Leaving has been emotional. While we’re so looking forward to seeing friends and family in America, we are sad to leave the special people and places in Kenya. About a week ago, I literally cried all day long. Every friend I ran into would unleash another wave of uncontrolable sentimentality. A couple days before my [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 17, 2008
Ben Entwistle
The following is from Roy and Judy Entwistle, Ben’s grandparents, sent on Tuesday.
We just had a call from Dan in South Africa. He reported that Ben did really well for the first 3 1/2 hours of the flight. Then, his heart developed problems. The team on the plane did everything possible to revive Ben, but the pulse stopped [...]
July 15, 2008
Continue to Pray for Ben
Ben and his father Dan left Nairobi this morning on a medivac flight, headed for Johannesburg, South Africa. An evacuation to the U.S. was deemed too long (20+ hours) considering his fragile condition. Ben will have heart surgery when he arrives in J’burg; the damaged heart valve will probably be replaced.
Thank you for your continued [...]
July 13, 2008
Happy, sad, disorganized thoughts, and please pray for Ben
Exactly one week until we fly out. We’re all experiencing a huge range of emotions.
We lost the Prescott final on a rainy, lightning-streaked afternoon, 3-6 in sudden death overtime. A tough, well-played match despite the weather. What made it so heart breaking was that we missed a makeable penalty with 20 seconds left in regulation by [...]
July 3, 2008
Rugby Rules!
While I still don’t completely understand all the rules of rugby, I LOVE IT! I love rugby 100 times more than I’ve ever loved American football. I realize this may be blasphemy coming from a girl who grew up along North Carolina’s famous Tobacco Road, but I might even love rugby more than I do basketball. Rugby [...]
