#14 WOW! I am stunned at the response to my letter about Jecinta, the girl at Cardinal Otunga training center who hopes to become a doctor. Enough people wrote the first day to cover fees and expenes for 2 years and the next day someone wrote who will pick up the rest! She is set […]
Archives for July 2010
# 13 Prize Giving at Ndingi and Visit with Sr Judy
# 13 Prize-Giving Day at Ndingi and a Visit with Sr Judy, Saturday was a big event at Ndingi. Open air tents were set up for parents, students and invited guests, namely teachers from SFG and other schools. The VIPs had special chairs in front, facing the rest. Regardless of my not feeling very special, […]
# 12 Inspection
#12 Inspection Problems occur in African schools just like every other place. And teenagers are teenagers the world over. Victoria had been given a very nice picture album by a friend, filled with photos of her family, friends, school and activities. This was to show around at the school because the students (and staff) love […]
# 11 The dinner
#11 The dinner It has been such a busy week I haven’t written. I write in my head, but much of it stays there. Wednesday afternoon was my marketing day. At Fr Kiritit’s suggestion I had invited the 3 nuns who live in the convent in the parish compound (where I also live, but in […]
# 10 Victoria Leaves Us
# 10 Victoria Leaves Us It is has exactly 2 weeks since Victoria and I arrived and she will shortly be winging her way first to Dubai, then San Francisco and finally to Portland. It will be a really really long day for her. She was up and dressed by 7:30 this morning, her plane […]
#9 Fund Raising Life Bloom Style
#9 Fund Raising, Life Bloom Style From the first time Catherine came to the US she has been impressed with our fund raising activities and over time has determined to give an event here. Life Bloom’s next phase is very ambitious and will take a good bit of funding, but as has been the case […]
#8 Reconnecting with Old Friends
#8 Reconnecting With Old Friends Among the first people I met in 2005 were the math teachers at Archbishop Ndingi, Cecilia, Ignacious, Simon and Regina, all of whom have since moved on. I have lost track of Ignacious, but I see Regina regularly on Sunday. Simon is still in this area and Cecilia teaches in […]
#7 Models and Matatus
# 7 Matatus and Models Awakening this morning before 7, I plug in the modem and am happy to see some emails from home. I read all of them and begin to answer. It’s part of what I love to do, telling people about what it’s like here. It’s important to me to feel connected. […]