The next morning, I struggled to get out of bed exhausted already from the previous two days shenanigans, but I was roused by an exciting thought: Sunday July 6th. TODAY IS THE DAY! Today is the day Rachael comes. My sweet friend who was my duplex neighbor for two years returned for a short trip to clean out her things, some to the community, the … Continue reading The Long End: Days 3-8
I slept fitfully, fully aware of the impending alarm that I feared I would not wake up to. We’d had a meeting early in the week and had laid out the parameters they were given to work within: -They were not allowed to delay the seniors past 5:10am so there wouldn’t be a chance they’d miss their train-They were not to use unauthorized school equipment-They … Continue reading The Long End: Day 2
Once more, one of my favorite times of the school year has come and gone. It used to be called interim, but now has more aptly been renamed “African Field Studies (AFS).” It’s a time where our 11th and 12th grade students head off on adventures all across the continent, many in Kenya but a few beyond, to learn about other cultures, ministry contexts, some … Continue reading Adventure Is Out There!!!
It’s happened again- I’ve rolled my ankle. At 6:53pm last night I got a text asking if I could be a sixth player for a little 3 on 3 women’s basketball. I’m not much of a basketball player, but my mom made sure when I was young that I got enough coordination to hold my own at a mediocre to low competition level in most … Continue reading Tripping on Flat Ground
Faithful Footsteps 