Kenya 2000

January 2, 2000 by Steve Peifer

I’m embarrassed to tell you what we ate for New Year’s Eve dinner. One of my driving kids was going home for the holidays, and asked me if he could bring anything back. I asked for Cheerios, and he brought it on the 31st. I am more embarrassed on how much we all enjoyed it; no, how we relished it. It is funny what you end up missing when you are away for six months.
We went to a friend’s house...

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New Years from Nancy

by Steve Peifer

Greetings from Africa on this second day of the year 2000! Yes, we are still connected with the rest of the world! Our power didn’t even hiccup, our phone and email connections are as good as ever, and January 1 was one of the most beautiful days ever! God is ever faithful even when we are subject to worries.
Hope all of you are doing well and looking forward to the freshness that a new year brings. We look forward to...

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Kenyan Christmas

December 28, 1999 by Steve Peifer

I got up early on Christmas Eve to exercise, and as usual, the dog wanted to go with me. As I stepped out of the door, I saw a large male baboon 5 feet away. Our loyal but not terribly bright dog started chasing the baboon, and after a few moments of the dog chasing the baboon, the baboon had the thought `I am much stronger than this dog’ and swirled and began chasing the dog. As I watched the...

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Greetings!

by Steve Peifer

It has been a while since I wrote and there has been lots to write about. We’ve had a very full and wonderful couple of weeks with a liberal sprinkling of Kenyan moments.
There was our wonderful and unique trip to the Indian Ocean. It was a great trip, with beautiful scenery: white, white sandy beaches, turquoise waters, rainbow colored fish, restful palms swaying in the breezes and even a view of Mt. Kilimanjaro from the road, wonderful family times, alternating...

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This is not your father’s childhood

December 21, 1999 by Steve Peifer

Everything is different in Africa. Even vacations.
We had the opportunity to go to Mombasa last week. It is on the coast of Kenya, bordering the Indian Ocean. A family was gracious enough to let us ride the 9 hours with them. There are several different elements to travel in Africa:

The roads. The road to Mombasa has some really bad roads. So bad that there times when you must veer into the other lane to avoid potholes that threaten to swallow...

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They Are ALL Ugly; She Is Just The LEAST Ugly

December 4, 1999 by Steve Peifer

The term is over, and our dorm boys have left until January. It was such a weird combination of knowing how much you will miss them, and how much you can’t wait until they leave. Two snippets of conversation overheard before they left:

“I don’t think I have to wear underwear at home anymore so I don’t have to pack.”
“I told you – all girls are ugly. She is just the least ugly.”

Right after the term ends, there is a conference...

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Busy in Africa

December 1, 1999 by Steve Peifer

Well, life has been very busy lately. But today is the first real day of break and I am enjoying it, although I am behind on laundry and a few other things…
The boys all left last Wednesday and Thursday. We had to get 2 on a 6:30 am bus on Wednesday; one on a 5:30 am bus on Thursday and the others were picked up at varying times. The last one left on Thanksgiving Day at 10:00 am, then we...

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An African Thanksgiving

November 28, 1999 by Steve Peifer

I’ve always enjoyed Thanksgiving, but its purpose for me was twofold:
— Eat until it hurts
— Eat more
We decided to invite all the singles over for the big meal. I got to come to Africa with my bride and my kids, so if I never made a friend, I would always have a good time. But I find myself marveling at people who would come all the way to Africa without any family, and have no one to come home to....

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