I wouldn’t be sitting here if I hadn’t finished the packing. Fr. Kiriti had wanted to leave Naivasha at 2 pm and it was exactly 2 pm when I tearfully said good-bye to Hillary, Margaret, Josephat and Cyrus. It has always been hard to leave, but this time, all I could think of was, “Is […]
# 24 Leave Taking
Sunday night and I leave tomorrow, flying out of Nairobi at 11 pm. I arrive Dubai 5 hours later, have an eternal layover (4 ½ hours), leave Dubai 9:10 am arrive SFO 16 (!!!) hours later. Yes I will definitely be jet lagged, but culture shock is always the worst part. I realized a few […]
# 23 ½ Catherine’s New Info About Baby Betsy
This is essentially what Catherine wrote to me. I will add a few explanatory words in parentheses, but these are her words. Thanks very much Margo for sharing this story. It is still taking a big toll on my thoughts and am not able to focus much on other stuff until we have resolved this […]
# 23 How Is the Tuitioning Going?
We’ve been meeting 9 am to 1 pm for most of 2 weeks, with one day off for the election. Each day brings a different configuration of students to be taught and volunteers to teach them. Many of the students are sponsored by my dear friend, Mary Fry, and her Bloom Where Planted foundation, based […]
# 22 Mji Wa Neema Reunion
Hard-working men prepare the fire. Wekesa, Patrick, Josephat, Antony, Evans, Joseph. Soon after, charcoal was added to make coals on which they roasted the sheep. In the meantime Antony, one of the founders of Mji, held forth, man-to-man. The boys were not just respectful, but very appreciative of the advice they gave him. Without Fr. […]
# 21 Party Preparation and Margo Gets Conned (Almost)
Tomorrow (Saturday) is our big Mji Wa Neema reunion, which Margaret and I have been planning for several weeks. You may recall I bought a goat several weeks ago, only to discover he was a sheep. ARGH! The kids didn’t care. I was the only one and that was because a goat will eat garbage […]
# 20 The Political Situation in Kenya
August 7, 2017 I haven’t written much about the Kenyan election and possible violence because I didn’t want to alarm my readers. I knew there are articles in the US press about it. In fact someone sent me one such from the SJMN with the suggestion that perhaps I should come home early. I knew […]
# 19 A Weather Report and An Historic Meeting
It’s 5 pm Sunday afternoon. I’m ensconced on my bed, my usual writing site, with rolling thunder sounding through my window. It began to rain, but seems to have stopped for the moment. That’s an important issue because washing is done by hand here and the clothes hung to dry. You’d think there would be […]
# 18 First Day of Tuitioning
August 2, 2017 I don’t know why I’m always nervous on the first day. I never know how many kids will show up and I didn’t have a 4th math teacher. The rooms weren’t set up and I felt disorganized, but somewhere between 30 and 40 kids showed up on day one, which could mean […]
# 17 Schools Close for August Holiday
July 31, 2017 My lazy time is just about over. The “tuitioning” sessions begin Wednesday with a lot of kids expected. Fr. Ngaruiya has promised me 3 rooms in a virtually unused hall (each with blackboard) as well as the Mji dining hall. If all the people who claim they are coming actually show up, […]
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