tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56710842994039221702024-03-19T16:10:22.517-07:00THE HOLLAND FAMILYOur experiences as Ophthalmology Medical Missionaries to Tenwek Hospital, KenyaHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-72343223229185593612009-12-26T10:11:00.000-08:002009-12-26T10:11:51.915-08:00Robert and His Cow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwsDz6LWeeYSI1bN4bqdlsV8qpp05LtM4IYjYZBfZrfEzv39w6WqHsFllThYI5UOpI7rr2GrAznvHKNISG4lMiN3-mL6KQ0raGbXwoUvjpStoYrwIDv4IbAP8NmMPmYGmlL0OKjkRsXfr/s1600-h/Tenwek+August+2009+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwsDz6LWeeYSI1bN4bqdlsV8qpp05LtM4IYjYZBfZrfEzv39w6WqHsFllThYI5UOpI7rr2GrAznvHKNISG4lMiN3-mL6KQ0raGbXwoUvjpStoYrwIDv4IbAP8NmMPmYGmlL0OKjkRsXfr/s640/Tenwek+August+2009+013.jpg" /></a><br />
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Kat started <a href="http://www.katsartforafrica.com/">Kat's Art for Africa</a> to raise money for a project in Africa. Many of you bought her notecards made from her paintings and I wanted you to see what she was able to buy with your support. Shortly after we left, Robert, our handyman while were in Africa, was presented this cow by his church.<br />
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Robert is such a sweet, gentle man. He has two small children, and unlike our other household help, did not have a cow - only 2 chickens. Buying him a cow (for about $350, about half a year's salary to him) is like buying him a car. This is the thank you letter he wrote. Somehow he found out it was Kat, even though we had requested the gift to be anonymous.<br />
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The last line always gets to me. "I will think of you forever." <br />
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We have so much, and when we give well, we can change lives.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-88881444269824948612009-07-27T15:11:00.000-07:002009-07-27T16:36:51.196-07:00Back in PortlandWell, as most of you know, we are back! I thought I'd post a few final pics and let Dan wrap it up at a later date. I shared a few of my coming home thoughts on <a href="http://www.joyisaverb.blogspot.com/">my blog</a>. <br /><br />The night before we left we met Peter! Peter was our sponsored child with Compassion beginning in 1994. He is now married with a little boy, and another due in December. He graduated recently from a University in South Africa, and is underemployed by his brother, from what I can understand. I know he would love to be using his degree in IT, but the unemployment rate in Kenya is astronomical. They don't keep track officially. Really sweet wife, Olive, and son Elvis! They call him Junior. It was so nice to spend an evening together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKszR2JygaYCWrlGhqBZRLlMYqII3WdXCxskV61OhW2n1CbszNt_C_8lWZrL43S8fG56K-wb_hx2Sl80uVVqIUSvq6UvujX_FyFM0aHGRH5-mQbUdMfRF8bR_Ak83WHOS04Vv2ShiY7JM/s1600-h/Blog+Peter+%26+fam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKszR2JygaYCWrlGhqBZRLlMYqII3WdXCxskV61OhW2n1CbszNt_C_8lWZrL43S8fG56K-wb_hx2Sl80uVVqIUSvq6UvujX_FyFM0aHGRH5-mQbUdMfRF8bR_Ak83WHOS04Vv2ShiY7JM/s400/Blog+Peter+%26+fam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363270209271139682" /></a><br /><br />Amsterdam was beautiful, but kind of a shock to be back in the west in such a liberal city. It made me want to go back to Kenya. Public urinals - are they really necessary?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqvjxZ0EWCwOAqulQFb1XPL_SReJHtY6L0zFYkHIXgkh_8VeBIHMPPD4MnxLEPazJA9sVb4XQEbXuaecKSLPDczsY0fkpNfiC-RKgbuJs7mfdFxVZlPAuFZ09kTLaYu05ZMESlGaYO9M7/s1600-h/Blog+Final+Amst.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqvjxZ0EWCwOAqulQFb1XPL_SReJHtY6L0zFYkHIXgkh_8VeBIHMPPD4MnxLEPazJA9sVb4XQEbXuaecKSLPDczsY0fkpNfiC-RKgbuJs7mfdFxVZlPAuFZ09kTLaYu05ZMESlGaYO9M7/s400/Blog+Final+Amst.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363272649441848146" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMLRIoUAi5N4Eg8qtRmMj3hrjDH6yzoslbShLjAMPkI3vJK_nzOTC_QcdNVAdxB3CKs526UBHANeFRLr0MVU89MiVC9gO0fXxqV2OOaw9pXoECkaQqHhXGTcE4RgaS6y1VsVTwcn8pmjk/s1600-h/Blog+Final+Amsterdam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMLRIoUAi5N4Eg8qtRmMj3hrjDH6yzoslbShLjAMPkI3vJK_nzOTC_QcdNVAdxB3CKs526UBHANeFRLr0MVU89MiVC9gO0fXxqV2OOaw9pXoECkaQqHhXGTcE4RgaS6y1VsVTwcn8pmjk/s400/Blog+Final+Amsterdam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363274720984750578" /></a><br /><br />Bode loved the train in Amsterdam! A plane and train all in one day - he was in heaven.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAklU__f-dtJTbzeylnev1TbACl9njx_NlmYDTPAnHxjX97KYvBoxJX7Oc-uVTjKg0F8qHRFVSqziNWAMZV9xq0q3q-QlSpga2ZQ4RlRunQaTC2s4nx-4BJSLdjM6oUGT8kc2nQUSaOsAg/s1600-h/Blog+Final+Bode+on+train.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAklU__f-dtJTbzeylnev1TbACl9njx_NlmYDTPAnHxjX97KYvBoxJX7Oc-uVTjKg0F8qHRFVSqziNWAMZV9xq0q3q-QlSpga2ZQ4RlRunQaTC2s4nx-4BJSLdjM6oUGT8kc2nQUSaOsAg/s400/Blog+Final+Bode+on+train.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363278847576739346" /></a><br /><br />Bedhead. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouuHKJ4-m3garN8BY8avuAK5wfONNimPVVZrBJtduk6kiUf55JE43ZOIVZC9wPL8v7HFG4xOkdZNFql25NPoAA16laLMPmnvAzLuAMX8_JfkIxjDoXZfo9kQCY7Ie3sT_BtH3HOudOUb_/s1600-h/Blog+final+Cade+bedhead.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouuHKJ4-m3garN8BY8avuAK5wfONNimPVVZrBJtduk6kiUf55JE43ZOIVZC9wPL8v7HFG4xOkdZNFql25NPoAA16laLMPmnvAzLuAMX8_JfkIxjDoXZfo9kQCY7Ie3sT_BtH3HOudOUb_/s400/Blog+final+Cade+bedhead.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363279993871656706" /></a><br /><br />I knew I was getting close to home when they served Kerrygold butter on the airplane! If you're not aware of my obsession with Kerrygold, well, let's just say don't shop for butter at Trader Joe's after me or you might be out of luck.