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A Garden of Eden! Today we also visited the Bio-Intensive Agricultural Ministry near the Deaf Boys School. This place has the most beautiful flowers and plants we have seen in Kenya. They ever have a mowed lawn. Olive, one of … Continue reading →

Woodworking is one of my hobbies. Today, Ann and I, along with one of the Bridges employees, went to a local School for the Hearing Impaired to visit with the boys in training in Woodworking. The boys and their instructor … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the two pregnant rabbits arrived. Today, Paul and I modified the rabbit hutch so that the downstairs rabbit will not get covered with the waste of the upstairs rabbit. Ann enjoyed seeing and touching the rabbits. They are due … Continue reading →

We don’t function very well on Kenya time. We invited a lady friend to come by and visit us. She came by about 4 p.m. as she did not get out of church till 3 due to a long winded … Continue reading →

Shopping in Meru! Saturday Ann and I met Catherine, the Tailoring teacher at Bridges, for some shopping for materials and treadle sewing machines in town. Believe me ladies it is not like shopping in the U.S. Here they have specialty … Continue reading →

The Winners class of the Womens’ Discipleship training program finished up their week after lunch on Friday. Ann and I were asked to attend the closing portion of their time for the week. They were so very appreciative of our … Continue reading →

Tharaka is an area east of Meru where it is very hot, dry, and dusty most of the time. Many of our students come from this area and we have also developed friendships with some of the people there. Even … Continue reading →

The Morell School is the pastor training ministry of Bridges. On Wednesday, Ann and I spent a couple of hours with Pastor Jackson discussing ideas and ways to enhance the pastor training program. We all agreed that there is so … Continue reading →

You all need to come to Kenya to really understand the atmosphere and situation here. Today our major event was to meet and interact with the women in the Women’s Discipleship Class. These women come one week per month every … Continue reading →

It was a great day in Meru, Kenya. The low was 57 and the high temp was 70 on Monday with some light rain, fog and damp. The women’s Disciple Class started around noon with 15 women present. Remember, it … Continue reading →