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37 days ago
For those that don't know, for those that even visit here, I am back in Canada again and have been for just over a month now. My departure was kind of sudden, however not surprising considering the year that I had. I didn't leave on bad terms, far from it actually. My heart was kicking and screaming at the airport waiting for the plane to rip me away from a place that I have grown to fondly refer to as 'home'. It wasn't wise of me to ignore my departure date because of denial. It wasn't until my second plane landed in Toronto that it hit me and the sadness that overwhelmed me continued to be a blanket for a few weeks after that. And God let me grieve for a period of time. He let me gripe about the uncertainty of my immediate future until I had vented enough to pull myself together and snap back into reality. I was home. My other home, like I said I have many homes. However, my arrival was not accidental nor was it a punishment but it was God's way of ...
136 days ago
after nearly 24 hours of transit (nearly flawless transit I should say) I finally arrived in Nairobi around 9:30pm I filled out the appropriate paper work, including a brand new swine flew form stood in line for my visa - which is half what it used to cost - thank you Lord! and descended the stairs to baggage check man what a lot of bags!!! after what seemed like forever, I recovered my bags and made my way to the arrivals gate where I was met by my roommate, my friend and my favourite taxi driver. I was really happy to be back they must have thought I was insane in the car, or that British airways had started serving crack to it's passengers but I was giddy with happiness to be back in this second home of mine. since then I have thrown myself back into ministry. A team arrives today and I've had a couple days to prepare their work locations for them I've made 8 phone calls to ministry reps and had 5 meetings in the last 2 days and I'm loving it ...
199 days ago
Well it's that time again. That time where everything is very confusing and nothing seems right side up... You know, that time where you start to squirm but God gives you some perspective and then when you finally open your eyes and start breathing you see that change is not scary it's wonderful and exciting... ok, it's still scary! Here is what is going on. Not too long ago I found out that AIM is finding it difficult to continue sending teams to the Nairobi area. I know I've talked about housing costs for me personally but AIM is also feeling the crunch and as a result my future here with them is uncertain. It has been a challenging thing to think about for various reasons: moving on and I'll admit it... I shut down any thoughts that arose of the situation for about a week till I remembered that I'm supposed to be an adult and no one else is going to solve my problems for me. No one but God... but thank goodness He calls us to act on our faith... ...
227 days ago
AFRICA Africa! Africa! Africa! Who gave you the name Africa? Is it God, animal or man? Why is it you are known as a 3rd world country or developing country, not developed country! Is it because of poverty, war, famine or flood? Sudan and Somalia ever fighting among themselves, no benefit they are gaining! Children and women are always crying with agony in their camps. Africa, who gave you the name? Or is it because we have prostitutes and that is why we are dying like chickens with this killer disease known as HIV/AIDS. Africa, who gave you the name? Or is it because we lack land! That is why we stay like elephants in groups. Or is it we don't know how to build, that is why we stay in slums like Kibera and Soweto. Africa, who gave you the name? Or is it because we lack education? That is why we give birth in our early ages and increase the population hence decreasing food. Why are we giving birth like fish in the ...
227 days ago
Today was a good day! I got news that Oliver had arrived in Nairobi while I was away in Othaya so I called up his neighbor and arranged a visit. I haven't seen Oliver since spring of 2007, though I talk to him on the phone regularly, so I was anxious to finally see him again. I got to the house mid morning and sat and sat and sat. Four times, someone was sent to fetch him but still he wasn't coming. It wasn't until I asked that I was told he refused to see me without showering first. Kenyans love to be presentable... He finally arrived and I was surprised to see that he is nearly as tall as me now. 15 years old and he is a handsome young man. It took about 10 minutes for him to remember that he is indeed not shy and after the giggle subsided, the original Oliver finally emerged. He started by asking many questions the way he does on the phone. We then talked about his writing and the newborn triplets back home. He brought his book with ...
