Our time at Tenwek is rapidly drawing to a close. Several months ago some of the guys had an idea to go on some type of an adventure before our time here ended. A…
Read moreWinding Down
Yesterday I walked down from the hospital after my last clinical shift at Tenwek. It’s hard to believe that our time in Kenya is quickly coming to an end. We moved here in January…
Read moreDon’t Pray for My Safety
I’m sure most of you have read about the events going on in Garissa, Kenya. The last article I read was reporting that as many as 150 people have been killed and an unknown…
Read moreRemembering…
It is amazing how a seemingly insignificant date on a calendar can affect someone so deeply. While March 14th used to be just another day of the year…except for some pi day jokes, it…
Read moreThe Elephants are Coming!
This has been a typically atypical week in casualty. We have had some of our standard medical and trauma patients but the past couple days have been pretty interesting. Here is a very brief…
Read moreDisaster at Tenwek
Well after a couple years of meetings, months of intense planning, and hundreds of man hours Tenwek finally saw it’s first planned disaster. As many of you are aware, during my two year EMS…
Read moreBroken hearted….again
As I sit here, my heart breaks for the Brackbills. Many of you read and responded to my urgent request for prayer for them as they are struggling to save the life of their…
Read moreCorrections/Updates & An Urgent Prayer Request
There are a few points of confusion from my last post so I just wanted to clarify.
While our original two year contract with Samaritan’s Purse has ended we will remain in Kenya for a…
Read moreOur Contract is Up
Steph and I had known for many years that missions work was in the future of our family. As many of you know, our first foreign mission trip was to the Dominican Republic with…
Read moreHappy 3rd Birthday Hannah!!
Happy birthday Hannah! It doesn’t seem possible (or right) that we have now celebrated more of your birthdays without you even being here with us. We still miss you like crazy. Every night your…
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