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVn4a3m-mtn0wS5IwOUNHG1GInD2xj4YmXTPkvHI887V1pe3M4V1s9N8-574GWc5bbk6FH2fDEMPJR90DBnzJW00cT5-aA9L19qu2yj_bYqb6YsMj-UZdG57aBkb9NQlBpf4B0N0YwUqN/s1600-h/Blog+Final+butter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVn4a3m-mtn0wS5IwOUNHG1GInD2xj4YmXTPkvHI887V1pe3M4V1s9N8-574GWc5bbk6FH2fDEMPJR90DBnzJW00cT5-aA9L19qu2yj_bYqb6YsMj-UZdG57aBkb9NQlBpf4B0N0YwUqN/s400/Blog+Final+butter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363284297622886146" /></a><br /><br />Welcome home sign from the Kutchers... best housesitters ever!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWl8OZ5Edo6XzaEd8XyzKbVnJzM3X82RLEu7o5jr5XkvdKuMm0mTDyS_m69GNGaxCl6PrJ0A4X1M5HEjY7k44W-X6AQIWAYZDeyoj2mv8COGLrR298Iu9Qd9S7IwthW1-sw4tXSXL9nUju/s1600-h/Blog+Final+welcome+sign.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWl8OZ5Edo6XzaEd8XyzKbVnJzM3X82RLEu7o5jr5XkvdKuMm0mTDyS_m69GNGaxCl6PrJ0A4X1M5HEjY7k44W-X6AQIWAYZDeyoj2mv8COGLrR298Iu9Qd9S7IwthW1-sw4tXSXL9nUju/s400/Blog+Final+welcome+sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363285240611986434" /></a><br /><br />Homemade cookies from Alexandra, homemade lasagnas from mom, and a clean kitchen from Jeannine... it doesn't get any better!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuSyczcYaQs04Cc-JF8Jms7iKz3SobbEVmM71hRqYMMcuvVJLNyTjP2OsPqHWQEwRVZ3LW9QUc285ibi987LpW3tE2rBkiaqQ6bwtcDB8nCPhqjDr3Rg1mMMW_6eHyCX0eq25QrgG6lpQ/s1600-h/Blog+Final+kitchen+counter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuSyczcYaQs04Cc-JF8Jms7iKz3SobbEVmM71hRqYMMcuvVJLNyTjP2OsPqHWQEwRVZ3LW9QUc285ibi987LpW3tE2rBkiaqQ6bwtcDB8nCPhqjDr3Rg1mMMW_6eHyCX0eq25QrgG6lpQ/s400/Blog+Final+kitchen+counter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363287023246066098" /></a><br /><br />Thanks again to EVERYONE for your prayers and support. 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfhyphenhyphendxvh3NFGyOA_dS03R0EOyBes8YpAQ3ArbnAAIuQnA80H77vRht3kaLXDjEFNo9qqAg_z8lNSJ6JdTm8qamEvk72YmrRO2y__byj2TlAvWjEtgMfPTDAfrvJ5ONsyGp7Z5FRHPRhzS/s400/Giraffe+Manor+Entry.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359806770904321682" /></a><br />We spent two nights in Nairobi and will be arriving in Amsterdam about the time my Dad adds this post. Thursday night we stayed at the Giraffe Manor and you can see all the giraffe pictures below. Friday morning we had a visit from Zachary, a young orphan we support through Compassion.<br /> <br />In one of the pictures with Zachary, included on the far left is Rudy, who manages Giraffe Manor with Maryanne, in red (middle back). Next to him is David, who works at Zachary's Compassion project. Rudy loved the children and taught them a lot while we were there, took them on nature walks, and showed them his new puppy.<br /><br />Friday afternoon we moved to Ngong house, which is another lovely retreat. Dan and I and the 5 youngest stayed in a luxurious log cabin, while the girls stayed in a darling bungalow across the property - a minutes walk.<br /><br />Peter (who we supported through Compassion for many years) is now grown. His wife and child came to dinner Friday evening. Ngong is a lovely place with much bougainvillea. Will post those pictures upon our return. Thanks for all your prayers…<br />Heather for all the HollandsHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-57073765878005317952009-07-16T16:37:00.001-07:002009-07-16T16:42:12.735-07:00Had a safe, uneventful drive in from Tenwek. Then lunch at Carnivore and now I am on a lovely patio behind Giraffe Manor. 73 degree weather (I might even be able to pick up pecans if they need me to...that's a reference to our early days in Texas when my Dad couldn't get me to help pick pecans from the ground, "because I only had a 1 degree of temperature tolerance either side of 70 degrees.)<br /><br />Dan, Abby, Cade, and Bode and I are sharing the Karen Blixon suite. It's at the back of the house and ours is the only room that opens up to this huge, partly shaded stone patio. Beautiful!<br /><br />Jack and Ryan have a room and bath upstairs, as do Kat and Courtney. The children will all eat at 7:00 with the Giraffe Whisperer (i.e. he shakes a bowl of food to attract the giraffe). They eat spaghetti and ice cream and then can watch a movie. Dan and I have a candle- light dinner at 7:30 with the three other manor guests (all Australian women, 2 in one party and a single). BTW, the girls were invited to attend the adult dinner but the preferred not to! I'm kind of excited about an adults only evening.<br /><br />I took my first bath in weeks, and afterwards asked for tea and was brought a beautiful service of tea pot, china, creamer, sugar, etc…all silver, white and glass - lovely! I'm not at the orphanage anymore!<br /><br />Tomorrow morning Zachary will be here at 8:00! I can't wait. Please pray for traveling mercies beginning your Friday evening…our Saturday morning. <br />Heather, for all of us.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-9796445116832153492009-07-15T22:44:00.001-07:002009-07-15T22:50:13.356-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWyb4J5omTmJULvdCBe9DOnJcWzZJd8DSz6C7plh5j618-k-SrB6oHVkWSwtrJmA-Xw63rm4tPsMbmcWF0788VY5vOBaJmyO2ZqH_KlsUzQAaG-CxTHxVswaQSIYVW5hxH7aW25VG7Plf/s1600-h/Ablog+Umoja+village+kids.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWyb4J5omTmJULvdCBe9DOnJcWzZJd8DSz6C7plh5j618-k-SrB6oHVkWSwtrJmA-Xw63rm4tPsMbmcWF0788VY5vOBaJmyO2ZqH_KlsUzQAaG-CxTHxVswaQSIYVW5hxH7aW25VG7Plf/s320/Ablog+Umoja+village+kids.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358931220579250898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8VmzYqzs4GxbworXiNA94UCguUpFoo-XfNiSu8-5YsiC4EZhfjFpv83gQMROE707RG5Ajrqw1T2FK82OpHw1kkFjQ5jjpauB_l0SN29XRFAnoJsF0o7-EYuWZn8rJlCbd7JQEa0wQ4L6/s1600-h/ABlog+Umoja+office.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivu7g7NORQ_eW3LwHa1xo4tmzfeQNvmAwEBYv98uYBs6X2YdgTW4U-2AUviOWGLTqGMoH8CcoSP2AyPKNBk68dbyay2qMgGDxPX22ZionY9m8kb4Sw45d-Vkc9iN1AqtOSsWQvlwA3QUx5/s320/ABlog+Umoja+dorm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358930384334839858" /></a><br />Umoja is one of three orphanages that we visited. Again, it's a mix of natural beauty and utter poverty.<br /><br />The first dorm pic is one of the current dorms. The newer looking dorms needs to be painted and then they can move in! A big improvement. The sheets on the bed are sheet we were able to purchase with your help!