by AmeenaBlogArchive | Dec 14, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Kenya, Kids
That was the title of Eli’s school Christmas concert. I was pleasantly surprised by the content of the concert which very much had a “Christ”mas theme! I was surprised because a great deal of the families that attend Eli’s school are either...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 23, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya
We were invited to a party. We found out when we arrived that it was to benefit the Rotary Club of Thika. And that it cost money. Ooops. Thankfully, I had the exact amount of the entrance fee (to cover the awesome dinner) in my wallet. Here are some pics of the...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 21, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Kids
It was just almost a month ago now. Guess I’m a little behind. He loves school. I love his uniform. Easy and simple, no struggles over what to wear in the morning. Yes, I see there are spots, I think he spilled yogurt and I tried to...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 19, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya
As word gets out about our program, we get a lot of people inquiring on if we might be able to help them in some way. John, the village elder from Gachagi came one day and asked if he might take me to visit a family. I agreed. He took me to visit Halaki, and upon...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 3, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized, Work
This morning I was greeted by our resident assistant, Naomi, and one of the centre girls at 7:30am on my front porch. They reminded me that today was a graduation ceremony at the vocational training program a few of our girls attend. All the girls had been up since...
