I decided to save this story for a week so Doug and Frank can get home and forget all about checking my blog regularly before I tell it. There is something you may need to get used to or accept if you come to visit our school. The kids in our village area think all…
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Doug and Frank 2019 visit #1
It has been a busy couple of weeks here in Kiruani. Doug and Frank from Blessed2BlessU Ministries, Inc. (the group I am working with to help build the school) came over from the USA to visit the site and set in motion our next big journey. There are a lot of stories from these two…
Weekly photo contest, hiring a teacher and finally over the flu
Photo A Photo B Photo C Photo D Photo E This week I had several photos I liked so I am going to let you choose the best. Please vote so I know what kind of photos you like best. Finally, after about 5 weeks I can finally say I feel like I have kicked…
School update as Finish up a month back at school
Thank you to everyone who has been concerned for my health and praying. The affects of the flu are gone except for a nagging sore throat, dry cough that is most likely being exacerbated by the constant cooking fire smoke and dust in the air. I had a good week at the school.The school year is…
Conversations with Barnabas: Meet Mery
Before I get started, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who wished me well after last week’s blog. My fever finally broke for good that Monday night. I have been coughing it all up out of the deep recess of my lungs this week. My throat is still very raw feeling and I…
Some weeks I wonder if I should even write a blog
How to best describe my first week back at site in 2019. How about two words: Sprite Zero. Don’t understand? I love Coke Zero. finding it here was a true blessing for my mental state. I look forward to going into town once a week, getting some attempt at western food and a cold Coke…
End of Year Tests, Alternative Christmas Gifts
Last week, I talked about the Christmas gifts as a single blog because I felt it deserved it’s on spotlight. Today I want to finish up our school year and the final testing.When I went around talking during my trip home in June, I told folks we had a goal of increasing the academic performance…
Christmas Gift Bags at the School!!!!!
Sometimes my time here is the the absolute best thing I have ever gotten to do in my life. This week definitely was that way. I have been mentioning the Christmas shoebox alternative proposed by a church in the USA. Well this was the week we gave the bags to the kids. The project started…
Test Prep, Sermons, School Choir and pictures
The Tumaini Evangelistic Pre & Primary School choir This week was once again a full week. I started the week by typing in the tests the teacher’s prepared for the end of the school year. To say I was horrified at some of the questions is an understatement. First understand school is a lot different…
Thank You!
Being the week of Thanksgiving I felt it was a good time to give thanks to many of those who help me and the school this year. The difficult part of that for me is that I only know who supports me or someone who gives to the overall ministry because they went through me…
Steve and Barnabas 