RtH3slUkRCdNIEH_f6VHlHVQgr9M23H5Gr2sRo6a1LBlUQEMT6eJtg/s1600-h/Africaness+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiVBGyUpL0_aq9AUTpZGuxeGMPy9BtJgFJrF3CaJAR-Wt34aLPFMP3r_vaW4hsPzWqmWQfkVmeYb_sOaT1sh6sAFPfxFUatiFmral7X5mt05CePFGgQdp9BgG5FltJJAF-cB5csKxYrM/s200/Africaness+158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450630067542781282" border="0" /></a><br />And last night I felt like a ridiculously proud mama as I watched the Junior High drama. It was SO fun to watch the kids I've come to adore as they pranced around acting so silly and showing off their great acting skills :) Jenny, Jamie and I were so excited about watching our students that we came early to camp out for great seats and ate some PB&Js while waiting. 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These are known as the "Sensational Six," by the way (along with someone else) who won a basketball tour<br /><br />And lastly, thanks to some incredible packages from my aunt, we've had all sorts of baking adventures. Last weekend I baked some St. Patty's Day treats with the help of Dennis and one of the little girls here and all week I gave them to my kids as prizes. So fun :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwfZr0pt27NId6gjXxEiHBRmLeTmN_fu6pKBcH6V2QEGDcnezrLraM_P7TWIC04lKvKI6H6tivm2jxyOri_WYEjrS4CP8GCqklmGJr0n4wMkhQ63RKvQYFsnAnLHqveLfSaLcnu47SfA/s1600-h/Africaness+071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwfZr0pt27NId6gjXxEiHBRmLeTmN_fu6pKBcH6V2QEGDcnezrLraM_P7TWIC04lKvKI6H6tivm2jxyOri_WYEjrS4CP8GCqklmGJr0n4wMkhQ63RKvQYFsnAnLHqveLfSaLcnu47SfA/s200/Africaness+071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450627937914771330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzl4nehU8ilaDkgQB3M-wdCXmIuqOAB1p5lwEkdK6UDGM8MACrKha8pNAa_E1OyDrh8w9XCab43ZWSjzVRUcYZsrda5cBeOadynt9j9lf0qgPQcFVC1d-48pcwkZQdkkcnRQs3dT03hY/s1600-h/Africaness+072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzl4nehU8ilaDkgQB3M-wdCXmIuqOAB1p5lwEkdK6UDGM8MACrKha8pNAa_E1OyDrh8w9XCab43ZWSjzVRUcYZsrda5cBeOadynt9j9lf0qgPQcFVC1d-48pcwkZQdkkcnRQs3dT03hY/s200/Africaness+072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450627942593947970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynZIiP2mDGTkkfrZ5e94k5WzPs4koHdtx75JEg4BKAK0xUSSvuqmrKXteEpTfgyDShyphenhyphenq7rHXhyphenhyphenwByZ91Qtpa7rSAkwFAq5Ttg31GSg704yy4ihPqYGHnt-NfHi2q5sbGSr9ubd7_7C70/s1600-h/JH+Drama+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynZIiP2mDGTkkfrZ5e94k5WzPs4koHdtx75JEg4BKAK0xUSSvuqmrKXteEpTfgyDShyphenhyphenq7rHXhyphenhyphenwByZ91Qtpa7rSAkwFAq5Ttg31GSg704yy4ihPqYGHnt-NfHi2q5sbGSr9ubd7_7C70/s200/JH+Drama+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450630072159968418" border="0" /></a><br />Our 4 week break starts on Friday, and while I'm definitely ready for the break and for resting and lesson planning and playing with visitors, I'll definitely miss my students. I'll even miss them coming over and rummaging through my house for food... :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-82244646137903761772010-03-03T07:16:00.001-08:002010-03-03T07:36:44.686-08:00Kenya BurningYesterday some of us had the opportunity to go see a photography exhibit called "Kenya Burning" down in Mahi Maihu (about a 20 minute drive.. but only because our roads are so bad...) It was an informational/awareness exhibit displaying scenes from the 2008 post-election violence that took place here in Kenya.<br /><br />For those of you who don't know (no worries, I only know because I've learned of it since living here..) 2 years ago when they had elections to choose their 3rd president, there was a major split in the country between the two parties' candidates. When Mwai Kibaki was elected as president, horrible, attrocious violence that can only be described as dark and evil broke out. Neighbors turned on neighbors and began setting fires, devastating thousands of families and taking away what (very) little livelihood they had to begin with. Hundreds - if not thousands - were murdered as the nation terrorized people over who they supported.<br /><br />The display was... hard to take in. Putting pictures to the horror stories I've heard for 6 months made it very real, and I saw just bits and pieces of how broken the nation was. One of their main reasons for putting this together is to raise awareness - signs of "Never Again" and "We Won't Forget" hung over one of the photo tents - and I pray that it works, that it teaches and shows the people what they (some of them) became.<br /><br />I just finished reading To Kill A Mockingbird a couple weeks ago. Great book. At one point when Tom Robinson (that's his name, right?...) is in the jail and Atticus goes to watch over him, a gang of men from the town over come, drunk, to try to kill Tom. Atticus stands up to them, but they don't disband until Scout, Atticus' daughter, shows up and starts talking to them about their personal lives. She reminds them that they're humans, that they have a family, that there is more to life than just this one moment, than the anger that burns inside of them. But mostly, she reminds them that they're humans. Something like this happens in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, I think, where a mob forms and the people in the midst of the mob forget they're human and become nothing but a mob. They blend together, they become one. Their shared anger and understood madness feeds off of one another and they become something like a pack of lion devouring their latest kill.<br /><br />It's like evil takes over, draws in a crowd, and takes their minds away one by one, leaving nothing but the madness. That's what I saw in these pictures. That's what I've heard in these stories. Neighbors. Fellow laborers. The ones they borrowed milk from because their babies were starving. Brothers. Family members. Schoolmates. These were all forgotten, and nothing remained - for many - but "enemy."<br /><br />Kenya has a very high rate of professing Christians. Churches are crowded here. The name of God is on the back of matatus everywhere. But whose name are they acting on when things like this happen? Whose name are they looking to when they're filled with anger and resentment towards their neighbors?<br /><br />Please pray for Kenya. This beautiful country has been in darkness for so long. Praise God, He is bringing in spots of light everywhere. But there is still a battle. Pray that this doesn't happen again. Pray that God raises up an army of Love that turns away from hate. The next elections are scheduled for 2012. How beautiful it would be to see the country learn and grow and come together as One to celebrate their freedoms and stand together in Hope for what's to come.<br /><br />And may darkness never reign again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-46999665494410093712010-02-20T09:25:00.000-08:002010-02-20T10:15:46.740-08:00Morning by Morning"Morning by morning I wake up to find the power and comfort of God's hand in mine. Season by season I watch him amazed, in awe of the mystery of his perfect ways. . Chorus: All I have need of his hand will provide. He's always been faithful to me. ." - <span style="font-style: italic;">He's Always Been Faithful, </span>by Sara Groves<br /><br />Since my sweet friend Brooke (howdy!) shared this artist with me a few years back, this has become one of my favorite songs. As I look back at the ways God has worked in my life, the theme that I often tell people that I see throughout the whole journey is God's Faithfulness. I could point to a million times in my life where He's worked in ways that I couldn't understand or couldn't justify for a long time, but undoubtedly ended up beautifully. Since coming here, God has shown His Faithfulness in so many ways, and He has made it more than clear when His hand is at work and that I - we - have no reason to worry.