John the Social Worker and Informal Guide for Us During the Maua Project Week Speaks wonderful English. Able to relate to anyone and everyone. A safe person to ask questions of and who will share insight into culture and needs of the community. Best Trait Shown During Our Week Together: Dedicated to helping others, deeply…
Time for School: Clark ECD
The neat thing about Maua Methodist Hospital is that things rarely seemed set in stone. You could wake up one morning thinking you would be doing something in particular, and then discover your day ended up completely different than expected. Now, if that happened while I was at home and in “control”, then I probably…
Time for Friendship: Charles
Charles the Foreman for the House Build Has four children: Two Boys; Two Girls Has four grandchildren: Two Boys; Two Girls Rough on Exterior, Sweet as a Dum Dum on the Interior Most commonly used phrase: "Don't Worry" Tip Taught Us: If it Won't Fit, Make It Life Lesson Taught Us: Don't ever let your…
Time for Trash: Burn It? Toss It? Ignore It?
Infrastructure, or the lack of infrastructure, is a major issue in many parts of Kenya, and Maua is no exception. For example, the issue of garbage is a problem facing the residents of Kenya. We noticed quite a bit of garbage along the streets and in yards. The garbage in the villages was abundant. No…
Something Dad said one morning really struck me. "All we can do is hope that the last word we hear is love. Leave a footprint of love. A footprint of hope."
Time for Tea: Tea behind the Bushes
Being a part of a Micro-Team has its perks. A team of sixteen or so will not always be invited to tea in a remote area, well beyond the road where you wouldn't think anyone could possibly live. But, Dad and Sue were invited to tea by Henry- the father of six year old Abigael…
Time to Serve: Ithata Medical Clinic
One of the most incredible things we did on our trip was one of the most unexpected. Due to the timing of our visit, we were able to help with a medical clinic grand opening and a community medical camp in a small rural community called Ithata. On the first Saturday we arrived in Maua,…
Time for My Auntie Hat: Message to Jim and Sue’s Grandchildren
Dear Grandchildren of Babu Jim and ShoSho Sue, I just wanted to write and let you know I just got back from Kenya after visiting ShoSho and Babu. They do wonderful work and I know they will share stories about their adventures for years to come. They are very needed where they are and people…
Time for Critters: Only in America
Tim and I love our little zoo: A pug and two cats. We dote on them constantly and they are most likely a bit too spoiled for their own good. In fact, as I write this blog I have one cat on my lap. Sue and Dad long ago warned us that animals are thought…
Time to Build: Day Four on House Build
We are fairly positive that each day we went home after the house build, Charles the foreman and his crew quietly back to the work site and did more work. We can't prove it, but how else do you explain finishing such a project in four days? On the final day, Sue and I worked…
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