November, 2013 St. Francis Class of 2013 Dear Friends of Kenya Help, This November we celebrate the graduation of our 4th class from St. Francis Xavier Secondary School for Girls (SFG). The Form 4’s (above) have just completed their national exam, the Kenya Curriculum Secondary Exam, or KCSE, and will return home to await […]
Kenya Help Benefit Breakfast October 17
Please join us for a Kenya Help Benefit Breakfast on October 17 featuring: Father Daniel Kiriti, Kenyan parish priest and visionary for Kenya’s future Margo McAuliffe, founder of KenyaHelp Maya McAuliffe, Margo’s granddaughter who experienced life as a student and taught math this past summer at St. Francis Xavier Secondary School for Girls African rhythms […]
#29- Margo’s talk at Fr. Kiriti’s jubilee celebration
As you know, Fr. Kiriti first visited the US in 1996. He studied at Santa Clara University where, in 1 year, he finished a 2-year master’s degree in pastoral studies. Because he came with the clothes on his back and only a few shillings in his pocket, he had to work to support himself, but […]
#28 Fr. Kiriti Celebrates 25 Years of Priesthood
#28-2013 Fr. Kiriti Celebrates 25 Years of Priesthood It was a glorious day, with only a few glitches – like the man who was to arrange for transport to Longenot, Fr. Kiriti’s home parish, where the celebration took place. People were to leave Naivasha at 9 am, but the arranger told the matatus to arrive […]
#27 Visiting and Visitors continued
#27 Visiting and Visitors continued We left off #26 with my Saturday visitors. Sunday morning the kids and I went to mass, but Agnes has her reservations and stayed abed, which turned out to be smart as the mass lasted for 2 hours! Catherine greeted us as we came out. Generally she attends the 2nd […]
26 Visiting and Visitors
#26-2013 Visiting and Visitors Hmmm, I really wanted to spend some one-on-one time with Stephanus and Joy Venter, but they are busy kids—he’s a musician and she’s a swimmer. Well….maybe I could do the hated drive to Nakuru, once again taking my life in my hands. My friend Agnes Mwamburi, who lives in Nakuru, had […]
#25 We Grow Slowly by Slowly
#25-2013 We Grow Slowly by Slowly The kids were early again today. I was a lazy bum, getting up late, then showering and washing hair. They had already rearranged the tables and were sitting expectantly when I arrived. All were there, plus 2 more, an SFG form 1 and her form 1 friend from another […]
24 Shughili Shughili
#24-2013 Shughili Shughili I’ve used this term in the past-it means miscellaneous. That’s what this report will be. First of all, my “tuitioning” has begun. The group is very small, just 9, but a great group and the size makes it easy to ensure everyone understands. I have 5 boys who are sponsored by Mary […]
#23 Schools Close for August Break
#23-2013 Schools Close for August Break I haven’t written for some time because school was about to close for the month of August and I wanted to get to as many form 4’s as possible to review their mock math exams. As is always the case, the results were broad, from really good to really […]
#22 Found Time and What I Did With It
#22-2013 Found Time and What I Did With It After I finished being a lazy bum this morning and wrote #21, I went to visit my friend, Simon, about whom I have just written. On my way I thought about the sights here that are so different from the Menlo Park, Palo Alto scene. The […]
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