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I haven't really updated this term mostly because I haven't wanted family to worry. Some of you know, some of you don't - this term has started out rough, to say the least. We've had quite a few bouts with different sicknesses which has caused some crazy situations. We started the term with an outbreak of H1N1 that left a pretty big number of students and staff sick, meaning a lot of disruptions in teaching and extra responsibilities. One of my close friends here got pretty sick, so a lot of my extra time was spent with her. But even in the midst of her hospital stay, we were able to point to so many blessings that occured because of the circumstances, and God's Hand was so evident through it all, including through healing her. Right at the end of the H1N1 outbreak, my other close friend, Cassie, got sick. After weeks of prayer, they decided to fly her home more than anything because of the long recovery process she faces. It's hard to lose a friend and neighbor, but it's been hard for her as well to leave this place she's grown to love. However, God has prepared me and so many others so well for this, allowing us to stand on the assurance that our lives are in His hands and that His plans are working for the better. I have no idea why He would take Cassie back early, but He does, and I'm confident in Him. She came to say goodbye on Wednesday and her 5th grade class came to say goodbye - it was so precious. Cass, here's some pictures.. I'll send you the rest soon :)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgecMdCnWmJ7JOaO6Pfi06A-kL1ApobS_RFOeIGWJWdH0uqCBCHJT7nQsUlNFgeaYA6ed5AFgCzkqE-dNTDgvTHmLvky9ULnn6RZiH0e9EmDFJisFjLuAxnwaRxYw6EQW-xQsSXgmykY/s1600-h/Cassie's+Going+Away+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgecMdCnWmJ7JOaO6Pfi06A-kL1ApobS_RFOeIGWJWdH0uqCBCHJT7nQsUlNFgeaYA6ed5AFgCzkqE-dNTDgvTHmLvky9ULnn6RZiH0e9EmDFJisFjLuAxnwaRxYw6EQW-xQsSXgmykY/s200/Cassie's+Going+Away+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440388942305895970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQpnLkha0HpSgIyDvq5D5RCuFCUMQwpD44LbBX-kjGT7ItBhXkK2FlS7LknQXiJw3xgSKqbo-r8DjgqLU7NBX_xX4n8_ghEmHZ5Pt-vc-zP_cDNaocS-XobKiFLJTry-ZYD0rHkyv98E/s1600-h/Cassie's+Going+Away+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQpnLkha0HpSgIyDvq5D5RCuFCUMQwpD44LbBX-kjGT7ItBhXkK2FlS7LknQXiJw3xgSKqbo-r8DjgqLU7NBX_xX4n8_ghEmHZ5Pt-vc-zP_cDNaocS-XobKiFLJTry-ZYD0rHkyv98E/s200/Cassie's+Going+Away+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440388949430990690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlA2fqHusHYuXh7C5SgIGIKNojOYXvHT5dVv8_uGhMKNwCMMvaFgS9zaCqCLsrZZ_ILnVDYmT34Zz9hfzxFq1BEp38uwZ-uWVaK__sJBYht2Ju0VZA9SOg8G6RPPUoxYorNlHEBwmQI8/s1600-h/Cassie's+Going+Away+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlA2fqHusHYuXh7C5SgIGIKNojOYXvHT5dVv8_uGhMKNwCMMvaFgS9zaCqCLsrZZ_ILnVDYmT34Zz9hfzxFq1BEp38uwZ-uWVaK__sJBYht2Ju0VZA9SOg8G6RPPUoxYorNlHEBwmQI8/s200/Cassie's+Going+Away+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440388952662396850" border="0" /></a>Showing them her monster IV... so cool :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyecvaNf-c8hQwzIWj6boxNb3eHUNt7dZKr2dxqVn0x-Wz9P-kmF_stuNPOz1rlC74_Ckg2hyphenhyphenRePsywrD1mgSIhXbCBqsJRhAGaI0HMOF9MgTdmg_miJ8dg00AUxoplaUoEunDykqE4ck/s1600-h/Cassie's+Going+Away+030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyecvaNf-c8hQwzIWj6boxNb3eHUNt7dZKr2dxqVn0x-Wz9P-kmF_stuNPOz1rlC74_Ckg2hyphenhyphenRePsywrD1mgSIhXbCBqsJRhAGaI0HMOF9MgTdmg_miJ8dg00AUxoplaUoEunDykqE4ck/s200/Cassie's+Going+Away+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440388957260298050" border="0" /></a>Love these girls SO much...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil85ywwAz81vyte48hMDPaWkgOO9lybzvQzJ9dBfUgvWp5bvEBe7jrdVq2czxpVriq08rLOGCzJUPNCy58dagQdDA0Xmv8W2sOxF5VhHDtSYXU4di3hN1VENV0fDuyAvn_H2KexgeicFM/s1600-h/Cassie's+Going+Away+031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil85ywwAz81vyte48hMDPaWkgOO9lybzvQzJ9dBfUgvWp5bvEBe7jrdVq2czxpVriq08rLOGCzJUPNCy58dagQdDA0Xmv8W2sOxF5VhHDtSYXU4di3hN1VENV0fDuyAvn_H2KexgeicFM/s200/Cassie's+Going+Away+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440388961087493170" border="0" /></a>Cass and her house worker/friend, Scovia (or Wachovia.. )<br /></div><br /><br />I only share this to testify to God's Faithfulness. Though I didn't share a lot of details, know this: God is working in a beautiful way, and we have all the reason in the world to trust Him.<br /><br />"Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness." -Lamentations 3:21-22Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-61295776020008578232010-01-23T11:56:00.000-08:002010-01-23T12:43:58.661-08:00Outreach Day IIWe had Term 2's Outreach Day last weekend and, once again, it was absolutely wonderful. The 7th grade class decided they wanted to go to Old Kijabe Town - about a 15 minute drive - to do games with the Kenyan kids there like they did in 6th grade. Since I'm a 7th grade sponsor, I was asked to go along and, well, when do I ever turn down a chance to play with kids? Never, really. The thing I liked better about this time than the last time is that I knew the kids I went with. Watching my 7th graders play and teach and serve the Kenyans was... beautiful. They were full of joy and the Kenyans seemed to have a blast. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jIv2O2uCwma3yooFuJ4cp92A7TtamVE72At1qyUAcJbtEQmopC49xdQTKQQygGGy5U3M5wU3IG80f7h7c9mByG7knTt82NLBTD0vgdh4lXssPIkwVbqcnUZ8rAaFnUJViP9oLBLHzlI/s200/Outreach+Term+2+090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430035916603399010" border="0" /></a>"Happy the man whose hopes rely<br />On Israel's God; He made the sky,<br />And earth and seas, with all their train;<br />His truth forever stands secure;<br />He saves the oppressed, He feeds the poor,<br />And none shall find His promise vain."<br />- Isaac Watts<br /><div style="text-align: right;">"You have been a refuge to the poor,<br />a refuge for the needy in his distress,<br />a shelter from the storm<br />and a shade from the heat."<br />- Isaiah 25:4<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-9220520115125846162010-01-23T11:32:00.000-08:002010-01-23T11:50:39.332-08:00Dark vs. LightThis is a little late in the posting, but a couple of weeks ago there was an eclipse. Not sure if you saw it, but RVA definitely did. In fact, everything stopped for this eclipse, classes included. You see, the hype started a few days earlier for two reasons. 1: They didn't want students going blind from staring at the brilliant, blinding sun. 2: We wanted the students to witness what was supposed to be a unique and once-in-a-lifetime type event. The way we were told it would happen is that Kijabe was in almost the exact spot to have darkness for an entire 8 minutes - something that is absolutely thrilling to junior high and high school kids (and let's face it - the teachers too!) So everyone thought of different ways to view the event and we all piled out onto Upper Field after 1st period to watch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrM88fC4lEJoxa81pEBFiNfOmbuwfy7TSOQABMmComtifAJWibc9JX6ra8rLg4azvuxo_t6j9cvzlBWCyzh7zhPcFujDwlHAdZhDYt3CNcFrQJlZtNPIB0_Q_quzJLcXUZ8S3CEnvEHY/s1600-h/Eclipse+139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrM88fC4lEJoxa81pEBFiNfOmbuwfy7TSOQABMmComtifAJWibc9JX6ra8rLg4azvuxo_t6j9cvzlBWCyzh7zhPcFujDwlHAdZhDYt3CNcFrQJlZtNPIB0_Q_quzJLcXUZ8S3CEnvEHY/s200/Eclipse+139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430023155591384722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_C9N_oP_W9XboTBwKzpxrjoHKz50CkwF3R7TizQ6_Zg5ioaDoRme-zY2A8M2W8gwO4yJSy_bDWaQu86Xo9yhjvtGuw4sDoEtrMZUbD3akrDQHyvG6sxyeJ6vZ7HinThcc1z-XGNsUtTk/s1600-h/Eclipse+143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_C9N_oP_W9XboTBwKzpxrjoHKz50CkwF3R7TizQ6_Zg5ioaDoRme-zY2A8M2W8gwO4yJSy_bDWaQu86Xo9yhjvtGuw4sDoEtrMZUbD3akrDQHyvG6sxyeJ6vZ7HinThcc1z-XGNsUtTk/s200/Eclipse+143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430023161151018418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIyZkQfY6mOM0tVbgarm57Ay9wQvBRwvw3Ay3yYElXmHyYrsrKUz8LX3GLKfV64Hf7PMYykkK1JT9i210GtJNdGG4ZThEWHNPRztNLuM-vpI-towTRr5CFwC3D6DnZvCFsnUPsNgfRiQ/s1600-h/Eclipse+156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIyZkQfY6mOM0tVbgarm57Ay9wQvBRwvw3Ay3yYElXmHyYrsrKUz8LX3GLKfV64Hf7PMYykkK1JT9i210GtJNdGG4ZThEWHNPRztNLuM-vpI-towTRr5CFwC3D6DnZvCFsnUPsNgfRiQ/s200/Eclipse+156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430023166463412546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhbDVX7F1liAwPBTX6Rz6z_7KMZSfo9Nyr3YrZbF3F0Zn-xZ3_oczjeNQUloOWT_lOwVhDXHnexeklup4ke1PGInFl2fn0wq1GoFFetERtXuMe7YV52kxiiIylaxNEJOwJE0Itgay2vY/s1600-h/Eclipse+186.