Tunaendeleaje vizuri Canada?

What is happening Lately?  Fellow Tumaini Director and big sister (dada) Katy Wilson has returned to Tumaini, her "other" family and friends for the winter.  She has been sorely missed by everyone at Tumaini House and welcome her back happily! Karibu…

October 18th, 2012 - Tillsonburg, Ontario

What a beautiful, productive, busy (did I say busy) summer!  I will be posting photos from our 1st Annual Tournament of Hope which was an enormous success, as well as reporting on our fundraising efforts this past summer (again, overwhelmingly…

Tumaini Thanks You!!

Six year old Kendall Mychajluk, at HER birthday party, asked, not for gifts but Crocs and socks to be donated to our children at Tumaini!!  Big, big thanks go to her, brother Carter, Mom and Dad and her party-goers who collected more than…

From Mama under the Net . . .

April 11th from Mama . . . Anna lost her first tooth today.  Actually, I helped her lose it with some dental floss.  She was very brave and said it didn't hurt a bit!!! I came across a few giggle machines hanging out in my bedroom this…

Easter Fun and Special thanks!!!

Volunteers Milou and Ceri organized a competition where the children (teamed up with our older children as Captains) ran around looking for questions and then were given a clue to the next . . . SO much fun and at the end, with pipis (sweets)…

Happy Easter!

Wishing our Tumaini friends and family a love filled and peaceful Easter with our deepest gratitude for your continued support . . . kwa wote, Asante Sana!!

Bomb blasts Beasts and Blessings . . .

First of all I’d like to send all of you, each person who loves us here at Tumaini a joyous and peace filled Easter holiday. For our part, we will enjoy “ugali Canada” (mashed potatoes), gravy, roasted meat, a sweet banana “stew” and…

Dada Mdogo . . .

I don’t know if I can explain myself properly and do not want to offend because I will brag about family, but I must try so please bear with me. My sister Pam left Tumaini last night with our newest Bibi (Janet) after three weeks of full…

5:30 a.m. from under the net...

The roosters are crowing and this time its little Rashid sleeping with Mama. Yesterday morning, in their haste to climb down from their bunk beds, Tony pushed Rashid, who hit his head and split the back of it open. He rested in my room yesterday,…

A few more things Tumaini...

I was honored with the privilege of naming Reuben, biblically meaning, "Behold a Son!", what Oddo secretly wished for to balance his family of two girls (Eliza and Ruthie) and now two boys, (with Chi, or Joseph).  I explained that Reuben was…