Archive for November, 2008

And in the dark… we have internet

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

This post was intended for this past Tuesday.  Technical difficulties prevented it from happening…
Day 3 – Your world becomes a whole different place without electricity.  It has been over 72 hours since ours went out.  Stuff in the freezer is almost thawed.  Teenagers next to the office ask to charge their cell phones on our [...]

Lion Roar

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Here is some more video of the lions we saw having a snack.  In this clip you can here one calling out to another in the background.  Their sound vibrated the car.

Hamna Umeme

Monday, November 24th, 2008

No Electricity
It’s been out since yesterday afternoon.  If we go into tomorrow without it, we’ll (well… Dana will) be cooking everything in our freezer.  What happened?  The main transformer for ALL OF MBEYA and a neighboring town blew up.  Don’t know if it sizzled and evaporated or burst into wild flames, but never-the-less, they have [...]

What did you have for lunch?

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

On our recent trip to Nakuru National Park in Kenya, we came across a few lionesses and a cub having their meal.  Here’s the video but I warn that it is graphic.  Not too bad.  Just be cautious if you have a weak stomach.
Watch their lunchtime here.

Baisikeli nyingine

Monday, November 17th, 2008

another bicycle
Back around mid-year, we bought a used bicycle for each of Mama Ima’s (our househelp) two oldest children.  They live a long way from their respective schools and basically had to run to school and back for an hour everyday.
Not long after Imanueli (oldest; son) had his bike, his father rode it to an [...]

A 32-year-old Man and a 7-pound Toy Poodle

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Weird combination, huh?  Maybe.  Maybe not.  I say that because that was me.  I got Theo when I was 26 and just beginning to again acknowledge God in my life.  Theo has been there through some of the biggest parts of my life: my return to God, my marriage to Dana, our call to the [...]

My Heart Hurts for Kenya

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

As soon as we arrived in Nairobi on Monday, Obamania or whatever they call it was way more obvious than I thought it would be.  Bumper stickers.  Billboards.  Newspapers.  All seen on the streets of this enormous city.  What hurts my heart about all of this is not that Kenya supports Obama, but that they’re [...]