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhbDVX7F1liAwPBTX6Rz6z_7KMZSfo9Nyr3YrZbF3F0Zn-xZ3_oczjeNQUloOWT_lOwVhDXHnexeklup4ke1PGInFl2fn0wq1GoFFetERtXuMe7YV52kxiiIylaxNEJOwJE0Itgay2vY/s200/Eclipse+186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430023169614553794" border="0" /></a><br />Unfortunately, even though we were only seeing 8% of the sun, it was still enough light that it simply seemed like a cloudy day. The kids dreams of a dark morning quickly faded and they resorted to taking goofy pictures instead. Lucky for my 8th graders, I had a camera :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3UYCjYW1avY0ZvvnAJSqiVl4YHpoveKIBcBph8y0KWEcqNhQPsydA4I3dfuW93D8IXyFTrZ5IbiQxncRTdeEzYpfFimUKHZZMnQuYUl4KlPawfFRjsT72cVNofxYo87Mu2AjSC5Ftq0/s1600-h/Eclipse+163.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3UYCjYW1avY0ZvvnAJSqiVl4YHpoveKIBcBph8y0KWEcqNhQPsydA4I3dfuW93D8IXyFTrZ5IbiQxncRTdeEzYpfFimUKHZZMnQuYUl4KlPawfFRjsT72cVNofxYo87Mu2AjSC5Ftq0/s200/Eclipse+163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430024049576832082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jhHSz9y-l8lU3ouTBJc1hG10S2hX3iG1yLytSaujmfeQnhO79yOB_oV2TL7kKp7H0LuNQ0i3X3IK6gSdyfO7lJdQzd8im_Z4D4mpo9BeoHDyZLTk0V-qsabQfPgGf7B_7cv2iojbqsE/s1600-h/Eclipse+177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jhHSz9y-l8lU3ouTBJc1hG10S2hX3iG1yLytSaujmfeQnhO79yOB_oV2TL7kKp7H0LuNQ0i3X3IK6gSdyfO7lJdQzd8im_Z4D4mpo9BeoHDyZLTk0V-qsabQfPgGf7B_7cv2iojbqsE/s200/Eclipse+177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430024053481022754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin32S7txuWhsKJr4capMhLvk9pNlHp35ojJInkgLwPi1FtqiTX7rUryAnVs-OhhvSdmHXD3XkNjN2olgkP2nVw9ksXwwzpDeENbHEuylBvT_u7IZc-gUFVOrK32u0MNPpI4_Kgqnl37cI/s1600-h/Eclipse+192.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin32S7txuWhsKJr4capMhLvk9pNlHp35ojJInkgLwPi1FtqiTX7rUryAnVs-OhhvSdmHXD3XkNjN2olgkP2nVw9ksXwwzpDeENbHEuylBvT_u7IZc-gUFVOrK32u0MNPpI4_Kgqnl37cI/s200/Eclipse+192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430024060156137394" border="0" /></a><br />Though it seemed a small disappointment, it was completely worth it later in the day to hear a couple students and staff mention how it's a beautiful representation of the fact that even though it was only 8% of the sun, Light still won. Praise God, He always wins.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxvdUODDf7xeOSdtvCURt2S2HMg1kwLuHXn7otXwG-JLPdirc838ikpm3Wsv1jj1jN8GVw0qcjUZwuCb-KdRoDLMALQkOB-B5q5wTeFzjZpbtjWxjEZsUxld9JnGmnokPbTr9c55wvZQ/s1600-h/Eclipse+197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxvdUODDf7xeOSdtvCURt2S2HMg1kwLuHXn7otXwG-JLPdirc838ikpm3Wsv1jj1jN8GVw0qcjUZwuCb-KdRoDLMALQkOB-B5q5wTeFzjZpbtjWxjEZsUxld9JnGmnokPbTr9c55wvZQ/s200/Eclipse+197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430024061353001698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcymwr5iif019xkK-Smf3VRdOdoBqIjCogSso7M0fVr4Nn4tBy3wA9FFrY3k6eJomnlk9fqTOlreTZn0vAAMgGMeMVAkXP8WkWknbBAS1cNUa7zxpi7J1ZLnttzmGmP1iPVqIhw3Fc30/s1600-h/IMG_2810.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcymwr5iif019xkK-Smf3VRdOdoBqIjCogSso7M0fVr4Nn4tBy3wA9FFrY3k6eJomnlk9fqTOlreTZn0vAAMgGMeMVAkXP8WkWknbBAS1cNUa7zxpi7J1ZLnttzmGmP1iPVqIhw3Fc30/s200/IMG_2810.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430024067015633714" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-82217106490434993792010-01-23T11:07:00.000-08:002010-01-23T11:31:50.442-08:00Christmas in... January?The following is a perfect example of why Kenya's postal service leaves much to be desired...<br /><br />I got a package yesterday. That in itself is... thrilling, to say the least. There are currently three different packages I'm aware of making their way somewhere through Kenya to get to my mailbox, so it was a surprise in itself to see which would make it here. The winner? The package from my aunt and uncle in Pasadena. The contents? Fabulous.<br /><br />The package was sent December 3, probably with hopes of arriving around Christmas. Well, it didn't, but I'm almost more excited this way. The package was filled with wonderful treats and surprises all with a common theme: Christmas! At first I was a little sad I couldn't hang my cute Christmas dishtowels and use my cute Christmas napkins for.. Christmastime. And then I realized - I CAN! See, mommy's coming in April along with one of my cousins and other aunts, and now I'll be able to have Christmas with them! Praise God for blessings in unexpected packages :)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6uktTY28GolKDj9mAl3AK1UWsR9BdUEBDyWdgSq__IcUQsECCDvF52OZ0DPe4za367eigbQPRhJn1b4xm4TgzhVGs2AunbG0_6mGSOg3EVqePjIwe54WWDBlyUgScOCTl0kVKOzTag0/s1600-h/Thacker+Package+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6uktTY28GolKDj9mAl3AK1UWsR9BdUEBDyWdgSq__IcUQsECCDvF52OZ0DPe4za367eigbQPRhJn1b4xm4TgzhVGs2AunbG0_6mGSOg3EVqePjIwe54WWDBlyUgScOCTl0kVKOzTag0/s200/Thacker+Package+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430019992770333090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TMSHSpOvTRX4E5CupNjJ2P5Nt7OkXBvhmzhMYJ7GhAquNnGlr6WUeDhvl-7VeHreV74G91IVRILUm3u6Pwh_tMUgxYMsxbDAxrnmCGDvx-sAS8ZjwFCux_BfbuTud_zWlP-oUoC-UUQ/s1600-h/Thacker+Package+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TMSHSpOvTRX4E5CupNjJ2P5Nt7OkXBvhmzhMYJ7GhAquNnGlr6WUeDhvl-7VeHreV74G91IVRILUm3u6Pwh_tMUgxYMsxbDAxrnmCGDvx-sAS8ZjwFCux_BfbuTud_zWlP-oUoC-UUQ/s200/Thacker+Package+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430019994286768514" border="0" /></a>Cutest part - spatulas with my name on them :)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-8577937006893522382009-12-26T01:28:00.001-08:002009-12-26T01:51:27.650-08:00Christmas in Kenya<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEIoCDu7seJO2Uqf1X2JT83p8EwzZ7DPBh399vj70wAyM4r59UY1gvYWjLSJ43VAX93q151f01kN4PdLrsM3F89Bmx8I1CILKzb5Jomjc2nE0Z0aC2hAX_YujE2jYEmlD5NFCt2LwZPs/s1600-h/IMG_2823.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEIoCDu7seJO2Uqf1X2JT83p8EwzZ7DPBh399vj70wAyM4r59UY1gvYWjLSJ43VAX93q151f01kN4PdLrsM3F89Bmx8I1CILKzb5Jomjc2nE0Z0aC2hAX_YujE2jYEmlD5NFCt2LwZPs/s200/IMG_2823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419480053312695282" border="0" /></a>Sarah made us stockings that said "My First Christmas in Africa"... so cute!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQTlFpKio7437F4bSDefnzqFkkmrV79fjzXPk5liJfawvEjXNyUxXai74CBA3Zz3xatV7AQ6oU58fzFECgZmH__3ecXOzMCm1KvLwka6mo7pBIPWhij5iEDGGwcPzbY0x_AEBxrBRLY8/s1600-h/IMG_2818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQTlFpKio7437F4bSDefnzqFkkmrV79fjzXPk5liJfawvEjXNyUxXai74CBA3Zz3xatV7AQ6oU58fzFECgZmH__3ecXOzMCm1KvLwka6mo7pBIPWhij5iEDGGwcPzbY0x_AEBxrBRLY8/s200/IMG_2818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419478602246976994" border="0" /></a>Praise the Lord, I survived my first Christmas without my family! And in Kenya, at that!<br /><br />Heading into Christmas I figured it'd either be really sad not being in Wisconsin with my family and waiting for our Santa presents, or else I'd be so busy playing with other families that I'd hardly have time to be sad. Thank God, it was the second.<br /><br />On Christmas Eve Sarah, Cassie and I headed down to have dinner and games and fun with another family here on campus. There was another family that joined and a couple other single people, so there was a nice little crowd. We ate ribs... DELICIOUS... and played all sorts of games before everyone dispersed. The girls and I decided to spend the night there, so we helped stuff stockings (it was SO strange being on the adult side of Christmas Eve...) for the kids and stayed up way too late chatting and then headed to bed. Christmas morning we were awakened by squeals and such, which was so precious! They have 4 kids - the oldest is in my class - and we all waited at the top of the stairs until the parents gave the "okay" to come down. We opened stockings and presents - they had both for us as well - and played with all of the funny new toys. It was so refreshing to see kids enjoying toys that cost very little and not caring that they didn't get a $50 video game or computer or phone or something.