7/20/98: Up early, a busy final day in Kenya, before a terrifying flight to India… 7/20/23: Re-reading my diary entries from our time in Kenya was a surprise to me. I recalled…
Tag: East Africa
A Small World
7/19/98: Went to church and connected with John and Pearle S. I recognized them from a photo that our mutual friend, Keith H., had shown me back in Chicago. They invited us…
A Good Scare And A Better Laugh
7/18/98: A busy day with more errands. We withdrew cash at an ATM, and purchased 60 rolls of film in preparation for our travels through India. Then I was pickpocketed… NOTE: Photo…
Job, Career, Or Calling
7/17/98: More errands downtown, including another visit to the Embassy of India because we still don’t have our visas. We ended the day with dinner and a game of UNO with the…
History And Danger Go Hand In Hand
7/16/98: Up late, demonstration, lunch out, railway museum, lots of walking. NOTE: The photo above is from the facebook page of The Nairobi Railway Museum. 7/16/23: Our visit to the The Nairobi…
Graphic Design 101
7/15/98: Today I spent three hours with Stefan H. at Life Challenge Africa going over design basics, desktop publishing methods, how to get the most out of his image scanner, etc. He…
Beautiful Masai Beadwork
7/14/98: This morning Ruth and I helped Martha and some other SIM folks do some moving. A new guest residence and new office space… NOTE: Photo above shows a Masai woman bedecked…
Always Be Prepared
7/13/98: We walked downtown to do several errands: obtain visa for India, confirm flights, use internet cafe, drop off film… NOTE: The screen captured photo above shows the website front page of…
GOAL!
7/12/98: Went to church at Nairobi Baptist with the Stan & Martha B. Nairobi is a cosmopolitan city with a large number of international residents working in the fields of business, government,…
Be Cautious, But Fear Not
7/11/98: We made breakfast for the J’s this morning. Scrambled and fried eggs, with bacon and freshly made doughnuts we purchased from a student fundraiser at RVA… NOTE: Photo of Nairobi skyline…
Sunshine And Pizza
7/10/98: Ruth spent the day volunteering in the hospital office. I moved our stuff from the campus motel to Bill & Carol J’s home because no other rooms opened up… NOTE: The…
Engine Trouble
7/9/98: Up way too early at 5:00AM so we could head upcountry with Dr. B and Bill J. for an overnight trip to some villages for “house calls…” NOTE: The free stock…
Cold, Windy Place
7/8/98: Someone told me that “Kijabe,” the name of the town we’re in, means something like “cold, windy place.” It has lived up to its name during our stay… NOTE: The free…
Reconstructing Lives
7/7/98: More photography in the OR today. First was a wound exploration on a TEV patient… NOTE: I am reluctant to post any of the photos I took in the surgical unit…
In The Hands Of The Great Healer
7/6/98: Today I spent several hours in the OR with Dr. B. taking pictures of surgery… NOTE: I am reluctant to post any of the photos I took in the surgical unit…
Water To Wine: Do Whatever He Tells You
7/5/98: Went to church at Africa Inland Church in Kijabe. The sermon passage was John 2:1-11, the wedding at Cana and Jesus’ first public miracle… 7/5/23: I still remember that worship service…
Unusual Independence Day
7/4/98: Celebrated U.S. Independence Day with the Bill & Carol J. at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi today… 7/4/23: Entertainment was by a band from somewhere in Missouri, in just for the…
You Reap What You Sow
7/3/98: More photography today. Annd Bill and I went back into Nairobi for more errands… NOTE: The photo above is a student assembly at Rift Valley Academy, in Kijabe, Kenya. 7/3/23: Rift…
Still Turning The World Upside Down
7/2/98: I took a few pictures of the ENT Team at Bethany Center today while they were on their rounds… NOTE: The photo above shows an infant patient ready for reconstructive palette…
Yearning No More
7/1/98: 100 days on the road! Still feels somewhat unreal, but for different reasons… NOTE: The photo is the sunset above the clouds from near the 10,000 foot summit of Haleakala, on…
Thank You, Lord, For The Rain
6/30/98: Bill, and his assistant, Edward, had to go into Nairobi today to pick up some new folks, so I joined him and attended to some errands of my own in the…
Bird’s Eye View
6/29/98: Met with Mwaura today. Unfortunately, I wasn’t of much assistance. His equipment is so out of date that I was amazed that he manages to get a magazine published at all….
The Great Rift Valley And The One Christian Church
6/28/98: Today is Sunday, so Bill & Carol J., and family, took us to a Masai Church down in the Great Rift Valley. The overcast weather matched my gloomy attitude, but the…
Seeing Clearly Through A Chilling Fog
6/27/98: Lazed around and did not much of anything today. The hospital campus was decidedly slow in activity, I guess because it was the weekend, and we had no formal assignments yet….
Hurry Up And Wait
6/26/98: Ruth went off to the hospital, and I headed over to the office to see if there was any work to do… NOTE: The photo above is Ruth. Checking email. Some…