It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. We welcomed Joshua into the family and two weeks later I was boarding a plane for the United States. Now I’m back at Tenwek and readjusting to life…
Read moreThe “Blessing” is here
I think everyone who follows us on Facebook is aware of this already, but Joshua Hunt Baraka (Swahili for blessing) Kelley has arrived. Exactly one week ago, we finally were able to welcome the…
Read moreServing in Brokenness
This has been a week with dramatic ups and downs. Many weeks we’ve experienced here have had their uplifting and depressing moments but this week has been an intense one…and it’s only Wednesday. Over…
Read moreMy True Country
“Listen, Peter. When Aslan said you could never go back to Narnia, he meant the Narnia you were thinking of. But that was not the real Narnia. That had a beginning and an end. …
Read more“Daktari, can you come to Casualty right away?”
“Daktari, are you around? Can you come to casualty right away?” It was Saturday morning and I was on call for the medical service, waiting for a page from my interns letting me know…
Read moreMuch to Celebrate, Much to Mourn
This past week has been so full. It has been full of many celebrations and it has been full of grieving. I have been so immensely blessed in this life. I have a beautiful…
Read moreI Still Believe!
I miss Hannah. We all do. While this is nothing new, we seem to be moving into a new stage of grief. Some of this is due to us preparing for the…
Read moreLots of Changes!
I realize that it has been a long time since my last post and I apologize for that. This is partly due to that fact that the past several weeks have been quite busy….
Read moreSinging the Blues
As many of you know, we recently returned from the WGM retreat at the coast. This was the first time we were able to participate in this annual event as last year we had…
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