<br /><br />Afterwards I headed back up to the compound to have Christmas lunch with the family next door and a few other families they invited over. I was absolutely ecstatic to realize that they had all the foods I usually eat on Christmas - REAL turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, jello casserole, and tons more. We ate REALLY well and I was a little tired of food by the time I left, which is a good sign :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Then Christmas night me, Cassie and Sarah got together to open our gifts from home. Dad had brought over a few presents when he came and I got a box in the mail a few weeks ago that I never opened. Sarah was so sweet to wrap my presents for me so it'd actually feel like Christmas when I got to open them, and we had so much fun. Most of my presents were food, but I nearly danced a jig of excitement when I saw the clothes I got - SO PRETTY! I'm pretty sure my sister-in-law helped my mom pick them out? If so, great job Andrea :)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPySdOXm-6De9wqj6gPTN3VD1dvg7QCVnqD_u8ldJY6AyEWIGnqZPJXUplZSOxvxiPIKpR7nx-1P0mVKE5QAlptQu8zty1dEtJI6OaROSXdk0dJ3T6haBvHOzeN-xFbaMymxjx5oy0DE/s1600-h/IMG_2777.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPySdOXm-6De9wqj6gPTN3VD1dvg7QCVnqD_u8ldJY6AyEWIGnqZPJXUplZSOxvxiPIKpR7nx-1P0mVKE5QAlptQu8zty1dEtJI6OaROSXdk0dJ3T6haBvHOzeN-xFbaMymxjx5oy0DE/s200/IMG_2777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419475654732018434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRRs9qOIwGqjhqdsO7IKEZqej0caMX2czWvi2q1cwUfPNFsPhLsWbj1poAGrqD5OUOO_PCsr8mBTsdWlGLjrV5N7amI8Uxdu-lTHtjNtYg6Q9PwU5bNjPCNK4yh-FQxe61hgia1ViF1Q/s1600-h/IMG_2784.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRRs9qOIwGqjhqdsO7IKEZqej0caMX2czWvi2q1cwUfPNFsPhLsWbj1poAGrqD5OUOO_PCsr8mBTsdWlGLjrV5N7amI8Uxdu-lTHtjNtYg6Q9PwU5bNjPCNK4yh-FQxe61hgia1ViF1Q/s200/IMG_2784.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419475667497618546" border="0" /></a>Mom sent these candies a little after Halloween, so there's both holidays here! It was pretty funny...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk4JQ3x699SvljKXsdCvnFhapdhfz0Fo2YCZbB1eIrpwwZUU9TqO9KlnJu3pcJnb-8f4JQN9WI9UDgqC96gYj8elXR9Mp8ghnl22Vyjkgya0oD-ecU1w3NsfawUKAQWUhvK6AFZwFGM8/s1600-h/IMG_2802.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk4JQ3x699SvljKXsdCvnFhapdhfz0Fo2YCZbB1eIrpwwZUU9TqO9KlnJu3pcJnb-8f4JQN9WI9UDgqC96gYj8elXR9Mp8ghnl22Vyjkgya0oD-ecU1w3NsfawUKAQWUhvK6AFZwFGM8/s200/IMG_2802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419478585051748978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I414hSmiGxYbSpjHrpYn24fBU6sEM4_f1nXu-SsuaIRDOgvk5No7_x4jiIuxFyX31QijZHTyXhyphenhyphen_EmMBG8YYydINyawqeQ3fbfOWQonGg_5P-tou89QlMwq3Hw8aAIVVyzmlJtAcs34/s1600-h/IMG_2801.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I414hSmiGxYbSpjHrpYn24fBU6sEM4_f1nXu-SsuaIRDOgvk5No7_x4jiIuxFyX31QijZHTyXhyphenhyphen_EmMBG8YYydINyawqeQ3fbfOWQonGg_5P-tou89QlMwq3Hw8aAIVVyzmlJtAcs34/s200/IMG_2801.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419478583125895362" border="0" /></a>GAP!!! :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbrG6-ohnkYueZOm5kiYPqbBYzuHc2Fq4fxdGUivImSQooB6gLtJZU1huO0TtZhUx6CFxRH629oakXPHXQRS6pOkNPkEToPdJzDTh8Wu5gSywhBy-NzlHFNC43agTOJcMyFafNQPLV0s/s1600-h/IMG_2808.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbrG6-ohnkYueZOm5kiYPqbBYzuHc2Fq4fxdGUivImSQooB6gLtJZU1huO0TtZhUx6CFxRH629oakXPHXQRS6pOkNPkEToPdJzDTh8Wu5gSywhBy-NzlHFNC43agTOJcMyFafNQPLV0s/s200/IMG_2808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419478594469319250" border="0" /></a>I was SUPER excited about all of my new goodies! And notice the s'mores stuff! And LOTS of Crystal Lite! And new pajamas! And Craisins! So fu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAwsumUX03QLH0q7pHSiZXcIIF6jJPCbHpkPJx9Qt3PokCRYUGCvPXDn2Ap0U9-ylmLFYShr5PkD93Wd1YRlCwQS6VLoV2SysuRBtHeCV6v-_OFav1SSvuxXsTO3N8b5VVMLw14Yxc88/s1600-h/IMG_2812.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAwsumUX03QLH0q7pHSiZXcIIF6jJPCbHpkPJx9Qt3PokCRYUGCvPXDn2Ap0U9-ylmLFYShr5PkD93Wd1YRlCwQS6VLoV2SysuRBtHeCV6v-_OFav1SSvuxXsTO3N8b5VVMLw14Yxc88/s200/IMG_2812.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419478600303635954" border="0" /></a></div><br />God was so gracious to surround me with such love and fun here that I hardly felt homesick and went to bed full of joy. However, I definitely look forward to Christmas with my family again next year, God willing :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVarWipk2DwqsbHCIBl1Layhj-0u8eg3rsjJKSKit3PS_Vk71IejGOJZ7p0gkdE9Q4cbf2d3YXZZZPgxLqc6fUZ_dRsZlr2FsFYfxe1eq60bsR12dIADiW1CyIO9WlCWIxsinpIUnYgnU/s1600-h/IMG_2788.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVarWipk2DwqsbHCIBl1Layhj-0u8eg3rsjJKSKit3PS_Vk71IejGOJZ7p0gkdE9Q4cbf2d3YXZZZPgxLqc6fUZ_dRsZlr2FsFYfxe1eq60bsR12dIADiW1CyIO9WlCWIxsinpIUnYgnU/s200/IMG_2788.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419475664515023634" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-64144345320786012212009-12-25T00:50:00.000-08:002009-12-25T02:02:54.328-08:00Christmas with Little Lambs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FATsRVfbuAPCoNyflCtg6i1BeM3raqTv-ZECeQl4_bMDsSWWNkXZlZaOKkT4UqI1OKNwSAC_txsK_S14OD_H5xNC4eSQTE-_1GBe7ZpVZKtg_lyZxt86EXyOFGb3S_bZOy3Z0xHHpi8/s1600-h/IMG_2767.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FATsRVfbuAPCoNyflCtg6i1BeM3raqTv-ZECeQl4_bMDsSWWNkXZlZaOKkT4UqI1OKNwSAC_txsK_S14OD_H5xNC4eSQTE-_1GBe7ZpVZKtg_lyZxt86EXyOFGb3S_bZOy3Z0xHHpi8/s200/IMG_2767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419110332635516642" border="0" /></a><br />About a month ago I got word from my Aunt and Unlce that they wanted to donate a large amount to use for Kenyan kids over here - whatever I thought best. So I talked about it with my worker/friend, Bernice, and we decided to buy shoes for all of the kids at Little Lambs. The checks came in, the cash was gotten, and off we headed to Kimende, a village at the top of the hill, on market day to buy all of the shoes. Bernice did the bargaining while I helped find all of the shoe sizes we need, and when she told me the total, it was EXACTLY how much was donated!! Praise the Lord - His provision was so obvious and perfect! We hauled the shoes back and have waited patiently to give them to the precious kids...<br /><br />And Wednesday finally came. Little Lambs had their Christmas party on the 23rd and I was thrilled to be invited to join them in their celebration. I bought a little 5 ft. Christmas tree and some decorations to take with, and Bernice and I loaded the shoes into the taxi and headed up the hill.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLn4h1EH4sfhHL7hxjXpnsu8sbMNQMzcuiJNG7vj3prJjTnVfkCREgoRnT_Ae5tGNCVwOeNEcaLwj2ZaqlVuZlPPYBaDsW3pcxSTdXCA8vR8N4e-AIlyR3CzTZdl3YMqRbteJ9yELwGc/s1600-h/IMG_2687.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLn4h1EH4sfhHL7hxjXpnsu8sbMNQMzcuiJNG7vj3prJjTnVfkCREgoRnT_Ae5tGNCVwOeNEcaLwj2ZaqlVuZlPPYBaDsW3pcxSTdXCA8vR8N4e-AIlyR3CzTZdl3YMqRbteJ9yELwGc/s200/IMG_2687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419097121760833874" border="0" /></a>A handful of kids were already there setting up the decorations (ribbon and balloons, mostly), they food was already cooked, and the chairs were all being set up. We emptied out the shoe bag and lined them all up to get ready to hand them out.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaUdYLkPR8rHtQLsBZKiSENk_ZAFjNj5sIvN1MPK6bal1nI9TYlgupJqFo3aE0R6HWpmzYzhtjMAQoun4EJIhlBMBEUTgqEKJ9TCASZGvfHzUU2PZaH0woRx5enaDp_CXESz7y9bcPu8/s1600-h/IMG_2692.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaUdYLkPR8rHtQLsBZKiSENk_ZAFjNj5sIvN1MPK6bal1nI9TYlgupJqFo3aE0R6HWpmzYzhtjMAQoun4EJIhlBMBEUTgqEKJ9TCASZGvfHzUU2PZaH0woRx5enaDp_CXESz7y9bcPu8/s200/IMG_2692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419097123077755458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_7SOrBEY5r1G6QuE9s4bzhase0Sy9JGD9gOlppcSJI2r9Wek3diWu06_YqGIXnJRb425zHTsq34pKi6DSVmQVoNqT_DDo5aKKUEfJ2WIqxqnwYr3AhaG1wLqMpHr9m_Fz7Z6JpYdd0M/s1600-h/IMG_2697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_7SOrBEY5r1G6QuE9s4bzhase0Sy9JGD9gOlppcSJI2r9Wek3diWu06_YqGIXnJRb425zHTsq34pKi6DSVmQVoNqT_DDo5aKKUEfJ2WIqxqnwYr3AhaG1wLqMpHr9m_Fz7Z6JpYdd0M/s200/IMG_2697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419097128306866770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEf5_fwVlvacw9VwLQyDHZoeMNBnfUiBbbLLyRJayil1c9iV94b8cKqmAXaX1q2Z0ydSgTnmujzkLwtEN9WGABFmXXb5GHhcxsJUAKXZbLOGxODj3ZveEiOdRigI5JHFtx89jpBTkzas/s1600-h/IMG_2705.