<br /><br />They have no regular source of income except for the eggs they are now raising, thanks to help from Tenwek. Joseph, the director, is doing a great job with that.<br /><br />They have 38 children, and they go to government schools, which are free. But once a child enters high school, private is the only option. It costs about $550 (ksh 40,000) for the freshman year (form 1), which is about half a years salary to the average worker. The rest of high school is only $150 (ksh 10,000) per year, because all the books, fees, clothes, etc. have been paid for.<br /><br />If any of you would like to help sponsor a child's high school education let me know! I will have pictures of them coming soon. There are eight children from this orphanage in particular that will be entering Form 1 (freshmen year) this fall -- if we can find them help.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-52059105835569358302009-07-15T17:18:00.000-07:002009-07-15T17:55:33.715-07:00Bode is THREE!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJdZiGU40H5J8WsHz4Bm0hVO4PmIy8THbGHQn2XSBLqo5YHa0SJv2jEZIOvktIUQmDYweVXvldlRKuvKgKUQ5_iwaiXGKZXS2RcYFP__OiNyZe6FgMNkcP4mbpKUWuWI9GBy3ZNPdIb3l/s1600-h/ABlog+Bode+Abby%27s+card.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJdZiGU40H5J8WsHz4Bm0hVO4PmIy8THbGHQn2XSBLqo5YHa0SJv2jEZIOvktIUQmDYweVXvldlRKuvKgKUQ5_iwaiXGKZXS2RcYFP__OiNyZe6FgMNkcP4mbpKUWuWI9GBy3ZNPdIb3l/s320/ABlog+Bode+Abby%27s+card.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358852873669352082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0gs2XJTTb1ushaZ-chT0mwI4sHUqBPlIWAP2KrM591UQ69gS3AsYEkRAtStuit-JzC-EwOIMHmd7RQjIx-CqfTE_DAtujmLjaH1zR57tzPndpg-Fhmm6SyQ7sLtD6IucYF32AZ2t8QVt/s1600-h/ABlog+Bode+opening.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0gs2XJTTb1ushaZ-chT0mwI4sHUqBPlIWAP2KrM591UQ69gS3AsYEkRAtStuit-JzC-EwOIMHmd7RQjIx-CqfTE_DAtujmLjaH1zR57tzPndpg-Fhmm6SyQ7sLtD6IucYF32AZ2t8QVt/s320/ABlog+Bode+opening.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358847893599698258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfIYcY5OqrDcH9tsV3TUYXWL6sd9UoUNKeOMpKw73zkvkMM5brnIOLHvCC319Lf5yLkG4q2R7l6qdOjmB4IA8jfmdDdlheys6NRlOs-gA8sBsheuzsSEGbz8eUUBnKZtVKG7FK5Okp-tc/s1600-h/ABlog+Bode+sign.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfIYcY5OqrDcH9tsV3TUYXWL6sd9UoUNKeOMpKw73zkvkMM5brnIOLHvCC319Lf5yLkG4q2R7l6qdOjmB4IA8jfmdDdlheys6NRlOs-gA8sBsheuzsSEGbz8eUUBnKZtVKG7FK5Okp-tc/s320/ABlog+Bode+sign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358847889706790530" /></a><br />Yesterday was Bode's third birthday! I had packed some small gifts, and we had a pancake breakfast just like at home. Later on his friend Isaac, who is Cade's age, had many more gifts for him. Isaac loves celebrations and he and Cade and another little guy, Levi, spent hours in preparation. They wrapped things up with so much masking tape that it took an hour to get everything opened, I think. And then it was great to see what treasures they had come up with from Isaac's room. Last night we had the Roberts and Galats over for cake and ice cream and lots of kids (14). A fun last night!<br /><br />I loved Abby's gift - we had to make our own wrapping paper here. Can you tell we've just been on Safari?Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-45156627831336492382009-07-15T06:32:00.001-07:002009-07-15T06:35:55.227-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wIA-M3OWsGwY_USPp5AroiJbJCUTs-h1ragf-ZuDM3_t4vJ82LFgdlDqvntn5h1tZuACan5OVQ8nggh4LNoVgjcn3RSpC6SUpJEXge59ft92rGKoh_JedduYW2sKSH5tWh7CuwvL0-P8/s1600-h/Masai+Hut.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wIA-M3OWsGwY_USPp5AroiJbJCUTs-h1ragf-ZuDM3_t4vJ82LFgdlDqvntn5h1tZuACan5OVQ8nggh4LNoVgjcn3RSpC6SUpJEXge59ft92rGKoh_JedduYW2sKSH5tWh7CuwvL0-P8/s320/Masai+Hut.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358679818699377362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfwwAtR5SBzhB4FiS15B7KQKoSof0Fh7tLOCyo-JGYQJxxlmse8DMdOFtOWWceZfXzptDVKgVtqCDlCLRBBn-jlNlHYhusrJbmZmVIsiJUsNbxZHTrw2LH0HmqyM9C4Rz7SseBtrINvTH/s1600-h/Masai+Warriors.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfwwAtR5SBzhB4FiS15B7KQKoSof0Fh7tLOCyo-JGYQJxxlmse8DMdOFtOWWceZfXzptDVKgVtqCDlCLRBBn-jlNlHYhusrJbmZmVIsiJUsNbxZHTrw2LH0HmqyM9C4Rz7SseBtrINvTH/s320/Masai+Warriors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358679494908030274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cSQ0WcXl0CF1qq6QWNhOJ_XBpnLHp3GPKMAAqvua70EE9foeqMGGkM-FO15CEckEvN7TTRJsxhuXvKvltdUFI9cNd3iZ9xTRK18fWcjbX_Lq8kojyPrx-BX5qGxgxrAV_hJoiVcO7iyf/s1600-h/Masai+Women.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cSQ0WcXl0CF1qq6QWNhOJ_XBpnLHp3GPKMAAqvua70EE9foeqMGGkM-FO15CEckEvN7TTRJsxhuXvKvltdUFI9cNd3iZ9xTRK18fWcjbX_Lq8kojyPrx-BX5qGxgxrAV_hJoiVcO7iyf/s320/Masai+Women.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358679341823087090" /></a><br /><br />The joy of being a Masai woman: you get to make one of these huts for your family - it's your job. You make the walls of half dirt, half cow dung. Then it when the chief dies, he is buried in the village and everyone moves and you have to make a new house. Or if the rainy season comes and your house starts to fall over, you do it again somewhere else. Or when the grass runs out and the cattle need new pasture, ditto.<br />These are traditional Masai blankets. The men wear them around their shoulders... you see them while you're on Safari and they are out herding their cattle.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-86023837531150773202009-07-15T06:30:00.000-07:002009-07-15T06:31:55.273-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAmNhY5hbRMUTTu7DeEc31f_EyEBrJW1-eFUdPvP8ykP9m3bc1jpm505ifSb8BEVB01Y3h73IPoS4hjPZ5YaYt4W_ZY25VzIpPw_QIu2Gqx6DKPCLPDew-jCSMUbjLNsk5dFf93ZTNKCy/s1600-h/Coming+Home+from+Safari.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAmNhY5hbRMUTTu7DeEc31f_EyEBrJW1-eFUdPvP8ykP9m3bc1jpm505ifSb8BEVB01Y3h73IPoS4hjPZ5YaYt4W_ZY25VzIpPw_QIu2Gqx6DKPCLPDew-jCSMUbjLNsk5dFf93ZTNKCy/s400/Coming+Home+from+Safari.