Asante Kwa Picha Dr. Michael!

 

Never have I been to town!

Not that I’m complaining because this is part of the job I love the most . . . running to town to shop with Mary for uniform sweaters, blouses, socks, a trunk (for her and Robinson) . . . about Robinson, who, by the way, is Raymond’s eighteen…

Notes from Mama and Happy Birthday Cindy!

Well, like you, the tree has come down and the decorations stowed away until next year albeit for us, this was our first Christmas . . . too much food was eaten and we enjoyed many celebrations, two safaris, a second Christmas in Ndoombo . .…

I wish someone had told me sooner!!

I have been down and out for DAYS with giardia or an amoeba from contaminated water, probably during my trip to Karatu and will confess now, that I thought my card was punched . . . my ticket up, whatever the term is for it being time to meet…

Asante kwa Pendo from watoto Tumaini

So much of what has transpired this past year is a result of the loving support our donors and sponsors have provided.  This is our thank you . . . for caring, for giving, for allowing us to "lean on you" when we needed to.  Thank you to Katy…

Lohai, Raymond and Karatu

I fear that, in the telling of this story about two incredibly special young men, I will fail to give their integrity, their gentleness, their incredible work ethic and discipline the credit due.  I fear I will fail to explain just how remarkable…

Mary's confirmation-the good, the bad and the ugly and Happy Birthday Lohai and Grace!

5:39 a.m. . . . Did you know the roosters crow even in the rain?  It has been falling for about three hours and has cooled things down for us . . . beginning to worry a bit because today we are headed back up Mount Meru to attend a Christmas…

A Tumaini Christmas morning!

Tumaini... our first Christmas

First of all to our friends at home, pole pronounced “polay”, which means “sorry”, particularly for the weather you’ve experienced recently. . . I won’t tell you that we need our sunscreen daily here of late . . .   the tree is…

Kelvin's confirmation and Latifa Arrives!

December 20 – Mary, Reward, Nelson and Kelvin – The Minja Family and Latifa is here! The electricity is sporadic at best here.  The pattern seems to be that we lose it around 10:00 a.m. and it returns at 6:00 p.m. so pole for not writing…