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…
Tag: Kijabe
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…
Sometimes Things Get Blurry And Off-Balance
6/25/98: Managed to find a ride up to Kijabe by connections over at the Mayfield Guesthouse, the one run by AIM here in Nairobi… NOTE: The blurry action photo above shows me…