Happy Easter!
…all to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow!
View ArticleNothing is Impossible!
My sister in law sent me this picture and it sums up very well exactly what God has been teaching me lately!
View ArticlePlanes, lizards, food and friends
Well, we made it to Kenya! On Thursday, 15 adults and 18 kids left the AIM US office in Peachtree City, Georgia and got on a plane headed to Nairobi, Kenya. We travelled together for 20+ hours with...
View ArticleSunday Morning Adventures
We had a day off of orientation classes today so we could attend a local church. So twelve of us headed to a church in Nakuru by matatu (a public transit van). We finally arrived even though our...
View ArticleA Typical Day
Well no day here is really typical :). We have so many different things going on but here is a snapshot of what today looked like: Wake up at 7:00 am. Get the kids up and dressed. Take a load of...
View ArticleA New School Year
The 100 new students arrived on Friday and around 400 returning students arrived Saturday. Monday was the first day of school and Ben and the boys were excited to get started. Sunday evening we we...
View ArticleFirst Term at the Great Rift Valley
Ephesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” “Porque somos hechura de Dios, creados en Cristo Jesús...
View ArticleSecond Term
We are getting ready for our next term break already! Second term ends March 24th and then we will have a break until April 23rd when the students return. We are looking forward to having Esther’s...
View ArticleEw, Eww, Ewww!
It has been raining most of the afternoon and Ben is away for the weekend at a men’s retreat for AIM and other missionaries. The boys and I were playing games in the living room when I saw something...
View ArticleRVA Students
Who are the students at RVA? They are kids who have a heart for the unreached. Kids whose passport says U.S citizen but they do not identify with anything American. They are kids who who have lived in...
View ArticleOutreach Day
Each term we have an outreach day where we lead a group of students on a ministry outing in the community. Today was outreach day and for third term and we were able to take a group 11 high schoolers...
View ArticleThe Big Picture
We had a busy weekend with student events in our home Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday morning. We love teaching and mentoring and all that serving at RVA involves. Today I got a reminder of...
View ArticleOne Year in Kenya!
One year ago yesterday, we stepped off a plane onto Kenyan soil. What an amazing year it has been. Our kids have grown, our family has grown, we’ve learned all kinds of new things, made lots of new...
View ArticleYou have Calmed and Quieted My Soul
When we first knew God was calling us to ministry overseas, we thought our professions as teachers would be such a benefit. We were absolutely not going to go into ministry where we had to depend on...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Our family wants to wish you a merry Christmas and hope that you can celebrate together with family and friends, remembering our Savior who was sent to earth because our Father loved us so much!...
View ArticleSecond term
The last few weeks since term two started have been rough! I have been sick since the day before the students returned and am still not feeling well. I made three trips down the hill to Kijabe...
View ArticleOur Life at RVA
It is always hard to to try to explain to you all what is going on here since most of you have never been to RVA, Kenya, or anywhere in Africa. We do so many different things here every week but here...
View ArticleOutreach to the Hospital
I cannot even put into words how encouraged I am by these kids every time I spend time with them! They are super talented, love Jesus, love others, are kind and have great attitudes! I was able to take...
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