In the end, the plague touched us all…
These are called Nairobi Eyes; they are an insect that has covered everything in our area lately. The problem with them is not that they bite, but when you squish them, they secrete a chemical that causes really nasty burns on the skin. If one drops on you at night, you swat at it, and it can really leave a mark:
JT with a nasty scar on his neck
They are starting to go away,...
Long time readers may remember that when I went back to the states for a conference in October, Cheetos were stolen from my suitcase on my return. This was a disappointment to Ben, and it was the only thing he had asked me to bring back.
A nice person read the email and mailed a box with five bags of Cheetos to us in October.
We received them three days ago.
What was most interesting was that two of the bags were opened...
It was a sobering Easter. We were enjoying being together, and it began to dawn on us that it was the last Easter we would be with JT for many years. Watching the twins find their eggs put us back in the spirit of the day.
After Easter, we took a train to the coast for our last vacation together. The way it is supposed to work is that the train would leave at 7 in the evening and you would...
Continue ReadingBen and Kate were VERY insistent that I take this picture and send it to you:
Someday they will hurt me for this, but they are VERY proud of it right now.
I also have proof of my raw courage with the cheetah. Notice the incredible valor:
I think this could possibly be a motivational poster
JT had an amazing interim, and had an interesting interaction with an animal:
JT and an eagle
It is the end of the term at RVA, and we had one...
It started many years ago; the thought was the RVA kids would do good to be able to spend time in other parts of Africa. So, for one week a year, juniors and seniors have the choice of about a dozen interim trips they can take. Some choose to climb Mount Kilimanjaro; some go to the coast and study the reefs and some do what I did.
I was a last minute sub for a staff member who was injured, so...
When I walk Ben and Kate to school, we frequently have Addie walk with us. Addie likes to talk to me, and I always look forward to it, because anything goes. The other day she was quite animated:
Addie: This morning when I got up to go potty, I went and went so long I thought I would have to be there ALL DAY.
Me: (With the alarm born of 5 year old twins when they talk of going to the bathroom...
Missionaries are always going through transitions, and while adults get used to it, our little ones are spinning thinking about going to America in July. Ben called out for me the other night because of a bad dream, and after I had laid with him for awhile, he started snoring and I thought it was safe for me to slip back to bed. A short time later, he called out again:
Ben: Dad, the bad dream is not going away.
Me: What...
High on the list of charming things I do in Kenya occurs after I drop off Ben and Kate at school. As I walk to my office, I pass many young impressionable students. My combination of sensitivity and gentle wit serves me well as I yell loudly at young people: `It’s MY sidewalk. Off, off, off! It’s MINE.’
There was a particular group of second grade girls whom I so delighted in instructing this way. I loved how they fled from...