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358679121312955778" /></a><br />This happened several times both to and from safari...competing for road space with a herd of cows. It's especially interesting when they are facing us and parting around the car on both sides! They are pretty smart about getting out of the way.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-85326549187845145762009-07-15T06:28:00.000-07:002009-07-15T06:30:27.523-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-raJ7DcKKlF91KqfNoaH6kL8vBf5vxj-diCF_EIE7TfRW2Bc7vsApnZjG8wbe3qRKe5CCQLZuVH6JMcMXRsf1NVdtbziPYeW6URy7EoBhBmzxnzg8vvaxug9XKVT5bSmGq2j3Q6M-NPjW/s1600-h/Last+open+ride.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-raJ7DcKKlF91KqfNoaH6kL8vBf5vxj-diCF_EIE7TfRW2Bc7vsApnZjG8wbe3qRKe5CCQLZuVH6JMcMXRsf1NVdtbziPYeW6URy7EoBhBmzxnzg8vvaxug9XKVT5bSmGq2j3Q6M-NPjW/s400/Last+open+ride.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358678742856723218" /></a><br />This was Monday morning, the last safari. These two were the die-hards. They did not miss one safari. This one is at 6:30 am (thought they'd make it 7 am for us) and it was freezing and somehow they ended up in an open car!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-39262376319936500872009-07-15T06:24:00.000-07:002009-07-15T06:28:00.184-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU7ONy8ohQ7E8TI-zJdu6m1OqVj-S8oW7ojyVaNjFSpPyq6JqSyLrJ7jqIWa1g76GvsEc2pBI_HtQ661yIyqtOK5khzh918X7xu2FOLh44sdOXYKXs3QZrdQEGZb2tjs6F0EMtPxku-y0/s1600-h/John+Fairmont+Waiter.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU7ONy8ohQ7E8TI-zJdu6m1OqVj-S8oW7ojyVaNjFSpPyq6JqSyLrJ7jqIWa1g76GvsEc2pBI_HtQ661yIyqtOK5khzh918X7xu2FOLh44sdOXYKXs3QZrdQEGZb2tjs6F0EMtPxku-y0/s400/John+Fairmont+Waiter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358678085705352418" /></a><br />John was our waiter at every meal and LOVED having kids around. He lives away (as all employees do) from his family and missed his 2 year old daughter. He spoiled them rotten. Once I tried to stop Ryan from dumping his bowl of rice krispies into his hot chocolate, and John came running up chiding me, and telling Ryan to go for it. They also use the phrase "akuna matata" for real around here. We all know it as the song from the Lion King. It means "no problem," so naturally the waiters say it a lot to us when the kids spill or whatever. But then the kids think it's so funny and all break out into song.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-56875916679171959802009-07-11T11:43:00.001-07:002009-07-11T11:57:16.753-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JEP4_N_gKilmKv0JhR2gk7-r-3hEKgRWP97CIOWD2QOXyoLpmHUO10pzhIR5iguigBHnMo1NBYjitUAwWzFiqX4SEqd6jm7TFBpk2O70eEsjjhQa4k2Cs3GXTiUeCFPeex36sOkEa2JE/s1600-h/S+Bode2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JEP4_N_gKilmKv0JhR2gk7-r-3hEKgRWP97CIOWD2QOXyoLpmHUO10pzhIR5iguigBHnMo1NBYjitUAwWzFiqX4SEqd6jm7TFBpk2O70eEsjjhQa4k2Cs3GXTiUeCFPeex36sOkEa2JE/s400/S+Bode2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357278606074471874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wyTJIhpqwPVQwRK-BzxbJ7feztoytzPWTNgA_bsbLPhwLtHr3fqUqE9XSjzNrgnhZFtr3mbhc_xar1meGJanJhQUDmiHzBAdwwCDLShQfsnXqNtX83J42feezzI1zXiN0K3yuEcGbXZS/s1600-h/our+tent.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNowwDHeI8N46NxlzozKnUbivkKu4wO35XTYflYlG3ST-KFKI7-u4yucKgXvJ9UACP-S0OG3TMIf47i_vW_ELs0jTr3ek3FubGhje78XyquODCE4f6uRXnvX6zLwSSsWX8jxWQ22H59Vkg/s400/Abby+Safari.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357276213161393266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1cJEkiDAqBFR_7PpydbIEA2vnF3KTWz684sLcex6sokomIWik80N0NktNW8zgrLJTRuGUUFCupNi1oWQahR12gCzZ3ELIa-joLrfj1hd0HtZK0x4_4TKou7IaTRkGiPsCCufDtz0ITPU/s1600-h/2cheetahs.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1cJEkiDAqBFR_7PpydbIEA2vnF3KTWz684sLcex6sokomIWik80N0NktNW8zgrLJTRuGUUFCupNi1oWQahR12gCzZ3ELIa-joLrfj1hd0HtZK0x4_4TKou7IaTRkGiPsCCufDtz0ITPU/s400/2cheetahs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357275885124664306" /></a><br />You would love it here! We've seen every animal except rhino and leopard. The leopard is really hard to see and our driver said rhino tomorrow! We saw a herd of 34 giraffe! Kids are all well and were eating everything but taking with lots of meds. Keep praying!!!<br /><br />Looking down from our tent, which overlooks the river, we’re always seeing and hearing hippos. There is lots of shade from trees, much birdsong and butterflies. A wonderful place to marvel at God’s creativityHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-4410689271491324962009-07-11T00:30:00.000-07:002009-07-11T00:31:27.445-07:00Africa Update July 11This past week was a typical week in Kenya. For the kids – a lot of running around the neighborhood climbing trees, playing, carving sticks, and muddy feet. Jack is missing his sports buddies back home but he got to shoot some hoops this week. Ryan, Cade, and Bode are having fun bonding with the other boys and Abby has a few girlfriends she plays with.<br /><br /> <br /><br />For Kat & Courtney - some baby sitting, an orphanage visit, some Facebook, and hanging out with dad in the clinic & OR and a few puppet shows.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Heather, Kat, and Jenny traveled away from Tenwek to deliver blankets and sheets to some needy children.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I was in clinic and operating most of the week.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Yesterday, we set off for our safari – driving to Masai Mara which is where the animals migrate across Africa to/from the Serengeti in Tansania. The Mara is on the border between Kenya and Tansania. The drive consisted of about a half an hour on a nice paved road and about two hours on the worst “road” you have ever been on. I can’t decide if the drivers here drive slow on the bumpy roads for the American visitors in the car or because they are worried that the van will fall apart going over the next pot hole – which really aren’t pot holes, they are more like craters.