Tag Archives: Africa

The Shamba

My room mates and I have become friends with a number of locals in Kitale. One of them is James, who is a local vegetable grower. We get vegetables from him, and he sometimes has dinner with us. I had noticed that the last few times he was visiting, he would mysteriously disappear for 30 minutes at a time.  To unravel the… (more…)

Nursing, African Style

Up to this point, I have spent a lot of my time showing pictures of the kids and writing about the ministry I am working with, but I haven’t  addressed my place in the ministry. No matter how interesting, I guess no one really feels like blogging about their job after they get home! But, I will start doing this once a week. As… (more…)

Fruit of the Spirit

Kenya has some of the most rare, colorful, and intricately made fruit in the world. Some are so bizarre they leave you wondering if they are dangerous, some so potent they never leave your mind, and some so sweet you wonder why people have so much junk food in their pantry. My prayer for Mattaw is that these children will have spiritual fruit of… (more…)

Play Therapy

Well, we were supposed to have “physical” therapy, but that didn’t happen. Supposedly Kenyan physical therapists expect patients to keep medical records on themselves and bring them to every appointment. So, being naive as I am, I piled the kids in the van and drove them all the way to town just to find out I don’t have the medical records, and hence… (more…)

Picture Day

We had our annual photo day at Mattaw this week and took pictures for all the sponsors. All the little girls dressed up in their finest dresses. Then, it was back to play cloths, baseball, and more snap shots. Everything was going well until Peter fell into the flower bed and smashed half of our beautiful flowers. All the children found… (more…)

Baseball Comes to Mattaw

Our little soccer stars are trying a new sport for the first time this week–baseball. We have a new family from the states, TJ and Lindsey, coming to join our staff and they brought a village worth of new baseballs, gloves, and helmets. It was hilarious to watch. All I can say is there were many strikes, but everyone had fun. I love… (more…)

Through The Eyes of a Child

I will be taking five children to the lab this morning for screenings (HIV, typhoid, tb, malaria), so please pray for everyone’s health. In the mean time, Peter has regained his interest in photography. I must say, he is improving. We all have heads now! You should see him motioning for everyone to lean into the picture as he gets… (more…)

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