Mary, Esther and opportunities of Tumaini(hope)

Yesterday (until the skies opened and we “swam” down Mount Meru) was a productive but “mixed” day emotionally . . . Katy, Raymond and Lohai arranged for the children to attend mass in our absence and Grace, Oddo, Dr. Pat, Mary, Ester…

Knitting lessons and Barafu!

Just another Tuesday at Tumaini

Yesterday was another wonderful day at Tumaini!  In the afternoon the beds I had made for the Chikira children were ready for delivery and so off we went, loaded with mattresses, sheets, blankets and nets.  We stopped in Usa to pick up the…

Mama Christina and asante volunteer Lucy!

Saturday at Tumaini and a visit to Nelson!

Asante Joella, Jenna, and Lucy an welcome Dr. Pat

February 4th 5:40 a.m. Canadian volunteer Jenna (yes Mom I’m sending her home safe and sound!) left us last night after a month here at Tumaini House and Joelle (Cindy’s daughter) returns to her teaching career in Korea today after her…

Home visit follow up

Volunteers Joelle, (in the photo) and Jenna escorted me this morning on my most recent home visits to check on some of the children of Mana OVC.  Two families were doing quite well and although a third family is struggling on a widowed mother’s…

Settling back into school and... Something about Mary!

Things have been . . . well, hectic to say the least with us trying to get all of our children back into school with everything they need to be successful.  School shoes don’t fit after we measure foot sizes, text books are changed after…

A bit about Daniel...

I met Daniel for the first time in August of 2010 in Ndoombo, a village half way up Mount Meru which is the backdrop for Usa River.  Ndoombo is beautiful – lush, green, with a more temperate climate and little malaria due to it’s altitude. …

Home visits with visitor's from home!

I had en email from my sister in law Marg yesterday announcing that her niece on Carm’s side was in Tanzania climbing Kilimanjaro and wanted to visit us . . . we connected yesterday when Laura’s (and new friend from Toronto, Patricia’s)…