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Heat comes from the stomach

June 9, 2022 by Nicole Owens

Last week Mark and Lucy stopped in at Sision Primary, a schoolyard of marbled grass and dust where the escarpment eases into the valley. Sision’s not yet part of our lunch program, but somehow Lucy still manages to get food into the hands and stomachs of these students anyhow.

Listen to Mark share about the visit to Sision in this season shot through with cold.

Heat comes from the stomach:

Thank you for pouring into KKC to keep our children nourished and warm....

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What You Learn About Yourself When a Snake Drops in Your Lap in Tanzania: Lessons in Personal Growth

May 5, 2009 by Steve Peifer

RVA has interims, and we were asked to lead a group to Tanzania. We met with our group, and we asked them, “Why did you pick this group?” When every member admitted that it was there second choice, I thought that it was an auspicious beginning, but the honesty was a great start to an astonishing week.
 
We were going to be living among the Datooga tribe, a group that still lives in mud huts. They live in a national park,...

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We’re not even in the race

September 3, 2002 by Steve Peifer

I guess I say this a lot in these emails, but I’ve never had a day like Saturday in my life. The drop out rate in Kenya is almost 70%, but when lunch is provided, the numbers tend to drop dramatically. We hoped to decrease the drop out rate and help children learn a little easier.
The plan was that all the maize and beans would be delivered to the orphanage where they had a guarded locked room. On Saturday morning...

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Tea Party Girl

August 28, 2002 by Steve Peifer

The thing that is causing the most tension in our household is not that school has started, not that we have 16 8th grade boys living with us, but Katie. My older boys are outraged with her.
She can say Da-Da and Mama. But her third word was not JT or Matthew.
It was Jessie.
The dog.
This has NOT gone down well with the boys.
Katie has also caused some tensions with Nancy. Although I was the one who really pressed for a girl,...

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