So Much Fun it Ought to be Illegal

Christmas is always fun. We do a bunch of different activities as staff, having pot luck suppers, carol sings, Christmas Eve services, lots of cookies passed around, gifts exchanged, and fun had. Every year for Christmas I get to go to the Wagner family's house for opening presents and lunch. This year was lots of … Continue reading So Much Fun it Ought to be Illegal →

God Bless The Rains Down In Africa

Rain -- During each RVA graduation ceremony for the past 25 years or so, the RVA choir has sung a rendition of I Miss The Rains Down In Africa by the pop/rock group Toto. Towards the end of the song the lyrics repeat several times "I bless the rains down in Africa." Those of us … Continue reading God Bless The Rains Down In Africa →

Three More Days

WOW, I was just looking back at my last prayer letter, and noticed it was the day before the Kenyan election. And so much has happened between then and now. Most importantly, the Supreme Court in Kenya nullified the previous election and ordered a new election within 60 days. The new election is on Thursday. … Continue reading Three More Days →

Elections are Tomorrow

Greetings praying friends, 10 years ago, right after the elections, the politician that lost the election called on his supporters to protest what he saw as vote rigging. As a result of the following violence, over 1,000 people were killed and around 500,000 were displaced from their homes. In the last 10 years, many of … Continue reading Elections are Tomorrow →

A Tale of Two Safaris

Safari #1 -- 6th grade Safari Just about every year I get invited to go on 6th grade Safari. (Partially because I teach the 6th grade boys Sunday School class and will be one of their teachers in 7th grade, but mostly because I can drive one of the school buses.) We leave RVA and … Continue reading A Tale of Two Safaris →

Now, Downhill To The Finish Line

Greetings praying friends, It's hard to believe that this school year is almost done. It's June 7, and graduation here at RVA is July 13, so we have just over a month left. I've really enjoyed being a class sponsor for the class of 2017. I joined them as a sponsor when we went on … Continue reading Now, Downhill To The Finish Line →

November 16 to February 7. Way too long for an update.

I guess I'm not as good keeping up with the news as I should be. Sorry. Well mostly because not much is new here. I'm still teaching 7th grade Math, still coaching Jr. High soccer (girls right now, boys back in November), still doing Jr. High ROCK (we're using the movie God's Not Dead!! as … Continue reading November 16 to February 7. Way too long for an update. →

So Shines A Good Deed In A Weary World

A couple of months ago, an RVA staff member was involved in a minor fender bender accident in Nairobi (it wasn't me). Since there wasn't much damage to either car, the RVA staff member agreed to pay for the damages out of pocket rather than involve the insurance companies, gave some money over, and considered … Continue reading So Shines A Good Deed In A Weary World →

Surgery (again)

Greetings praying friends, If it's not one thing it's another. In the beginning of July I was playing in the RVA Alumni vs Varsity rugby game. Lots of fun. Not as fast as I use to be. But then, not as thin as I use to be either. Anyway right near the end of the … Continue reading Surgery (again) →

The End is Here

I mean the end of the school year. Last Thursday was graduation, so another year is in the books. Congratulations to the class of 2016 on your graduation, and congratulations to the class that I'm sponsoring, the class of 2017. You're all now Seniors. I can't believe that way back when you were 6th graders … Continue reading The End is Here →