Term 2 ended on 19 March, and the students headed home on the 20th. Even though this was a shorter term than usual, it felt eternal. Our dorm was plagued with multiple challenges this term; in addition to the political unrest experienced by everyone in Kenya these past few months, Kedong Lower West had several [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 10, 2008
Aunt Dot
My Aunt Dot died on Saturday, six days shy of her 89th birthday. She lived an amazing life, even exciting at times, but I’m so sad she died and that I’m so far away.
My cousins and I have millions of precious memories of Aunt Dot. She never married, and even though she was the world [...]
March 3, 2008
Wisdom from Silas
Silas’ very brave 2nd grade teacher has the 2nd grade class produce plays from time to time. Last week was one of those times. “We Like Sheep” was a fun retelling of the parable of the lost sheep. All but one of the children, including Silas, were sheep. Our friend Susan, Ben’s mom, created sheep [...]
