by AmeenaBlogArchive | Mar 10, 2012 | Ameena Project, AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Thoughts, Uncategorized
We had a wonderful evening debriefing with Megan Steele Friday night and it was so great to hear her report on the Kiang’ombe feeding / preschool program. In short, things are going remarkably well and the children and community are deeply grateful for the huge...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Oct 24, 2011 | Ameena Project, AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Kids
Ian laughs every time he sees the picture of this little girl. We wondered tonight what she might have been thinking when this picture was taken. Do you think she was thinking, “Go away, I don’t want your help”? I can’t imagine that she...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Oct 14, 2011 | Ameena Project, AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Kids
It started the moment we arrived home from Kenya. The usual calls from friends, former employees and acquaintances in Kenya. “Can you help with school fees? A new business? Food for my family? Building a house on land that was gifted to me?” And in...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Oct 12, 2011 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Thoughts
Ameena & Kenyan friend Aurellio in our Kenyan home Ameena Project was born out of the heart-wrenching, true-life experience of seeing how 2 children, born just days or months apart, both in Kenya, can have such a different outlook for life. The stark reality is...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Oct 10, 2011 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Thoughts
It hasn’t escaped our notice that our blog title has read: “Our journey to Kenya and back” and that the title has seemed awkward since we have been back home here in the United States. Ian and I have discussed if I should change the title, but there...