<br /><br /> <br /><br />We saw some interesting sights on the way out of town – a wheel barrow full of slaughtered cow parts and a guy getting yanked out of his car at the gas station by the city council in yellow jackets that said “no corruption” on the back. It was a crazy scene and the funny thing was that everyone was yelling but there was also a lot of smiling going on, including the guy who was getting hauled down to the police station.<br /><br /> <br /><br />The tour books all warn about the road hazards and don’t stop to help people because of robbery but our van driver stopped to help these three guys who were high centered in a ditch. We threw out all conventional wisdom and I got out of the van to help push and we pulled them out with our vehicle. At some point, when you are this deep into Africa, you just have to say this is where God wants us to be and continue to live by faith. We didn’t get robbed and they were very grateful. There was another scene where these 6 guys were changing a flat tire in the middle of the one lane road but we passed without incident. <br /><br /> <br /><br />The Fairmont Mara Safari Club is sweet but you are staying in a tent – albeit a very nice tent with hot water, a tiled shower, stone floor, electricity that turns off and on during various times of the day (including lights out at midnight), and room service! I always said that Sunriver was the only “camping” I liked to do but I could probably do this again. Last night the wind was howling and we are separated from the lions and other wild animals by a river with hippos and crocodiles. There is a pretty steep drop off and its pretty safe – the prickers will get you before the hippos. We saw some cool stuff on safari yesterday – check out our blog www.imaniafrica.blogpsot.com for some pictures.<br /><br /> <br /><br />We are relaxing by the pool this weekend – the Roberts will be here shortly and we hope this finds you well wherever you are.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Thank you for your continued prayers for helping the people of Kenya, sharing God’s love through Jesus, safety, and health.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Dan, Heather & the kids.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-11868943658301910842009-07-08T02:31:00.000-07:002009-07-08T02:32:09.052-07:00A few notesI want to write a few things down before I forget. We've spent most of our blog space journaling the big events, but there are so many interesting little facets to life here.<br /><br />Last Saturday we had a July 4th celebration with all of the other missionaries. We were going to be at the orphanage for most of the day, so I asked Sammary to make the hamburgers for our picnic later. She had no idea what I was talking about. I figured she really did know what a hamburger was, but that there was just some sort of a communication problem. So I said, "You know, hamburger, like McDonalds." She said, "No, I don't know what a 'McDonald' is either."<br /><br />How refreshing is that - to know there is a part of the world untouched by McDonalds! As it turns out, McDonalds did try to open up in Kenya, but Kenya wouldn't let them bring in beef from outside the country. So, no McDonalds here! Way to go Kenya :-)<br /><br />I also learned that Kenyans don't buy eggs by the dozen, but by the tray, which is 20 eggs. I told Peris I'd like her to buy 2-3 dozen eggs, but I ended up with 60 eggs! Please come by so I can make you an omelette before we leave.<br /><br />Last night we had two gals from the local salon come down to braid Katherine and Abby's hair. When Kat's was almost done, Sammary told her she looked very "smart." That's their highest compliment for beauty/style, but we were a little confused by that. We talked it out with her, to see what she meant, and then she was cracking up because it made her remember another time she had complimented an American with a "you look very smart" for her outfit and had received a confused response.<br /><br />One of the joys of being here has been seeing Dan throughout the day. The kids take turns hanging out with him, and we'll stop in and say hi when we're up there to do a puppet show or something else. The windows are up high, but open, in the "theater" (operating room) so sometimes if the clinic is really crowded we'll just yell up through the windows and see these two tall guys (Dan and Ben) in surgery masks and hats pop their heads up and we can chit-chat for a second. That definitely doesn't happen in America.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-16374234461875427292009-07-06T09:32:00.001-07:002009-07-06T09:32:36.184-07:00The big event of the weekend was visiting the evening service of the African Gospel Church down the road. We were originally supposed to go with our friends but they were in a meeting so we ventured out on our own. A few steps of faith on our part… First of all, we had to walk down a dark road by our house to get there. About half way down is a boarding school and we were met in the road by at least 100 smiling, screaming African children (they were screaming and smiling because a white family was walking with them to church). They were pulling and pushing and crowding around us to get to each of us (I told the kids that may be the closest you’ll get to knowing what its like to be Hanna Montana.<br /><br />When we got into the church we were asked to introduce our family – there were probably 300 children – mostly primary kids – and a handful of adults. It looked like no one was in charge and they pushed us up onto stage. We sang some African songs together and the pastor finally showed up and asked me to give “a message from God”. I laughed to myself about how we try to make visitors comfortable in America. Well, in Africa it’s a 180, not only do you have to get up and introduce yourselves - they ask the visitors to preach and lead worship! Fortunately I had a heads up from our friends as we were walking down there that there was a reasonable chance they would ask me to speak. It was a great honor and we had a lot of fun leading a few songs for worship.