More Blessed to Give
Dear blog readers, I have a secret to tell you. Well, it’s not even really a secret. It’s simply a beautiful principle, that when whispered into your heart by experience, warms the very core of your being and entire outlet…
Category Africa
.Tribute to Things.
Yesterday, my beloved oven – Edith the Electric – that has been my right-hand woman this entire year decided to start our Fourth of July celebration a bit early. As I was preparing Chocolate Biscotti for my Brunch on Saturday,…
Generations…
Yesterday, I hosted my inside worker, Emily Maingi, her daughters Mary and Rose, and Emily’s mother – Mary – for lunch at my house. What a treat it was to have 3 generations of Maingi women sitting at the table…
.Uganda.
.UGANDA. This post is long overdue, but better late than never. This past midterm (June 3-7), I hopped over to my neighbor country of Uganda to visit a dear friend, Carly Batten, who just moved there this past March for…
One Day Soon
One day soon, I will go, Back to what was so well known. But this place, one quite strange, Feels oddly more like home. In this time, I have changed, And more than I can say. It’s simply happened over…
Two and Twenty Four
Two days ago, after having returned from twenty-four hours of FUN with my amazing 7th grade “Caring Community” group out at the Stocksdales’ beautiful “Maisha Cottage” in Naivaisha for an overnight/cookout/river swimming time, …I had the pleasure of helping my…
Sovereign Surprises
I’ve entitled this post, Sovereign Surprises. By the end, you’ll understand why. Well, as the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers…or do they? In Kenya, it would probably be more accurate to say that May showers bring June flowers.…
Sowing and Sewing
Some think that because I live in Africa, I am out ‘in the bush,’ speaking Swahili, and hanging out with the tribal people every day. Hardly 🙂 The life of a dorm mom is a wonderful and rewarding job, but…
Sojourning and Sparrows
For the past two weeks, I have had the privilege of traveling with a friend to North Africa and sojourning around various parts of Morocco. The capital of Casablanca, the city of Fes, and the coast of Bouznika. It was…
Mathare Slum
This past Monday, I had the privilege of leaving my “mini American bubble†at RVA with two fellow staff – Dave and Cassie – and taking a half-day trip to the Mathare Valley Slum in Nairobi. Mathare is one of…
Minority Report
Being among ‘the minority’ in Kenya has its quirks and perks. I was thinking today about some of the ways I have grown accustomed to this, and how odd it will be to go back home, and suddenly just blend…
I'm Glad I Hopped on the Plane
I spontaneously decided to look back through my journal this past Sunday. I don’t do this often, but every once in a while, it’s always encouraging to see how much God has done and how He has answered my prayers…