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Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

The No Cry Baby

Question: “I know it shouldn’t be a concern, but our son doesn’t cry. Not sure if he was born with the “I’m super laid back” syndrome or what, but we’ve only heard him really cry 2 times in the past 8 days. When he is hungry, he whimpers and sucks his hands/ smacks his lips, [...]

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Monday, July 16th, 2007

Kenya Report – Part V

One other highlight and then I’m almost finished – Lillian’s husband Ezekiel is a Pastor and also teaches at the local high school – when attending their church on the first Sunday – he was teaching on the Family and one could see and hear he has a passion for the family and making positive [...]

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Monday, July 16th, 2007

Kenya Report – Part IV

So what did I do while the ‘teachers’ were in the classroom? Made ‘house calls’ with Lillian the Orphan Overseer – that role is actually a combination, Social Worker/Public Health Nurse/Counselor all rolled into one. Lillian is a lovely young woman almost 38 and with wisdom beyond her years. After we got to know each [...]

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Monday, July 16th, 2007

Kenya Report – Part III

Thursday June 21 and each day there after began around 6 a.m. [we had an alarm but the local Roosters would have worked too as they did crow before daylight.] Breakfast was at 6:45 – consisted of scrambled eggs and toast – and yes, I brought my French Press and Starbucks – don’t laugh – [...]

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Monday, July 16th, 2007

Kenya Report – Part II

Wednesday June 20th we were up and out by 6 a.m. to be taken to a local small airport where we were greeted by 3 African Inland Mission Pilots [AIM] who were going to fly us from Nairobi to Kisumu – I remember they called one of the planes ‘the mosquito’ which held 4 or [...]

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