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEf5_fwVlvacw9VwLQyDHZoeMNBnfUiBbbLLyRJayil1c9iV94b8cKqmAXaX1q2Z0ydSgTnmujzkLwtEN9WGABFmXXb5GHhcxsJUAKXZbLOGxODj3ZveEiOdRigI5JHFtx89jpBTkzas/s200/IMG_2705.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419097138139880242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8SFRLk02JV-rDbG3CYIdES_arwwFs_j2oHD6ZNlmNGsq1_ccJ437jcG42PgKFCbijpJ8F36PGJm6Rpth4gz-GFm92O4ot-jJFVIvgHJg9CNSmYWj9a_ZvdNsOY09m78w5hmu9viE24U/s1600-h/IMG_2712.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8SFRLk02JV-rDbG3CYIdES_arwwFs_j2oHD6ZNlmNGsq1_ccJ437jcG42PgKFCbijpJ8F36PGJm6Rpth4gz-GFm92O4ot-jJFVIvgHJg9CNSmYWj9a_ZvdNsOY09m78w5hmu9viE24U/s200/IMG_2712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419097137245343666" border="0" /></a>The kids lined up as we called their names and blessed them with a good, sturdy pair of shoes. Some of them did a little happy dance, many faces lit up, and most walked away with an "asante sana (thank you very much), God bless you." These blessings, of course, are for my wonderful Aunt and Uncle who provided this incredible gift.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57txzLuqKQE1uk7JtXDgfVUpPbKuUb_ZOG_M1dQhuzJvDPHOwgYyMC9Q01JcrcGfZ1DtMtPu2cCZBfZr3nDMSATqae388een-ovTKwo9lPZOTHrrBPkUBMyPFNAoHAsqyWqqmQ9tm0VQ/s1600-h/IMG_2713.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57txzLuqKQE1uk7JtXDgfVUpPbKuUb_ZOG_M1dQhuzJvDPHOwgYyMC9Q01JcrcGfZ1DtMtPu2cCZBfZr3nDMSATqae388een-ovTKwo9lPZOTHrrBPkUBMyPFNAoHAsqyWqqmQ9tm0VQ/s200/IMG_2713.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419098364471583778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2N_S7tGiiGFZ6uJkZltT-D43k1AkAf03TAW-v3sGo4Oov7_6oBy3cTZ41Pn4lPko2DpqpLN13v_AdtcpDud8m5fckJOWERoziuOL3fB3nv5V6syZ4OYLhoIbu4Me7RYogx9aTwlWCMw/s1600-h/IMG_2715.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj62bpFquR_96f8IJ5KNCULdh5HDwDsmzt3WwjuCASpAhlqG_wKOUmCGEFdXewGBKpTVpmyInwuc9ufu5RdV4G0vcBvYeX9rSlwzyroE9g5zGntnXY2bcDgXQPfprTUS1JU074NfsfRmw/s200/IMG_2727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419098380203904050" border="0" /></a>Somehow we didn't have the right size for the last little girl, so Bernice and I headed out on an adventure back to Kimende to grab a pair so she wouldn't be the only one without new "smart" shoes.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKx4uCDoZ_tydetmYUkxAJNL3VpWthFVygOEbx7vfWyrh16zYoDRhceWRYDWmRL6lb9v8gIBRRVgTIb9GdTJjfmhZ73LeGCGKCmeYjKTHrwzXyK5aJlN_vorfgZjHtkoDHkq4YXd8VVU/s1600-h/IMG_2732.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKx4uCDoZ_tydetmYUkxAJNL3VpWthFVygOEbx7vfWyrh16zYoDRhceWRYDWmRL6lb9v8gIBRRVgTIb9GdTJjfmhZ73LeGCGKCmeYjKTHrwzXyK5aJlN_vorfgZjHtkoDHkq4YXd8VVU/s200/IMG_2732.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419098384657578994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">She obviously needed new shoes, so we were happy to adventure out and get them :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkMnUMcL4VyqblZw2irvzajS-64HesbwONMXaXFMksnxZbw1oztuDGJ06et7siljd8izpQQ3Gh09BazTmL78odRl5Bvxyqol0aE1tlmR0Dm_amHStyjoo7B4jEJbNeKbiQQDAc8CuYpE/s1600-h/IMG_2739.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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I've started building relationships with most of the kids, and a lot of them that didn't really have anything to do with me at first are some of my closest little buddies. I'm getting to know the staff there much better, and God is definitely opening my eyes to opportunities to help and serve them. I was truly blessed by their graciousness and love, and I am so thankful that God has placed me in the midst of that wonderful place, even if for only a few times. Merry Christmas, dear little lambs of The Good Shepherd...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-14938479265259298192009-12-23T22:48:00.000-08:002009-12-25T00:49:08.320-08:00Goat: It's what's for Dinner.Here at RVA we are blessed with some really great guards to keep us safe enough that even Daddy approves of where I live. Some of these guards happen to be Masai - one of Africa's biggest tribes. They're fantastic and rich in tradition - google them sometime if you'd like.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Anyways, a dear couple here, the Holts, decided to buy a goat from one of our Masai guards and roast it for some of their workers and their families as well as a few of the guards we're friends with. So Sammy (the owner of the goat) brought up his goat in the trunk of a car and there in the Holts' backyard we watched as they slaughtered it. I have great pictures of it all, but seeing as most of you probably don't want to see them, I'll just post a few :) The meal was complete with other Kenyan favorites - chapatis, sakuma wiki, stew, and other meats. They also fried the intestines, but unfortunately due to a chain of events I was too late for that... bummer! Such a fun day - thanks Holts!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdS31NI4w4adKCNORhERtJvNId8KBFNaLnRbjWdnu6-edgKvF95M_ClH_EpDGB-M7Jbmr6fpLhkahKapLz2PMznmqp1nvNcCDlbHedhsEka5uHpDHFlfSvSR9wSNRuq7EtSXsqMAmgjc/s1600-h/IMG_2663.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdS31NI4w4adKCNORhERtJvNId8KBFNaLnRbjWdnu6-edgKvF95M_ClH_EpDGB-M7Jbmr6fpLhkahKapLz2PMznmqp1nvNcCDlbHedhsEka5uHpDHFlfSvSR9wSNRuq7EtSXsqMAmgjc/s200/IMG_2663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419091175790584402" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Before...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGKbaukOsRzFDi79lM6MnR_cN9fOwV4WNFOOWBm5CoaRBQCFm_ZNPB2nBWgszBY0H8-JNc5NqC0aKP3OT0lzNwjiFBrl_QL4QG8wXa2kMPDK_w-n8B0j_SoOELGwWIjneysL0M1WSkrI/s1600-h/IMG_2665.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGKbaukOsRzFDi79lM6MnR_cN9fOwV4WNFOOWBm5CoaRBQCFm_ZNPB2nBWgszBY0H8-JNc5NqC0aKP3OT0lzNwjiFBrl_QL4QG8wXa2kMPDK_w-n8B0j_SoOELGwWIjneysL0M1WSkrI/s200/IMG_2665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419091180425910370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuSAJGsOxcDMP1QikLJ3XmIwyBu8zJ6ocS25WX9zhEcqPm8EEnU1h-0WYpDOW-SunvNwxE9LbJNz1Jvq6mX3P_QM4cPf-H3aDB2T0mGjLl-zt7fsk1Qpe5lS7bFL6KYJkQpXJ-P4rLp8/s1600-h/IMG_2677.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuSAJGsOxcDMP1QikLJ3XmIwyBu8zJ6ocS25WX9zhEcqPm8EEnU1h-0WYpDOW-SunvNwxE9LbJNz1Jvq6mX3P_QM4cPf-H3aDB2T0mGjLl-zt7fsk1Qpe5lS7bFL6KYJkQpXJ-P4rLp8/s200/IMG_2677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419091190651779602" border="0" /></a>And after!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXaiak484ZVJnF6dBDrySToNF_4AI6l2aIpWKRl3gqFkktrcbZw5wKwBwerCFJAOoqoWB1uolWPi41Ysjcm1KDXXiVIHP_X3d4UiaA0tjV7Z-sOwt6jwmffpGs-U9Yu7UaR0ZOWHjw2I/s1600-h/IMG_2676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXaiak484ZVJnF6dBDrySToNF_4AI6l2aIpWKRl3gqFkktrcbZw5wKwBwerCFJAOoqoWB1uolWPi41Ysjcm1KDXXiVIHP_X3d4UiaA0tjV7Z-sOwt6jwmffpGs-U9Yu7UaR0ZOWHjw2I/s200/IMG_2676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419091184937265922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5pyo3at_osxJi8xBgdlcyQPqj-lwwCgRsC4T5NglPm3yrEjVAX7zOwPg5ajDZgLJ6tZEC3SEU4xGXMY7j1GRq4cPFPFtncO-60zU1nyejKt7SfrP-1eBBG90OT-DfI8KQaPYBTroKHo/s1600-h/IMG_2679.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5pyo3at_osxJi8xBgdlcyQPqj-lwwCgRsC4T5NglPm3yrEjVAX7zOwPg5ajDZgLJ6tZEC3SEU4xGXMY7j1GRq4cPFPFtncO-60zU1nyejKt7SfrP-1eBBG90OT-DfI8KQaPYBTroKHo/s200/IMG_2679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419091197050038114" border="0" /></a>Sammy and Givan and their little girls!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-68185907031402348102009-12-21T00:41:00.000-08:002009-12-22T07:43:18.127-08:00Pineapple MayhemLast week a few of my junior highers showed up at my door with one of my towels they grabbed from my clothes line and proudly announced "Bigger or Better!"