Blogs from Nairobi Province, Kenya, Africa

Last night I had the privilege of spending the night with Kaylie Sauter, a missionary from LifePoint Church who has been living in Nairobi for the last two years. It was AWESOME!!!!! I am totally inspired, strengthened, and encouraged by what God is doing through her, and how willing she is to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Kaylie lives in an apartment on the outskirts of the Kibera slum. We laid awake till 2 am just talking about life, the good and the bad, the past and the future, and what Jesus was teaching us through it all. I was soooo excited to use transportation Kenyan style and walk in the footsteps of a missionary. This morning Kaylie and I met with a woman named Ciru who is currently trying to open an orphanage ... read more

Jambo! We arrived in Nairobi, Kenya earlier today. There was nobody in the visa line, and our bags all came out together! #winning Today I snuggled a little 7 month old boy named Adiel. I was told they found him buried alive in the dirt. Someone saw the dirt moving and they uncovered him with his umbilical chord still attached. The beautiful people of New Hope Church brought him to the hospital for medical attention, and then into their home to care for him and he is now a healthy, CHuNkY lil man!! As he laid across my lap sleeping I couldn't fathom what this little man had already been through. Jesus has a mighty plan for this little boy. We then walked through one of the slums, with sewage running through the center, and trash ... read more

Just a few pics of Charlotte and Hayleys Birthday Bash! Special thanks to the family who were around and helped out, the Guppies, Aunty Sarah and "The Tall Man" aka Harrison.... read more

Thursday morning armed guards entered the hotel with the biggest guns I have ever seen, it sent shivers down my spine at first - then I thought well I am sure its ok, this is probably the norm. John Kiiri (my colleague) then rang me from the road - he had been refused access to the hotel because he was carrying gas canisters for his home, would I mind walking out to the road.... this was not a problem it turned out that there was to be a state visit of the varoius presidents of Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia, I arrived back at the hotel after work and it was coming to my time to leave the hotel and I noticed outside that the roads were closed off all around the hotel... How would a taxi ... read more

this is a special blog for my Dad and Gran and of course Grandad if he is looking on down, he is probably saying "Nairobi? what the hell do you want to go there for?"... read more

Hi all, after 34 hours I finally made it on Sunday night at around 11pm local time (3 hours ahead!) tired but not sleepy enough I lay awake in bed most of the night and then headed to the office in the morning. I idnt get to go to the National Park like I had hoped sadly. I met with our Nairobi Safety committee and Esther who I met last time who is now hugely pregnant with twins!! and we discussed lots of things which I will add to my report, today I completed an audit of the site sadly not much has changed since our last visit therefore Mike and I have alot of work that we need to do and I feel that this really does justify a full time Health and Safety assistant ... read more

Football season has finished. It was a good season. I missed good American football while living abroad. I expanded my horizons and learned to love the game of rugby (having a South African huband contributed to this appreciation). However, nothing beats the feeling of watching the quarterback throw a strong pass and seeing my favorite team catch and run the ball into the endzone for a touchdown. A win comes from a lot of practice and a team that works together. International Treasure House Ministries works as a team. We; those of you who contribute, we who distribute and those on the ground working hands on with the children are the team. We are a team that works toward the goal of saving children. Saving them from the hands of those people and circumstances that oppose ... read more