<br /><br />Today, Monday, Ben (the retina specialist), Katherine and I drove out to the middle of NO WHERE and ran a mobile eye clinic along with some of the eye clinic staff. We saw about 100 people in 3 hours “in the bush” and loaded up about 20 people in a bus for surgery for this week. I use the word “about” a lot because it is hard to keep track of people and how many exams we do. On the way back, the lady that was sort of our local contact took us by her home that her parents still live in. What an experience – the real behind the scenes tour in the middle of a tea plantation – dirt floors, drinking water off the roof (although we do that too!), cows, chickens, the stove was a couple of large rocks in the ground. I told Kat we can’t complain that our trip has been too touristy – although we are going on safari at the Fairmont (the same Fairmont chain as in Fairmont Olympic Hotel – our favorite place to stay in Seattle) on Friday – looking forward to that.<br /><br />We have adjusted to African life by doing American things every so often – like watching a DVD, eating some chocolate, oreos, mac cheese, taking a hot shower.<br /><br />Thanks for thinking of us.<br /><br />Dan, Heather, and the kidsHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-83701149543823158872009-07-06T07:22:00.001-07:002009-07-06T07:25:50.099-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSOdz7xCLfX7TiSOrJ3r5DHfb7yRrkjfYRWccidlG_42902F0oiFBLGT6ymQjLnWJoLALmNedyfDI2t7NP5PnUAjHIR720YVU_Cl8U972HEBBO4oq9mcSFPMZ6A0af079pyqJ2Ja6iJI0/s1600-h/Africa+July+5+099.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGi8NeHEeDyzzrdtKvfKUM0wBgvt-IwcYR-EDFvB7EvUfjetkRostTn46aedxgv5GRmsw3KYXmDTbuz4In73SrRYLIJVv6Fi0zRCcpeB8JG6afMZMTV87J372m4JQkU4KwtrrsGdcFr1Sk/s400/Africa+July+5+092.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355352605187371730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBRjfNd9DAhhTbxpOu1gYN1z14IbVSA_BJbsoZWO7RI7cTWMM1iDEgN4oRiku5s8aaFnI4kp0qsydKwyg1PzhmCi4tZOK7bOLgwQSwXCozzVf1hJRXNHzOPMRvDtVbnyFZAT4an-ctEfv/s1600-h/Africa+July+5+091.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBRjfNd9DAhhTbxpOu1gYN1z14IbVSA_BJbsoZWO7RI7cTWMM1iDEgN4oRiku5s8aaFnI4kp0qsydKwyg1PzhmCi4tZOK7bOLgwQSwXCozzVf1hJRXNHzOPMRvDtVbnyFZAT4an-ctEfv/s400/Africa+July+5+091.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355352508088733954" /></a><br /><br />After church we had lunch with our new friends Dan and Heather (!) across the street. They have four kids and are here for two years. He is an orthopedic surgeon. It was a great time of fellowship.<br /><br />Later in the afternoon we took a hike down to the river with the Roberts (past the site where the murdered body was found!). It's a very steep rocky path down to the river, and the bridge there is relatively new. It was given by the Roberts' Home Church and people at Tenwek hospital to replace a stick bridge that was used by many Tenwek employees to walk to work.<br /><br />The craziest experience of the day was our evening church service. We went to a local African Gospel Church in hopes of experiencing some traditional African worship. We got it - sort of. As we were walking down we were mobbed by the children from the boarding school. Groups of 10 or more children surrounded each of our children and swept them away. I held on to Bode and Dan and I did our best to keep track of everyone else. They wanted to touch their skin, hair, etc. and ask their names. We think we know what it feels like to be Hannah Montana now.<br /><br />Then we walked into the building, and there were 300 children there and no adults! They were amazingly orderly, all things considered. The only ruckus was around us. We sat there waiting and wondering what to do, and then they asked us to go up and say something. Dan introduced us, and I asked them to sing a song, which they did. As they were singing, the pastor walked in. Whew. But then he asked Dan to give the message! So Dan gave an impromptu sermon (and did a great job!) elaborating on a passage we had talked about in Sunday School from I Samuel. Then they sang a few more songs, and then asked us to lead worship! We did about three songs, and taught them to sing the last one with us. It was really fun, but I still can't believe how much they wanted us involved. Now in talking to people here, this is pretty much the norm. Remember that if you show up as a visitor to church in Africa - be prepared!<br /><br />I wish so much that I had taken a picture of Dan giving the message, but I only did video. I'll have to figure out how to post a picture of that.<br /><br />HeatherHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-57382045279622439462009-07-06T07:19:00.000-07:002009-07-06T07:21:39.094-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDSdZOqrKH7Wa3clYrL9rsYp1z_N82EWUOVOalom0XwQXWEoJ51sioocZfT6r18pprQtUavI_O9F0QkDTHg_q9loLfcK4tjOMZhf_cqBQuaUkxa2Er73QvzW_tRJXjMQbWBWjtYJ1tLi2/s1600-h/Egg+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDSdZOqrKH7Wa3clYrL9rsYp1z_N82EWUOVOalom0XwQXWEoJ51sioocZfT6r18pprQtUavI_O9F0QkDTHg_q9loLfcK4tjOMZhf_cqBQuaUkxa2Er73QvzW_tRJXjMQbWBWjtYJ1tLi2/s400/Egg+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355351971457526306" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBob%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:536871559 0 0 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="">Sunday was a big church day! We worshipped as a family at the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="">Tenwek</span></st1:placename><span style=""> </span><st1:placetype><span style="">Hospital</span></st1:placetype><span style=""> </span><st1:placetype><span style="">Church</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="">, and then went with the children for their church so Dan could teach Sunday School. For all you AWANA clubbers out there, we brought the egg trick to </span><st1:place><span style="">Africa</span></st1:place><span style=""> (First two pictures!). It was a huge hit. (If you haven't seen the egg trick, it's a great visual demonstration of how sin separates us from God, but Jesus provides the way for peace with God.