Soup in summer is strange

by | Nov 3, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Food

I love soup.  That is one of my favorite things about fall in the northwest…cooking warm or spicy foods to warm you up after being out in the wind and rain of Portland. It’s never really like that here in Kenya.  It pretty much feels like summer...

Kenyan toys

by | Oct 1, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kids

Joseph and Bernard (the cook’s sons) spend a lot of time at our house.  They enjoy exploring Eli and Lucy’s toys and movie media. The other day though, they each arrived with something that peeked the interest of both Eli and Lucy. Home made cars:        ...

Sunday lunch

by | Sep 30, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Food, Friends, Kenya

We joined a small group from church. For you non-churchies…that is just a way of saying being assigned a group of friends that you meet with to socialize, and support, and study with. We’re trying to expand our social circle a little…..it’s a...

The Portland Crew

by | Sep 27, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Friends, Kenya

So it’s been a little over a week now since our volunteer training crew from Portland has left.  It seems like forever and a day since they were here; so much goes on in each and every day at the Centre that we are just worked and worn out by the evening. Our...