<br /><br />The elementary kids were having a game night and my junior highers, also bored, decided to try to make their own game night. The problem is that most junior highers don't know how to organize games or control others enough to get them to play along. This was their attempt at doing so, but it failed quite miserably. Also noteworthy: I had given an elementary group my pineapple and the junior highers were amazingly jealous and NEEDED that pineapple.<br /><br />So my neighbor Sarah and I decided to put this information together and make a junior high game night and somehow incorporate pineapples into the games. This idea mixed with our delirium from the hike resulted in one of the most hilarious nights I've had with my kids, and they loved every second of it, praise God :)<br /><br />When we sent out invitations we told them to bring a pineapple and dress monochromatically (thanks FLIC...). They were all really confused, but reeeally excited to see why the madness.<br /><br />They started by having to find hidden balls with glow sticks all over the campus. Some of the glow sticks weren't quite glowing, so that made it a little bit harder. Then we moved on to the pineapple games. We had them dress up their pineapple, judged the "best dressed pineapple," then had them make a commercial which incorporated their pineapples in it. Yes, this sounds ridiculously strange and cheesy, but they LOVED it, and it was absolutely HILARIOUS... way funnier than you'd probably expect.<br /><br />So without further ado, the results:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Bo4VJDnNFkfZXFdvA3HjeCvTAA1veu2abZcZHgZx8HNgAC47ImAtV8AlQz1yE513xpdWEyZ3k9Fy0HV3zsU1-UHMOV9oVzOlJ5Im70PVQXQuu3CXxvOjw4bQ3-vH78QVAuWpQ9wmeRc/s1600-h/IMG_2636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Bo4VJDnNFkfZXFdvA3HjeCvTAA1veu2abZcZHgZx8HNgAC47ImAtV8AlQz1yE513xpdWEyZ3k9Fy0HV3zsU1-UHMOV9oVzOlJ5Im70PVQXQuu3CXxvOjw4bQ3-vH78QVAuWpQ9wmeRc/s200/IMG_2636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418084548285011586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqD8ZWj00EWtoKHVQLzA9gHZcKHu3F5Gyl3-omD_17kgXrrJuRnCDDEHAWbbH7vxIMf_kknTDM-BcHdMG1gILVPrQGwO9BpNxz73_7EWhvKUs5gG121a5K_TehTDGZX3n4FvAeWcGpqQ/s1600-h/IMG_2629.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqD8ZWj00EWtoKHVQLzA9gHZcKHu3F5Gyl3-omD_17kgXrrJuRnCDDEHAWbbH7vxIMf_kknTDM-BcHdMG1gILVPrQGwO9BpNxz73_7EWhvKUs5gG121a5K_TehTDGZX3n4FvAeWcGpqQ/s200/IMG_2629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418084539025490930" border="0" /></a>Yes, this IS a Pineapple dressed as Rudolph...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm5Rykey4azEKHHETElEH73G4T5-MAZatUv2FQKoSCoHse0ANSAD4crWntUPVc5-Pl3yC69SpeMhO75yvByXbH6Xdrwse6fDOEU__2_3VTOdQoL3jn8emFsgUk2SEnVIMsLp8u0fafd4/s1600-h/IMG_2627.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIm5Rykey4azEKHHETElEH73G4T5-MAZatUv2FQKoSCoHse0ANSAD4crWntUPVc5-Pl3yC69SpeMhO75yvByXbH6Xdrwse6fDOEU__2_3VTOdQoL3jn8emFsgUk2SEnVIMsLp8u0fafd4/s200/IMG_2627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418084538165919954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLiH64rOsXYTylb3fdgSnXZCbiprjrAKAcHpiIhsjCO5PjJbjsahjnquOKyEWGAN8WPzLB1eGtrnzfyBemLJ8p4LRzUxrBu8frmbGR8Nxz99_IJVDsvQv0gy0zngRjYUulu2fD8DrpHA/s1600-h/IMG_2622.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLiH64rOsXYTylb3fdgSnXZCbiprjrAKAcHpiIhsjCO5PjJbjsahjnquOKyEWGAN8WPzLB1eGtrnzfyBemLJ8p4LRzUxrBu8frmbGR8Nxz99_IJVDsvQv0gy0zngRjYUulu2fD8DrpHA/s200/IMG_2622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418084533468892882" border="0" /></a>And A Pineapple dressed as Papa Smurf...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaDjc5305rzLcp0kzLtiJSZ5bJlN41aiVgH7eRdtkEu6x1o_PGmSnzxi9tho1iyISi8NUYZW-SMhqNYGQ3VRDC-egOSiIfZisqbBZzM2SASP8m5dSXQdMlNGqVGVq4IndyyaqdB6cjGE/s1600-h/IMG_2619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaDjc5305rzLcp0kzLtiJSZ5bJlN41aiVgH7eRdtkEu6x1o_PGmSnzxi9tho1iyISi8NUYZW-SMhqNYGQ3VRDC-egOSiIfZisqbBZzM2SASP8m5dSXQdMlNGqVGVq4IndyyaqdB6cjGE/s200/IMG_2619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418084525847610994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoMBrO_gkiHhSItd1BxaLtZmndE6JJcio6wCUDjc6Cylg4XDE85egc2-eQGGITnnrrL1MR9IlZd_hGsGBMq3OihuxxLNEEtgrA1B2xVEW5cCye2w1I_DzsDulaCVoVEQoZOIg6dHuHkk/s1600-h/IMG_2638.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoMBrO_gkiHhSItd1BxaLtZmndE6JJcio6wCUDjc6Cylg4XDE85egc2-eQGGITnnrrL1MR9IlZd_hGsGBMq3OihuxxLNEEtgrA1B2xVEW5cCye2w1I_DzsDulaCVoVEQoZOIg6dHuHkk/s200/IMG_2638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418085517549928082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFCLR-0x2qIy70OUGtw9cRj2QRE8NxAZmcTBTLJh0ikSXUVth9_9RkLQoJsyyEoUew4717tYeLV-2q_UJU-1o7geSbZGUenV4cLSnqLxUHkiQnFn4ZkB-Uxgi_DDVGIbw4ry-GbN9q9Y/s1600-h/IMG_2647.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFCLR-0x2qIy70OUGtw9cRj2QRE8NxAZmcTBTLJh0ikSXUVth9_9RkLQoJsyyEoUew4717tYeLV-2q_UJU-1o7geSbZGUenV4cLSnqLxUHkiQnFn4ZkB-Uxgi_DDVGIbw4ry-GbN9q9Y/s200/IMG_2647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418085520071989954" border="0" /></a>The skit was about Santa and some reindeer smoking.. and they all died... which is why you shouldn't smoke... nice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdYiQDH-aWhpLxXoB_Eq-pRJDtXoCQIATEr4KtzL0EcUqzcC1Q6j71gcbrpQy602ECXwWb97x8HoWxcFCaTLlQBBax9iHylQ9DaBILp6ntP1dEINsL4T_ZEyWlxIBHDpxUsRHy6SFIKg/s1600-h/IMG_2655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdYiQDH-aWhpLxXoB_Eq-pRJDtXoCQIATEr4KtzL0EcUqzcC1Q6j71gcbrpQy602ECXwWb97x8HoWxcFCaTLlQBBax9iHylQ9DaBILp6ntP1dEINsL4T_ZEyWlxIBHDpxUsRHy6SFIKg/s200/IMG_2655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418085525424294626" border="0" /></a>The Lunas, a.k.a. the African Idol judges...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QX_-_ZAQfUSHmhXQhT-AhDDBmlUcqS1ocOxkCZWVzKMfiSEX5RcG2mvoU9f3j6HIg0mNGUDEbetWGcMAzsmxPgbNak_HZuXIgG2gpPVAPitM9U3avLW16Fg2dh_Wmi85LuIcvgbfgLI/s1600-h/IMG_2656.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QX_-_ZAQfUSHmhXQhT-AhDDBmlUcqS1ocOxkCZWVzKMfiSEX5RcG2mvoU9f3j6HIg0mNGUDEbetWGcMAzsmxPgbNak_HZuXIgG2gpPVAPitM9U3avLW16Fg2dh_Wmi85LuIcvgbfgLI/s200/IMG_2656.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418085531634808434" border="0" /></a>waiting for the results...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I really like junior highers... :)<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4015327335594552409.post-29172284583699722642009-12-20T23:46:00.000-08:002009-12-21T00:35:38.923-08:00A Real CliffhangerCassie's brother and sister have been here all week from California, and they decided while they were here they'd try out hiking. So Thursday morning a group of us gathered to hike to the waterfalls - known to be a nice hard hike - prayed, and set off. I guarantee that if the entire thing would've been filmed it would've been watched by millions. The comments and squealing and complaining and ridiculousness of the whole group were.. more than entertaining. And despite all of the squealing and complaining and ridiculousness, we survived.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvrXkHM4qK2GHJPHbPuAhc0TygM7uxc_9lmdncXG0X48jN4VgXXfS8HrfEYZ-e4grCSoTAew6cMOTzGRIro9t2zSUR_lqzPVy5QcdNnf296G3N8dGkyU0uzCc0TrCoDWZ02YMN7sW6oA/s1600-h/100_2521.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvrXkHM4qK2GHJPHbPuAhc0TygM7uxc_9lmdncXG0X48jN4VgXXfS8HrfEYZ-e4grCSoTAew6cMOTzGRIro9t2zSUR_lqzPVy5QcdNnf296G3N8dGkyU0uzCc0TrCoDWZ02YMN7sW6oA/s200/100_2521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417599382710981906" border="0" /></a><br />The hike started with a nice trip through a tunnel.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpeV5yn0PDLWaiicqOO_fkA4Y12PuUcefroK7KxtpjFQVJAcIaVWzyDyOcxCrqdmp8P9C62L-hIrx2q-2-NuUMT_KXEQVJyCmgIIsepskZWU_px-LOiKqgL0l6ZaAKWu64vz4hGSEfJc/s1600-h/Hiking!+331.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpeV5yn0PDLWaiicqOO_fkA4Y12PuUcefroK7KxtpjFQVJAcIaVWzyDyOcxCrqdmp8P9C62L-hIrx2q-2-NuUMT_KXEQVJyCmgIIsepskZWU_px-LOiKqgL0l6ZaAKWu64vz4hGSEfJc/s200/Hiking!