At the End of the Day

Lodging is still a big concern for me, especially after staying in a place called the “Glory Palace” the first night of our first trip. Believe me, I was not in glory for a moment. I spent that night sitting in a chair covered with a plastic bag I happened to bring along. There was [...]

We Do Have a Little Fun Too

When I travel to Africa, I take food. Beef  jerky often substitutes for local meat. The fear of parasites is probably exaggerated, but that’s what happens when your father-in-law works for the USDA. After several days of jerky or very little chicken legs, one starts dreaming about a nice steak. On this trip, we did [...]

Karibu Means Welcome

Karibu Centre is located in an amazing place. As it is outside of town, there is farmable land all around. It is close to two slums with lots of people needing our help. Some locals say the river below has hippos which should interest some of our volunteers. More likely the river has crocs but, either way, I won’t [...]

Slow Goings

For me, the most aggravating thing about working in Africa is the lack of speedy progress. It took months for Salvation Army to go through their procedures for moving the funds for renovation to Kenya SA from Norway SA. Then it took months for the actual renovation to be completed. There was a lot to [...]

A New Beginning

One thing has become quite clear from our first project- we need to have eyes and ears on the ground to manage our materials and expenditures. Once we learned that lesson, God was willing to introduce us to a partner that could fill this need. The Salvation Army is a large church in Africa. I had [...]