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-319375733544548802009-07-05T20:13:00.000-07:002009-07-05T20:15:54.715-07:00This in an email from Heather...I'm sure we'll have more pictures and detail on Monday<br />Bob<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Another crazy day to tell you about....last night we were so excited to go to the African Gospel </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Church to have a "real" African service, only they asked Dan to preach and all of us to lead worship! CRAZY! Also our kids were mobbed. We felt like Hannah Montana.</span>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-37109380744916597422009-07-05T16:46:00.001-07:002009-07-05T20:18:40.583-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupOTqF0TLHtS6htsHF3lG0Sxm5sWcTFOFfOkrfIGA_kswN4w9Iiep8mfbwsqaOjze44zHhen_6_fMVXc-mmdIHapvfHwVYcJjv84lhC_y-ZE22oj_iLSXhK0BHlrum9620EtNjhkhD0Dx/s1600-h/Africa+Blog+Abby+Orphanage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupOTqF0TLHtS6htsHF3lG0Sxm5sWcTFOFfOkrfIGA_kswN4w9Iiep8mfbwsqaOjze44zHhen_6_fMVXc-mmdIHapvfHwVYcJjv84lhC_y-ZE22oj_iLSXhK0BHlrum9620EtNjhkhD0Dx/s400/Africa+Blog+Abby+Orphanage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355127646561432178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKxtlZg-XwLnX5RTxS_F-0YIuFFonfPXkJk-jSBBF_ZppJHVuj03-TU4JjkFI_xA0rw7R1veBg-fSBU0scnHIaKMRuvDVMN5D9Z6cCWSPZTq-vit-eF7k1mMYh0qOMyh0T4VrbyW9r0aO/s1600-h/Africa+Blog+Beautiful+boy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbxovY2EWkNfJiWz33QtY-clSLa3vpxjAL0fq_Hafa3spL5cZeghKp9H_wGFVafdqg35I_Fv0wiPrgYXSMn2JPao5qiwsS3atTsm_l8RTojJvGi1AKPkMMUvcnBIgrItVLUQjqZtD2n8x/s400/Africa+blog+orphanage+watching+puppet+show.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355126854169372626" border="0" /></a><br />Today several missionary families and some nursing students travelled about thirty minutes away to Mosap Orphanage. We did puppet shows and Bible lessons, and then played with hula hoops, soccer balls, beach balls, and a parachute. Afterwards we were fed a traditional lunch of rice, beans and ugali (It's kind of like grits, and usually made of corn meal, but today's was millet).Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-74120671683651323722009-07-03T15:26:00.001-07:002009-07-03T15:26:47.059-07:00Africa July 3 UpdateWe have had a fruitful week so far. I was able to perform around 20 surgeries and see many patients in clinic with Ben. We also saw a few babies in the NICU. For my eye MD friends: Its fun to perform a few surgeries I haven’t done for a while – a conj flap for a Mooren’s ulcer, extracapsular cataract surgery, some harder strab cases, Brown syndrome, Kestenbaum, vitrectomy, and implanted about 6 different types of lens implants. I was also able to help Ben get better settings for his phaco machine. He thought it was a lame machine until I told him to crank the vacuum up to 300. There are so many things we take for granted in the US when it comes to surgery. The many things on autopilot in America can take along time to happen here.<br /><br />It was also fun being the puppet show manager. We basically showed up unannounced at the eye clinic and peds ward (2 different shows each), hung up a sheet in a door way or between two traction beds, turned on the iPod and started the show. Ryan brought the house down with his shades and microphone routine. It was fun to see the Kenyan kids and parents, doctors and nurses smiling and even the American docs stopped to watch. It was also neat that the chaplain of the pediatric ward asked Heather and Courtney to say a few words to the kids & parents. Heather spoke and the chaplain who was a Kenyan lady, interpreted. Heather spoke about how it was a hard job being a mother and even harder when you have a sick child but that God has given mom’s extra grace to be a mom if they trust in Him. The chaplain has asked us to come back next week. Thank you Pastor Gary Strudler for this wonderful ministry.<br /><br />Friday was a quieter day and us dads were able to spend more time with the families. I told the Roberts most of our friends in Oregon hardly ever have the Holland 9 over for dinner (we usually have people over to our house for some reason ) and they’ve done it twice this week and that doesn’t include all of the other little snacks and lunches they have provided members of our family. Our kids run around the neighborhood together without much supervision and they have all returned home safely so far! We have been so busy at the hospital all I have done it seems is surgery and clinic and sleep. I even took a nap in clinic today while Ben saw pts. It takes a week to get over the jet lag.<br /><br />The big event of the day was a man was murdered in the surrounding area and his body was dumped down the road from our house. It took the police about 4 hours to show up. The justice system is a little different here – where the people, when they figure out who commited the crime, basically take things into their own hands and exact revenge on the perpetrators. I know there are a lot of bad characters around but feel safe for the most part. My friend from the eye clinic, Wilson, who knew the guy that was killed for his motorcycle we believe, also told me not to go into the forest (a ways a way from here) or they “will finish you”. Not sure what that means but it doesn’t sound too good. <br /><br />That being said, Ben takes his kayak down the river when it is high enough and says its fine. Needless to say I am somewhat glad the river is LOW right now. When Jenny found about the incident she told Ben not to tell our kids so as not to scare them and Ben replied “Are you kidding, they’re the ones who told me.” A lot goes on during the day while we are working that we get caught up on when we come home for lunch or dinner. The clinic is only about a 2 minutes walk from our house.<br /><br />Tomorrow we are going to an orphanage to perform puppets and bring some items to donate. I am supposed to teach Sunday school so I will have to break out some of my Awana material where at least these kids don’t know all my tricks! <br /><br />Thanks for praying! (and don’t feel like you have to have us over for dinner when we get back!)