Serving God at Rift Valley Academy
Greetings Praying Friends, I just thought I'd better update you on my speeding ticket that I asked you to pray for in my last prayer letter. Yesterday I went down to Naivasha to court, about 45 minute drive away. I got there about 8:30 or so, and court was to begin at 9:00. The judge … Continue reading The Prosecution is Withdrawn
Wageni is the Swahili word for "guests". It's been great having my parents here as wageni for the past three weeks, but tomorrow they fly back to the US. We're going to go into Nairobi to an all-you-can-eat Brazilian barbecue restaurant to celebrate Mom and Dad's 50 years in ministry, which coincidentally is also tomorrow. … Continue reading Wageni
Well once again I take pen in hand to write a missive. OK, make that take keyboard on desk. This past week was our annual 6th grade safari, where we take the 6th grade class up to close to Mount Kenya to the William Holden Wildlife Foundation Center for a couple of nights of camping … Continue reading Safari, Sickness, and the Law
Every 3 years or so RVA has the privileged of hosting the International Christian Educators Conference (ICEC) put on by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). This past weekend we had Christian educators from 20 different countries around Africa arrive at RVA for the conference. It was great to be a part of what … Continue reading ICEC Conference
Greetings Praying Friends, I thought it might be a good idea to write a bit of an update on what's going on here at RVA. Actually, not much is new and exciting. The Jr. High girls soccer season is now over. We had a bit of a rebuilding year this year in soccer. We ended … Continue reading Soccer, Interim, and Rain
Yesterday our elementary school here at RVA called Titchie Swot, (British slang: a titch is something that is small, and a swot is a learner, hence, little learner) had its Field Day. Over the past many years, it never seems to rain on Titchie Field Day. Probably because when you have 60+ children all praying … Continue reading It never rains on Titchie Field Day!
Greetings praying friends, Africa Inland Mission is calling for a day of prayer and fasting for two countries in which AIM missionaries work and live, South Sudan and the Central African Republic. Both of these countries are experiencing unprecedented violence, particularly in the CAR. Would you be willing to spend a half hour today in … Continue reading A Day of Prayer and Fasting
There is a couple of gentlemen that I get together with each Tuesday morning at 6:15, and we spend time in prayer for each other. I keep a journal of the prayer requests that are shared so that I can continue to pray for the requests through out the week. For the past 2 weeks, … Continue reading ‘Tis the season for . . . allergies.
When I was growing up, I use to tell a joke to my British friends. On the 4th of July, while we Americans were celebrating our independence, I'd always ask them, "Do the British have a 4th of July?" Their answer was always, "No", and I'd finish off the joke by saying, "So you jump … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Kenya!!!
Greetings Praying Friends, Last Friday the daughter of some of my good friends had her 9th birthday party, and of course she invited “Uncle Dan”. What did she want her mom to make for her birthday dinner? Mac and Cheese out of a box. Imported generic Mac and Cheese in a box usually sells for … Continue reading Mac and Cheese, Marshmallows, and Exams
Dan Dixon's Discursive Declamations 