Posted in Journal Entries on April 24th, 2009 3 Comments »
Due to some cancellations, we now have THREE openings in the apartment for volunteers for the month of June. We could really use your help as the nursery will be open and running. Let me know if you can come.
Posted in Journal Entries on April 23rd, 2009 2 Comments »
I have been so negligent about the blog! The days fly by and I just have not gotten to it and I apologize to those of you who faithfully follow our life.
We have had two former volunteers visit us in the past week or so. Melanie Fromm, who saved the life of Tumaini while she [...]
Posted in Journal Entries on April 13th, 2009 4 Comments »
Yet another holiday in Tanzania! April has 4 legal holidays and we have to pay overtime to our staff on those days.
I thought it would be a very slow day because of said holiday, but the morning was active. We had visitors, one of which was a former volunteer – Heidi from Australia. What a [...]
Posted in Journal Entries on April 8th, 2009 1 Comment »
If I had kept track of all the electrical and plumbing repairs we have had to do during the past three years, it would likely be a metre long! (that's more than a yard, folks!)
Today we had another problem–with the main switch box and we will have to replace it.
Here is Frank the electrician and [...]
Posted in Journal Entries on April 8th, 2009 3 Comments »
While my family and I were in Kenya this past weekend, we received a one day old baby girl. She was born on April 2nd and is named Jacqueline. Here she is at five days old.
This afternoon we received 5 month old Dennis from Selian Hospital. He was premature and kept there as his mother [...]