+331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417603582960866098" border="0" /></a> You can't quite stand up straight, and you can't see your face in front of your hand without some sort of light. Luckily Kenya equips its cell phones with flashlights, so we had a wee bit of light to guide us. We slowly but surely made our way through the tunnel, breathed a sigh of relief when we reached the light at the end, and then groaned a nice groan when we saw the next stage: climbing straight up the side of a hill.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyUsMWGxF0kjgPDjuyx5uYicEQD9sTxsFkUBJpaEujw8cb1bP-0-E_OFqVQGdE8shYs1_6xXmbr1MQjxgkw8xgqm_HEjcpmp1mMCvUM3eW9PeBHdg6RBNCfkCP4ZVaD8hC3NjdSDooi0/s1600-h/100_2525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyUsMWGxF0kjgPDjuyx5uYicEQD9sTxsFkUBJpaEujw8cb1bP-0-E_OFqVQGdE8shYs1_6xXmbr1MQjxgkw8xgqm_HEjcpmp1mMCvUM3eW9PeBHdg6RBNCfkCP4ZVaD8hC3NjdSDooi0/s200/100_2525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417599387861043634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZiVUJepcni4hJIpZ7JeorgV_-iaTursNdOQsh8SppOf-i-l0SRnwrBAHFVi5bli5fNZgfOYRFMNk_jqMsQS1CsabxTz2G-BcqVqh71fQXofrwIhond5jnRH19C0_wHjpNj6E2EQkZZE/s1600-h/Hiking!+211.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZiVUJepcni4hJIpZ7JeorgV_-iaTursNdOQsh8SppOf-i-l0SRnwrBAHFVi5bli5fNZgfOYRFMNk_jqMsQS1CsabxTz2G-BcqVqh71fQXofrwIhond5jnRH19C0_wHjpNj6E2EQkZZE/s200/Hiking!+211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417601443800535794" border="0" /></a> After pulling ourselves up by plant roots and being careful not to fall off the side, we made it up to the top - to the train tracks. Now the train tracks were probably the easiest part of the whole hike - no steep inclines (other than the sides of the track), no sliding dirt, etc. However, somehow this is where I managed to take a nice fall. 15 minutes into the hike and I pretty much kill my leg, allowing the pain to stay with me for the next 7.5 hrs of hiking. Nice Amanda, real nice.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2dYAzeDIkKCfLH4Pf3oGKHgobO9xyn2EgZJtuyCmxR4bXeUyJFa3bWFIegGfLB3_y36wdAGOslvdfeUTxkvLftz244IAdJjNXiUdkTtODigd0419i1MU_SBROp1geoLNSG5iq689mWg/s1600-h/DSC_0655.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2dYAzeDIkKCfLH4Pf3oGKHgobO9xyn2EgZJtuyCmxR4bXeUyJFa3bWFIegGfLB3_y36wdAGOslvdfeUTxkvLftz244IAdJjNXiUdkTtODigd0419i1MU_SBROp1geoLNSG5iq689mWg/s200/DSC_0655.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417599396748931570" border="0" /></a>Right after I fell... it knocked the wind out of me so I needed a little resty...</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We followed the tracks for a little over a mile before turning off onto another steep path that would take us into some of the most beautiful, movie-like scenery I've ever seen. Sarah (our fearless leader) pointed out the path miles ahead - you could see it on the side of the hills. We realized we were in for a LONG hike, but we didn't realize how hard it would be...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_74N6PYmk81PU0n-_ZK5ZZ34iqaEHdkhz_WJLyJUdWR1EakCdYCyq8SyqShTKciK4SpB2jbebTrQnRDYXQPhKnKxejwhOpJI9yikbpqq4WTPY1WiKH8VamqYb8i9IELNWLeQtFowpfU/s1600-h/Hiking!+219.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_74N6PYmk81PU0n-_ZK5ZZ34iqaEHdkhz_WJLyJUdWR1EakCdYCyq8SyqShTKciK4SpB2jbebTrQnRDYXQPhKnKxejwhOpJI9yikbpqq4WTPY1WiKH8VamqYb8i9IELNWLeQtFowpfU/s200/Hiking!+219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417601450151570050" border="0" /></a>If you look closely you can see our trail - right through the middle of the picture.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHPaEPjy5XHQ-TTGrlbppN2DzUwvY79xbOzda-X4sYswLuIRlj6EWI2cJZTzEJahpujomVmxbtFw_WuY0oKIT3Se6fmG9aVcvOfu1bNtzfpOgxTVgiMj1g4OpiBHoIO_5Mu6chiEWEEQ/s1600-h/100_2524.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHPaEPjy5XHQ-TTGrlbppN2DzUwvY79xbOzda-X4sYswLuIRlj6EWI2cJZTzEJahpujomVmxbtFw_WuY0oKIT3Se6fmG9aVcvOfu1bNtzfpOgxTVgiMj1g4OpiBHoIO_5Mu6chiEWEEQ/s200/100_2524.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417599383533687298" border="0" /></a>We made our way through all sorts of pokey bushes, past slippery slopes, up Wrench Hill (you had to have been there...), around dangerous bee nests (or so we thought...), and killed about every muscle in our bodies to finally reach our destination: the waterfalls. There are apparently a string of waterfalls in these hills, and we reached the top of one of them where we decided to rest. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNUXrG7Ix3FuEEW2AGRwQ9FOhQTF3-ZKziUhHLcgp-YdPujd-FW5sepESVkvwDS7kHRBq-I1X3pbXBoOTA4U2goY4bEfHaoKiigK2jOp6CpSvXO9TPxL9CSnAVh9ubSQNmkjT38A8w8s/s1600-h/Hiking!+226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNUXrG7Ix3FuEEW2AGRwQ9FOhQTF3-ZKziUhHLcgp-YdPujd-FW5sepESVkvwDS7kHRBq-I1X3pbXBoOTA4U2goY4bEfHaoKiigK2jOp6CpSvXO9TPxL9CSnAVh9ubSQNmkjT38A8w8s/s200/Hiking!+226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417601453435579042" border="0" /></a>Actually a different waterfall, but that's okay...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDTrcqguSD40TqGNoWdz1PhJ-JzsuuQRM7h44jEMnCpT01jJCKbe1e21ylcEIcduzTTf6W_KclHfeOG1-Gq3Au_jZ3Wl6vN8Y3WMjJYIwQYGzLFAkYfAIVEM1ov9wrCKVR598ph6gQsQ/s1600-h/100_2544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDTrcqguSD40TqGNoWdz1PhJ-JzsuuQRM7h44jEMnCpT01jJCKbe1e21ylcEIcduzTTf6W_KclHfeOG1-Gq3Au_jZ3Wl6vN8Y3WMjJYIwQYGzLFAkYfAIVEM1ov9wrCKVR598ph6gQsQ/s200/100_2544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417599393924993858" border="0" /></a>The group at the waterfalls. They were obviously dried up a little bit, unfortunately...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimNlvLD0yjyTDQ_1FuxB9k6LCepik9hEfBwyGvIO46vk-jOcj1MMUdGr6-RDmg4Hb0PrMz59BhknIGjN3fvqqU9I6gqdT1twWkBCqxUnxReGwokR2YEjfP23AUgUaY1oidXY6x8pOH8g/s1600-h/DSC_0698.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimNlvLD0yjyTDQ_1FuxB9k6LCepik9hEfBwyGvIO46vk-jOcj1MMUdGr6-RDmg4Hb0PrMz59BhknIGjN3fvqqU9I6gqdT1twWkBCqxUnxReGwokR2YEjfP23AUgUaY1oidXY6x8pOH8g/s200/DSC_0698.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417601440891879922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1ecrz-ETA4BfPcHMQq5XCCN2RJDN_ypRZlq9hePgKcyKSmmLbcnQpFmGfRoRkFBNfB1mycAtsggwWafQqhmVy8rs_a7qaqTD9hn3r3p_AnjKkoj5a3LAFvmPM628eQ833P8rcxpQcrg/s1600-h/Hiking!+303.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1ecrz-ETA4BfPcHMQq5XCCN2RJDN_ypRZlq9hePgKcyKSmmLbcnQpFmGfRoRkFBNfB1mycAtsggwWafQqhmVy8rs_a7qaqTD9hn3r3p_AnjKkoj5a3LAFvmPM628eQ833P8rcxpQcrg/s200/Hiking!+303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417603578685340690" border="0" /></a>We took some pictures, watched some monkeys, gazed up at human-looking trees, and ate our snacks before half of the group decided to go see another one higher up.<br /></div><br />They never came back.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">They climbed up a steep cliff and realized they couldn't get down, so they had to make their way around the rim of the hills and forge their own path. All the while, we that stayed behind had to find our way back on our own. We had a few adventures of our own, including some stinging nettle and different liquids... :) Both groups ended up making it back to the train tracks at about the same time and we hiked the last leg of our adventure - back on the train tracks - together. 7.5 hours after leaving my front yard, we returned, a lot dirtier, most a bit bloodier, and everyone much more tired than we began. We spent the rest of the night doctoring our wounds and laying around, moving as little as possible. We were a pitiful sight, but everyone was more than pumped that we did it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD82hrbpP_EpEtkW0dDcry-yX_8tT4HNxlj2R7lqLsbe-XmnfG9QXoxuqOuLC7J6GFp5auGxRsZsPYZ535mXsHUB43qJ0ymebJ7pAPO7_LC30-y8dp6i6_-hT4080hkwUVvEFJcs6ogE/s1600-h/Hiking!+366.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD82hrbpP_EpEtkW0dDcry-yX_8tT4HNxlj2R7lqLsbe-XmnfG9QXoxuqOuLC7J6GFp5auGxRsZsPYZ535mXsHUB43qJ0ymebJ7pAPO7_LC30-y8dp6i6_-hT4080hkwUVvEFJcs6ogE/s200/Hiking!+366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417603586306939442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjji5riJhnMa_Y7WAFim8SeC0ki6f2SExXfrC8BWNCk7ixpREFQ1Oscx5N71NSBt9pMNN46y9XVXI5eoHrrn7c3QNSCAzLfBpVJkgEQIXgO3h_U6PLDtKy9GQ84DDJGzXXNqEBzToeuxUs/s1600-h/Hiking!