<br /><br />And don’t show up at our house for fireworks tomorrow – because we won’t be there!!!<br /><br />DanHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-55845007506184791772009-07-03T13:57:00.000-07:002009-07-03T14:09:03.513-07:00Dr. Ben and Dr. Dan off to work on the first full day of clinic and surgery.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-15194572059879203842009-07-03T10:20:00.000-07:002009-07-03T10:27:10.012-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqTDGOx0l0kizrSRPCufciZo04E2o7lQSbdM7LjpRBdhX_k6ys0wdCMNL_O75QglUNI45UgkJKsfyECD7hI0LfSvudbEXxWyjaHpDGJDOy3apEehyW3lf-Fc5AtXjuuxX7rA4SqJWXOtq/s1600-h/Market+2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqTDGOx0l0kizrSRPCufciZo04E2o7lQSbdM7LjpRBdhX_k6ys0wdCMNL_O75QglUNI45UgkJKsfyECD7hI0LfSvudbEXxWyjaHpDGJDOy3apEehyW3lf-Fc5AtXjuuxX7rA4SqJWXOtq/s400/Market+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354286707304517714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZigqcbVozW0ZJYkuwuFvx8KwY_HlFd7-Mre7meOfuWzaROXnW1GbkJtg4g62NNd2n4uRbV0aLrdUNPEC1RwazENEVU03utLHvyOxxFniLFTYKAyMG2K26rG2Q1nVmfM0cl8Roky3oOtRb/s1600-h/Market+1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZigqcbVozW0ZJYkuwuFvx8KwY_HlFd7-Mre7meOfuWzaROXnW1GbkJtg4g62NNd2n4uRbV0aLrdUNPEC1RwazENEVU03utLHvyOxxFniLFTYKAyMG2K26rG2Q1nVmfM0cl8Roky3oOtRb/s400/Market+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354286325097832370" /></a><br />Heather and Sammary did make it to the market (before the puppet show) but Heather's Dad posted the pictures out of order (he's serving as their blogmaster during their absence since Internet access is so intermittent.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-76432760601933890712009-07-03T10:09:00.001-07:002009-07-03T10:17:28.440-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BoyT7ulGwkWfmUnG3an5le0msE6emVWOKLQ8ZleTapGPxka6wKTyAkTHJybGI_AuBzEKNiqKQD8ySzeZzITX1aB6UG6BVTuUeRo-RakQnpEcEq37arbujuYfdMCTYTvFBjYLq98hH_Ly/s1600-h/Puppet+Show5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6BoyT7ulGwkWfmUnG3an5le0msE6emVWOKLQ8ZleTapGPxka6wKTyAkTHJybGI_AuBzEKNiqKQD8ySzeZzITX1aB6UG6BVTuUeRo-RakQnpEcEq37arbujuYfdMCTYTvFBjYLq98hH_Ly/s400/Puppet+Show5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354283797056956258" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CBob%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJtED49X0UxLUlZv56okFguCr9zM2Ovjxkr1OLxszjryY9qEalFoVi8pfISM8j9hAAT4-leihZM-Z_LOQQED5khH0EiDkhC6KGc5Bq6q7CfWzD7pDSQwCdDJW9byqZVIUVR8gdzhuKt5B/s400/We+saw+on+Walk+to+Market3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354282026868976786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluBWoqFD1UYZnDK5p6qfVGu45iNXdeD3hBpO_kp6v_sjPUdnXAi9MvM7MXkdRUUxiGb3sqsFtJe0coIQfomiWfq9U0rGlZzZ49SnfECyXOkqqpd8p0vw44t_CGz6PgxDIrozn7ZWp5luv/s1600-h/We+saw+on+the+Walk+to+Market2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjluBWoqFD1UYZnDK5p6qfVGu45iNXdeD3hBpO_kp6v_sjPUdnXAi9MvM7MXkdRUUxiGb3sqsFtJe0coIQfomiWfq9U0rGlZzZ49SnfECyXOkqqpd8p0vw44t_CGz6PgxDIrozn7ZWp5luv/s400/We+saw+on+the+Walk+to+Market2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354281651213594898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P3iNmaX2hygEF3YILYVW-44LeGAzRyMIPdvCV-j-OklDWQydx0ilPnGRUrd-FTarrKM1q9dryUalUd4BPBtW0GAqL9W1xCk4jaUNSP_vbi9ztW8dnRo1Fn66IZnaRXzXsH0O55MRcPDO/s1600-h/Walk+to+Market5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P3iNmaX2hygEF3YILYVW-44LeGAzRyMIPdvCV-j-OklDWQydx0ilPnGRUrd-FTarrKM1q9dryUalUd4BPBtW0GAqL9W1xCk4jaUNSP_vbi9ztW8dnRo1Fn66IZnaRXzXsH0O55MRcPDO/s400/Walk+to+Market5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354281342215719650" border="0" /></a><br />Along the way, we saw ---Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-46245839111591517712009-07-03T09:59:00.000-07:002009-07-03T10:04:03.741-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7DNL1jokuq1G2Vtz8J6VIVOyW1gTTYUOQ3CJidKa2iSn6AyOfuQR0qIbzXuIBKuaf_KVJ7pES7Sml6nIPxvO6_E9Ntr1vlRf84Z5M7vzp_kujldSb_LQPiSJsU_YYuWchQXiz6_4ePzJ/s1600-h/Walk+to+Market4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7DNL1jokuq1G2Vtz8J6VIVOyW1gTTYUOQ3CJidKa2iSn6AyOfuQR0qIbzXuIBKuaf_KVJ7pES7Sml6nIPxvO6_E9Ntr1vlRf84Z5M7vzp_kujldSb_LQPiSJsU_YYuWchQXiz6_4ePzJ/s400/Walk+to+Market4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354280665395216050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTN4cfy-0eMOEjamfRFgxmBqu55uVuBjmsp1PaWYz0HOllLmExreu1lGZtAo7bnlHtJXQyff-TrXedseBY_HqhhOT2GlR0mOV5vCC-YneYxu_i9hvzs78DYc9REnL8IoJKpwIEXbsk-Ax4/s1600-h/Walk+to+Market.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTN4cfy-0eMOEjamfRFgxmBqu55uVuBjmsp1PaWYz0HOllLmExreu1lGZtAo7bnlHtJXQyff-TrXedseBY_HqhhOT2GlR0mOV5vCC-YneYxu_i9hvzs78DYc9REnL8IoJKpwIEXbsk-Ax4/s400/Walk+to+Market.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354280182932155666" border="0" /></a><br />Today Katherine, Sammary and I walked to Silabwet for market today. <br />It's about a 45 minute walk uphill, on roads like this:Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671084299403922170.post-56975085636928656432009-07-03T07:07:00.000-07:002009-07-03T07:08:20.931-07:00<strong>SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST!!</strong><br /><br />There has been an incredible amount of traffic today, up and down the <br />road we live on, especially motor bikes. As it turns out, a man's <br />body was found down by the river, in a manhole. The victim had <br />disappeared on Tuesday, and it is believed that his motorbike was <br />stolen, and whoever stole it killed him.<br /><br />There is a mob mentality here, and things could erupt and get ugly. <br />If the people think they know who did it, they will all attack and <br />stone him, knife him, or whatever they think that will provide justice.<br /><br />The road they are traveling up and down is the road all the MK's <br />(missionary kids) cross to go between the upper and lower compound.<br /><br />Please pray for everyone's protection, for peace, and that justice <br />will be served in the right way. Thank you!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09883271907594484567noreply@blogger.com1