by AmeenaBlogArchive | Aug 12, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
Ok, now I know some of you will relate to this. You know the feeling. It happened to me in junior high, again in college, then when I was new to Portland and went to my first care group meeting, and now here in Africa. Standing in a sea of people and wondering: ...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jul 22, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
It is fun to meet the families of Centre employees. We get to see some more than others as some workers are from more remote parts of Kenya and have housing provided for them on site. One employee has 2 young boys here with her. The youngest boy, who is aboout 8...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jul 12, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
So on Friday after the program let out I took Megan in to the Makongeni market with me to do a little veggie shopping. She had been to the market previously with Ian, but on an off day…one with very few vendors and a crazy man screaming at them that they...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jul 9, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
In about October or November last year we found out that a fellow Portlander, Megan Steele, would be joining us here in Kenya. We met for dinner a few times in December and beyond, got to know one another (and our kids), and all made our predictions about our actual...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jul 7, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
There are things daily that frustrate us. Computers, waylaid plans, people who don’t do what we expect or want, whinning kids. I was just reminded of what is truly important though…..not by anything an particular, but just one of those moments, probably...