+370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4yk893ZqMYGjD50O8Tg5tE892HBjfFjIVsfIU1jJ-Fq0xu9hK-pisJvEoUrl1MreVRUwsxXqUqikumsS3hDgnB3bbEPYmJc83mkGfb37JzZFJulkbXEOZ48eC4k3gT_drR2RQtHp0mP0/s200/IMG_2662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417604239115527186" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Yay hiking :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknO22uUBI2SJob8eQnFZBIBny82wRouIzMa6EL_qfFbR5fmyTn1VxHmFGxfpuy2rM4R68mImbRi4a0_iqHwdDYICpIeffcghPvmwwL5Nt0K-6QU-r6azOSh9DSkXlesDyie1i6Vlo9Yk/s1600-h/Hiking!+275.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknO22uUBI2SJob8eQnFZBIBny82wRouIzMa6EL_qfFbR5fmyTn1VxHmFGxfpuy2rM4R68mImbRi4a0_iqHwdDYICpIeffcghPvmwwL5Nt0K-6QU-r6azOSh9DSkXlesDyie1i6Vlo9Yk/s200/Hiking!+275.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417603573327481378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAF71qED0hbe8Pe7x-kb6VKAoxKz3rD2xvZKjcyr9Ir4MgU4A-3AkGHl361uwDVKldTClsitoh_5juY7rbssZh5x202vLHOVlLKYwckuV4X8svqGSAvXdghdK8NSki96IytsjCY-7vqU/s1600-h/Hiking!+250.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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We were up here from Tuesday night through Saturday morning, and having him here was such a blessing for both of us! He was delighted to see how safe and beautiful it is here, so I think he'll rest much easier knowing that my part of Africa isn't quite as dark and dangerous as he may have imagined. I gave him a tour of the campus and we walked down to the dukas to buy some vegetables and have a little tour of Kijabe town. I loved showing him my little world!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKu-6OdfdkMjzk49My4_R9-QcJWxA9oKcsaGvqPktYcImW-EL-zF9yV2hUKHp768vIyXopfDf4VwMKe86f5H_WkN3ZlpOb9LB2abtXpBC3fUnKZA2ZjdbocFvsm2jVN0DgBp5AmV3F8c/s1600-h/Dad's+Visit+to+RVA+030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKu-6OdfdkMjzk49My4_R9-QcJWxA9oKcsaGvqPktYcImW-EL-zF9yV2hUKHp768vIyXopfDf4VwMKe86f5H_WkN3ZlpOb9LB2abtXpBC3fUnKZA2ZjdbocFvsm2jVN0DgBp5AmV3F8c/s200/Dad's+Visit+to+RVA+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415041981718433138" border="0" /></a> He also brought lots of goodies from home, including ingredients for s'mores! We're convinced the marshmallows here are partly plastic and they don't sell graham crackers or Hershey's, so this was quite the treat! We had a few people over to make s'mores with us and everyone was ridiculously excited, which was really amusing to Dad.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9k-ODT6Sfzt7Y-Edcb-ZImtXyO3ekr71tqMLVxAXQzd9jFrMEVw1erLDKKrCcNt8CJuXxckhUfQ0FKBqstpoLZPxuKU02mU5M8oPqMuiPLWMyk28AoIG9Lr1HL-NhB5Um66fHPMq6rA/s1600-h/Dad's+Visit+to+RVA+162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9k-ODT6Sfzt7Y-Edcb-ZImtXyO3ekr71tqMLVxAXQzd9jFrMEVw1erLDKKrCcNt8CJuXxckhUfQ0FKBqstpoLZPxuKU02mU5M8oPqMuiPLWMyk28AoIG9Lr1HL-NhB5Um66fHPMq6rA/s200/Dad's+Visit+to+RVA+162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415041987178917730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvJsX_YLMFwFwGI8vaaWKFliAn-EWj5rT_YSc5u8cHJ3AhbA8lmzYuea6R8lbr9_Im5HFeEkk6R-8LpwcYbzvvb7TyTu5xPmUzZaseUCcic9kzW9a62crN_rJt-Lkt23JHZIIXeqWR0U/s1600-h/Dad's+Visit+to+RVA+165.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvJsX_YLMFwFwGI8vaaWKFliAn-EWj5rT_YSc5u8cHJ3AhbA8lmzYuea6R8lbr9_Im5HFeEkk6R-8LpwcYbzvvb7TyTu5xPmUzZaseUCcic9kzW9a62crN_rJt-Lkt23JHZIIXeqWR0U/s200/Dad's+Visit+to+RVA+165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415041992937429490" border="0" /></a><br />He also brought some birthday cards and gifts for me, including a Christmas CD from Mom and Dad (I forgot my Christmas music at home and was craving it, so it was great!) and a card from April with beautiful hand-made snowflakes in it that I put up in my windows and I loooove looking out at!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9AAOslqDjZH0ghfX-ojb2U3hj-bntB6oS5PM_gK4Rfz30XhFoN0dEyiE5O-BHjdAq55QiBfk2OGZakoeYn5AhmVR_7VrUn-Z-GGqqPwuvYfVsIqI5chveZSnk7k4vpRlH6Z8fHaBj1I/s1600-h/Packages,+Giraffes+012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9AAOslqDjZH0ghfX-ojb2U3hj-bntB6oS5PM_gK4Rfz30XhFoN0dEyiE5O-BHjdAq55QiBfk2OGZakoeYn5AhmVR_7VrUn-Z-GGqqPwuvYfVsIqI5chveZSnk7k4vpRlH6Z8fHaBj1I/s200/Packages,+Giraffes+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415041997731686754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCxe5DMOa6P2fZPbD2qGH0gQ3y-7C3zgPRB33PePDr04MZlRO7Ksg7v6hebj-Oz2Pt4N8_Ob1fxdvMHspxy6ficnm4pqR8iwX9-3nZRtt0-z83bqUgbyogfNg396EMtsIynH_XPrf0Hc/s1600-h/Packages,+Giraffes+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCxe5DMOa6P2fZPbD2qGH0gQ3y-7C3zgPRB33PePDr04MZlRO7Ksg7v6hebj-Oz2Pt4N8_Ob1fxdvMHspxy6ficnm4pqR8iwX9-3nZRtt0-z83bqUgbyogfNg396EMtsIynH_XPrf0Hc/s200/Packages,+Giraffes+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415043601683096338" border="0" /></a>I also happened to get THREE packages from the post office!! That right there is as good as waking up to a room full of presents on Christmas morning! I opened the package from my Aunt Linda and Uncle Art and it had all sorts of goodies in it! I also opened the flat envelope from Mommy which had my favorite pencils, cough drops, a Halloween card (that tells you how long it took to get here!) and Sour Patch kids in it! It was a great birhtday present!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RwZVWJeHoGfqP6bGB9a6ZiUyh2f41w08QWKPs8E2uhSdgXIgZECx-Ga6xUqjUaA4daxWJNrLhZH68yw9vnyoXd0wxqmUZ1cWWF3KPU-0lmj_Jiawu0M9PGAlUDklDb1aHztKyeOLezM/s1600-h/Packages,+Giraffes+018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RwZVWJeHoGfqP6bGB9a6ZiUyh2f41w08QWKPs8E2uhSdgXIgZECx-Ga6xUqjUaA4daxWJNrLhZH68yw9vnyoXd0wxqmUZ1cWWF3KPU-0lmj_Jiawu0M9PGAlUDklDb1aHztKyeOLezM/s200/Packages,+Giraffes+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415043607688642834" border="0" /></a>Daddy brought a box cake mix from America to make me cake on my birthday, and it was delicious! We had cake with candles, which was incredibly exciting in itself! After cake we drove into Nairobi and went to the Giraffe Center to feed giraffes - it was so cool! Its tongue tickled but it was great!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR6q2AYmb3g3cztduFvCZKusneJ9dNc6VK5PmSoeCHu_dOmL3X-VUzcIridmo7O_fgzvVqToLAIIwn-GVDK3bRASk-8a-79c0bBDmGanwZkMs1mPLmvI-waEYvdpk3CY9tcMUw6Yw_5E/s1600-h/Packages,+Giraffes+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR6q2AYmb3g3cztduFvCZKusneJ9dNc6VK5PmSoeCHu_dOmL3X-VUzcIridmo7O_fgzvVqToLAIIwn-GVDK3bRASk-8a-79c0bBDmGanwZkMs1mPLmvI-waEYvdpk3CY9tcMUw6Yw_5E/s200/Packages,+Giraffes+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415043598486552818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzYCIXiKgxoTeoHIjKNyowv-wbMKqvQXAoFmQ5kDD-7crory1jeftzbWScba1nIb_dTGm9aPnC3XV28NR9c-1vgv1lsCZlbVc4h7rDV19qKhUtfdn-XArogPwA5qcx2YscGmUrzedx2E/s1600-h/Packages,+Giraffes+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzYCIXiKgxoTeoHIjKNyowv-wbMKqvQXAoFmQ5kDD-7crory1jeftzbWScba1nIb_dTGm9aPnC3XV28NR9c-1vgv1lsCZlbVc4h7rDV19qKhUtfdn-XArogPwA5qcx2YscGmUrzedx2E/s200/Packages,+Giraffes+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415043610659455330" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAiQ0Na2QxCP7wKSLA3ktTJ19wM8U0q-DZwJyVTlh1QQmR-nz4l65aEhMKBsXYiNcNWqOczRNgmIyuHJPHjHtJ-zQEp4hTjk5mzFOc3G7Y3T7cXxCj55K01clRpQVLhQM_UypaPYutoI/s1600-h/Packages,+Giraffes+030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAiQ0Na2QxCP7wKSLA3ktTJ19wM8U0q-DZwJyVTlh1QQmR-nz4l65aEhMKBsXYiNcNWqOczRNgmIyuHJPHjHtJ-zQEp4hTjk5mzFOc3G7Y3T7cXxCj55K01clRpQVLhQM_UypaPYutoI/s200/Packages,+Giraffes+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415043619718907474" border="0" /></a>Afterwards we stopped by the mall to grab a couple things and then it was off to the airport. Saying goodbye was a lot harder than I thought it'd be, and it was a lot harder than when I left America. I think we both did our fair share of crying when I left, but he's home safely and I couldn't ask for more! We had a wonderful time - I can hardly believe Daddy visited me in Africa! I am so thankful that God blessed us with the trip and now I'm looking forward to Mommy coming in April!<br /><br />Nakupenda (I love you) Daddy! :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1