Tomorrow is our last day in Kenya. We are leaving the apartment tomorrow morning at 5:45 a.m. to go on a mini-safari at the Nairobi National Park. We may also visit a giraffe house, where the giraffes come up to you to eat out of your hand and give you giraffe kisses (if you so…
Napenda Africa
It is hard to believe that we are halfway through our trip. I have neglected to post because we come home every day exhausted from the day’s activities. But it is a good, satisfying kind of exhaustion. We have spent the past three days visiting homes in different parts of the slum, learning people’s stories,…
Africa in the Near Distance
We are four short days away from being on a plane to Africa! It is hard to believe that at this time next week, we will be in Nairobi. Our bags are not yet packed, but we have organized chaos (i.e., a pile of clothing and other sundry items in our closet) waiting to be…
The Universal Story
I found myself in a retail bookstore this afternoon searching for Dr. Seuss’s “Go, Dog, Go!,” which I wanted to purchase for a baby shower gift. It was my favorite book as a child. (Although a close second was “The Shy Little Kitten,” a Little Golden Book that captured the essence of my personality and…
Variations on Trust
God has been teaching me even more this week about trusting Him. Trust is a close sister to patience for me, so these thoughts are really about both. It seems that the more I ask Him for either attribute, the more ways He surprises me with fulfilling my desire. This week, He revealed both halves…
A Life Called to Love 