Little Rain

Posted on December 12, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

LITTLE RAIN
The rains have not been as generous as we had hoped. The skies opened up
for the last couple weeks in October and some brief showers for a couple
days since and that is about it. The reservoir from which we get our piped
in water has run so low that they have [...]

WHOOSH!

Posted on December 8, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

WHOOOSH!!
Most months crawl by at a snail’s pace with the same 12 hours of
daylight, 12 hours of dark, unchanging weather and consistent routine.
November has raced past us like a cheetah in pursuit of his next meal.
We started out with a big bang when a group of 7 [...]

STILL HUNGRY

Posted on October 17, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

HUNGER CONTINUES
I would like to be able to say that conditions are improving. It just
isn’t the case. We continue to encounter hunger at almost every turn.
Charlie spent this past Tuesday taking food parcels

If We Build It…

Posted on October 10, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

IF THEY BUILD IT WE WILL COME
I am getting a new, custom built home. It is not being constructed to my
specifications or at my request. Villagers in Lekiji have decided that we
need a home base in their area from which to work.
One Samburu man, with whom we [...]

What People Are Saying

Posted on September 22, 2009 - Filed Under General News | 1 Comment

These are a few random comments from people Charlie works with or has helped, etc.
– I prayed to God for some food and today he has given it to me. I am so happy God has answered my prayer.
– If you had not brought food when you did, I would not be here [...]

Why Don’t They Just..?

Posted on September 18, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

WHY DON’T THEY.?
I admit to getting a little defensive when I talk to “educated” Kenyans
in the city about the Samburu. The last person I did this with commented
that “they live like animals.” How unkind. Many will remark that they are
“simple, like children.” Their prejudice and ignorance frustrate me and
their lack of [...]

Portrait of Drought

Posted on September 13, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

Imagine you live in a simple mud hut in Equatorial Africa. Your = cooking pots and dishes are stacked in a corner. Your bed is made from layers of = cow hide which cover a low lying, twig framework. It also serves as a = seating area and closet where you keep a metal box [...]

In Memory Of Saitun

Posted on September 5, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

As I took the hand of the grieving young mother, the first words she spoke
were “Ninakosa Saitun”, meaning “I miss Saitun.” The seven year old boy
had passed away in the hospital 2 nights ago.

Food Relief Notes from Week of Aug. 10

Posted on August 15, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

A couple of notes on the food distribution this week:
After deliveries were made on Wednesday, it rained! People said that God was
truly blessing them and they were very grateful. It didn’t rain everywhere,
but it did rain at one of the villages where food was delivered. These folks
are good people who have maintained their Baptist church [...]

LOOKING FORWARD

Posted on August 15, 2009 - Filed Under General News | Leave a Comment

LOOKING FORWARD
The last quarter of the year should be full of fun. We have friends
coming to visit us next weekend, others coming into Nairobi at the end of
August and I have a ladies’ getaway weekend to enjoy in late September.