Hello friends...it has been almost 2 years since I've posted anything on my blog, which means soon it will be the 2 year anniversary of when I returned from Kenya. It doesn't really seem that long ago to me because the memories from my time there are still so fresh in my mind. I haven't forgotten about the friends I've made there, the kids I've met, and the hardships I've seen. No, Kenya still brings out the passionate side of me. And so, that's why I've decided to go back this summer. I'll be staying with a different team of people this time, but I'll be doing similar types of ministry activities as last time. I'm also going with people this time, too. My friend Micah introduced me to a girl named Rachel. Rachel was in Kenya last March. Although she wasn't there very long, she greatly desires to go back and experience more of this wonderful place and serve others there. My sister, Ashley, will also be accompanying us for part of the time. This weekend I traveled to Iowa to see Rachel and to have an art show to benefit our trip. Rachel and I discovered we have many things in common even though we don't know each other that well yet. First, she's an art education major like me, we've both been RA's, and she drives a Ford Taurus just like the one I used to have. And of course, we both love Kenya. Anyway, here are some snaps (that's what they call photos in Kenya) from our time this weekend. By the way, I also just wrote a book about my time in Kenya called
Encounters in Kenya: My Spiritual Journey Through Nairobi. I'm finishing up the logistics of getting an ISBN number, and I just had it coprighted on Sunday. If you'd like to purchase a copy, let me know. Any proceeds that I make are going to go directly back to Kenya to help pay for student's high school or college education or any other worthwhile causes that I encounter.
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| Micah and Rachel making burritos the night before the art show. |
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| Me and Rachel....the Kenyans will think we're sisters, don't you think? |
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| We love that Micah is tall because he was able to hang everything, and we didn't need a ladder. |
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| Art for Africa: Here's work from our art show |
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| T-shirts that Micah and Harry screenprinted for us...anyone one want one? We have lots left. |
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| How much should it cost? That was the question we kept asking each other. We're both very indecisive about pricing, so we could never decide. |
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| Isn't this lamp sweet? There were several of them hanging up in the venue where we had our show. |
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| Rachel's sweet ceramic vase |
