Far More
Well, Term 2 is underway! With the exception of one girl whose flight was cancelled due to the snow-in at Heathrow in London, all 17 girls arrived safely this past week back to our KUE dorm. The one who still…
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.Mount Kenya.
If someone were to ask me, “Would you agree to hike 30+ miles over a period of 18 hours in 48 hours’ time with about just 10-12 hours’ worth of sleep, all the way up to a 15,000 ft. altitude…
Christmas in Kijabe
Well, I did it! I got through my first Christmas away from home. And, I didn’t just get through it. I enjoyed it immensely. It was a different sort of enjoyment than all the other Christmas gatherings I have known…
.Shuffle & Truffle.
Need a fun, fresh holiday party theme? I decided to make these Chocolate Truffles: *Coconut *Cocoa dusted *Caramel Cinnamon *Fennel Anise Seed Sprinkles The recipe is incredibly easy. CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES 3 (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 (14 oz.) can…
Kip & Naanjie's Wedding
Weddings. Who HASN’T been to one, or in one, in the past month? No matter what country you live in, every society and culture embraces this special day month after month, year after year, with joy, delight, and great celebration.…
'Tis Not Enough…
Dawn Day of the Heart “‘Tis not enough that Christ was born Beneath the star that shone, And earth was set that holy morn Within a golden zone. He must be born within the heart Before He finds a throne,…
Fairmont Safari at Masai Mara
Hopefully, these pictures will speak for themselves…
CCC #8
Ok, so I haven’t been able to keep up with blogging about EVERY single “CCC” (read posts below for more info.), BUT here was a highlight from this week. On Tuesday, Dec 8, I had Emily and her two daughters…
Going Green
And us Americans think that we are good at recycling? Yesterday, I visited St. Edwin’s Orphanage in Kijabe with some other RVA ladies to deliver secondhand clothing and shoes. After Chai with Ruth, who runs the orphanage of 25 children,…
.CCC 1.
And, so, it is December. The girls went home. Thanksgiving was the same day, so it came and went pretty quickly. I spent it up at the Stocksdales’ home with about 20 other people, which was very fun. Then, the…