Jenny's Blog
« Previous Entries Friday, September 12th, 2008Summary: Welcome to my blog!
Dear Friends, Family, and Guests,
Welcome to my blog! The entries are many, and most of them long, but they only begin to document the thoughts, feelings, and experiences from each day of my trip with the Brueggeman Fellowship. These are the pages of my journal. I have included nearly everything–even thoughts I am ashamed of, indications […]
Lessons Learned… July 12, 2008
“This is part of what a family is about, not just love, but letting others know there’s someone who is watching out for them. It’s what I missed so much when my mother died—what I call your ‘spiritual security’—knowing that your family will be there watching out for you. Nothing else will give you that. […]
Friday, September 12th, 2008Sunday, July 13, 2008 - Last Day of Travel
Last day of travel…
The flight from
Nairobi to
Paris overnight, as well as the flight from
Paris to
New York, were pretty long, and I didn’t get much sleep. It’s nice to be back in
France for a bit and hear and see French again. I not only cried during take-off in
Nairobi, but also during landing in
Paris. I felt so […]
Saturday, July 12, 2008… my last day.
Day 29 in Kenya… my last day…
I woke up at approximately 8:45 a.m. and packed. Mum Gladys insisted that I come with her and other volunteers. We went to
St. Martin’s Boarding School for their annual parent meeting, as well as to celebrate Purity’s birthday, and see her and Jane. It was in Kangemi, a shantytown. […]
Friday, July 11, 2008
Day 28 in Kenya
I spent the whole day at
Hekima Place
. In the morning, I helped clean the kitchen in Baraka and cut veggies (yuck… onions) for cooking. I took pictures, visited the shamba, and got a wheelbarrow ride. Miriam told me that I was heavy and had eaten too many chapatis the night before. J […]
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Day 27 in Kenya
At
Hekima
Primary School in the morning, I announced contest winners and gave out sweets. My, how Kenyans love sweets! J I gave one sweet to the young man who takes care of the grounds. He looked so happy later when I saw him opening it.
Christie and I ran to
Karen
Center, then Adam’s
Arcade (YaYa […]
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - SAFARI!
Day 26 in Kenya
We woke up at 5:30 a.m. for 6:00 a.m. breakfast and 6:30 a.m. morning game drive. It was so cold! But we saw the sunrise behind the hills, and it was awesome. We saw lions, ten feet from our van, eating a zebra. We saw hippos. They look so mean. The morning […]
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 – SAFARI!
Day 25 in Kenya
As Christie and I were getting ready to leave for safari, Madina knocked on the door, handed me a letter, and said, “Ann asked me to give this to you.” !!! It was so sweet and such a great surprise! Ann wrote me a letter before I left for safari! J It […]
Monday, July 7, 2008
Day 24 in Kenya
This morning was so cold! At the school, I collected compositions and gave out sweets. Later, I got to interview Head Teacher Mary Gichuhi. She told me all about the history of HPS. She was really informative. We talked for almost two hours!
After lunch, I took several pictures of the school […]
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Day 23 in Kenya
PEOPLE: Ann, Christie, Sara, Emily, Lovi, Elishpa, a couple of Maisha girls
PLACES: Bomas
THINGS: visitors’ day, Mass
After Mass at 9:45 a.m. at
Hekima Place
’s Karen church, Christie and I had tea in Amani. Later, I taught Eunice, Ann, & Christie how to play “Stupid Slap Jack” and “Egyptian Rat Screw.” We played again tonight […]