Latest Missive from Sr. Julie
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Hello! Hope all of you had a good week and that your weather is getting more springy each day as we continue on our Lenten journey.
Our kids finished their exams this week so they only have one more week of school. They should all be home for Holy Week. We are interested in finding out the results of the exams. The Mums/Uncles really worked hard with each standard trying to help them with their work. So, we are hoping to see a few more kids get into the Nyumbani Stars Program which means they have to get a mark of at least 300. So, please pray we see some improvement.
Today is the first day we are not following our usual Saturday schedule. The kids are having a free day with the exception that we are going to have Mass at 10 AM followed by a Birthday Party for the kids. An insurance company is coming to celebrate with the kids and they have invited Archbishop Raphael Ndingi to celebrate Mass with us. After that they'll be free to just enjoy the day.
We have also been invited today to a celebration over at SpurWing. Susan and Raphael are having a party to celebrate their daughter Jackie being accepted into the Bar Association of Kenya. So from 2 PM till 11 PM there will be a party at our neighbors and we are invited. So, a few of us will attend and also bring about 8 of our older children with us to enjoy the celebration and maybe be a little encouraged by what Jackie has accomplished. I am sure that Susan and Raphael must be very proud of her. Let us pray that God blesses Jackie and her work as a lawyer.
Kees and Maria from Holland will be leaving us on Sunday. For many years they andtheir family have been supporters of Nyumbani. They come bearing many presents for our children and spend time visiting leatoto, the village and here. They also have taken some of our younger children to the elephant park and on the Safari Walk. A good time was had by all. This weekend they will be joined by their daughter who is a pilot for KLM. She is also a good inspiration for our girls since you do not see many women pilots. Please pray that God will bless the whole family for their continued generosity to the children of Nyumbani.
Our volunteers have been keeping themselves busy sorting rice and beans, cleaning, working in the shamba and working on renovating the basketball court and football field. Lee has also been spending time searching out and ordering new sports equipment which has been funded by Dara and Terry and their family from Ireland. We hope to make the Fr. Dag Hall a Recreation Hall for the kids. We now have a football table, a table tennis table, some board games and we just ordered a pool table and other indoor games that the kids can play with. When all is finished, the basketball court, the football field and the recreation hall the kids should be able to be involved in lots of activities to keep them healthy and happy children.
The D'Agostino Family arrived on Thursday night. this includes Sharon and Mike and their 4children Thomas, Robert, Tim and Joe. All seem to be enjoying themselves as they travel with the kids to see the elephants and take the safari walk as well as just play with the kids. Joe is having a great time leading all the other kids in games on the playground. When he arrived at the playground on Saturday morning all the kids were calling out his name. They like him just the way they like his Uncle Joe. Right now they are all separating the many boxes of items they have brought for all the kids. Right now all is getting separated into the Village, Leatoto and Nyumbani. They really did a fantastic job getting all of this stuff over here. Hats off to Sharon and Mike. This group also moved into the newly renovated Guest House and seem to fit well. We thought it might be a little small for them but all is working out well so far. So, we are so happy to have Fr. Dag's family with us. I think a good time will be had by all especailly since we are planning another pizza party in the hall with special placemats made by the kids in the states.
This week I was able to get a few of the little kids into Karen. They did not to go on the trip so I took them for a short trip. I had Canary, Gilbert, Anthony, James,and Beatrice. We drove in and went into the nakumatt and bought each one juice, cookies and sweets. Then we went to Tangerine for chips. They ate every last chip especially Canary. He really cleaned his plate. Wish Kennedy had eaten that well.They really enjoyed the trip and so did I.
So, that's it for now. Please take care of yourselves and pray for us as we pray for you. Love and miss all of you.
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Hello! Hope all of you had a good week and that your weather is getting more springy each day as we continue on our Lenten journey.
Our kids finished their exams this week so they only have one more week of school. They should all be home for Holy Week. We are interested in finding out the results of the exams. The Mums/Uncles really worked hard with each standard trying to help them with their work. So, we are hoping to see a few more kids get into the Nyumbani Stars Program which means they have to get a mark of at least 300. So, please pray we see some improvement.
Today is the first day we are not following our usual Saturday schedule. The kids are having a free day with the exception that we are going to have Mass at 10 AM followed by a Birthday Party for the kids. An insurance company is coming to celebrate with the kids and they have invited Archbishop Raphael Ndingi to celebrate Mass with us. After that they'll be free to just enjoy the day.
We have also been invited today to a celebration over at SpurWing. Susan and Raphael are having a party to celebrate their daughter Jackie being accepted into the Bar Association of Kenya. So from 2 PM till 11 PM there will be a party at our neighbors and we are invited. So, a few of us will attend and also bring about 8 of our older children with us to enjoy the celebration and maybe be a little encouraged by what Jackie has accomplished. I am sure that Susan and Raphael must be very proud of her. Let us pray that God blesses Jackie and her work as a lawyer.
Kees and Maria from Holland will be leaving us on Sunday. For many years they andtheir family have been supporters of Nyumbani. They come bearing many presents for our children and spend time visiting leatoto, the village and here. They also have taken some of our younger children to the elephant park and on the Safari Walk. A good time was had by all. This weekend they will be joined by their daughter who is a pilot for KLM. She is also a good inspiration for our girls since you do not see many women pilots. Please pray that God will bless the whole family for their continued generosity to the children of Nyumbani.
Our volunteers have been keeping themselves busy sorting rice and beans, cleaning, working in the shamba and working on renovating the basketball court and football field. Lee has also been spending time searching out and ordering new sports equipment which has been funded by Dara and Terry and their family from Ireland. We hope to make the Fr. Dag Hall a Recreation Hall for the kids. We now have a football table, a table tennis table, some board games and we just ordered a pool table and other indoor games that the kids can play with. When all is finished, the basketball court, the football field and the recreation hall the kids should be able to be involved in lots of activities to keep them healthy and happy children.
The D'Agostino Family arrived on Thursday night. this includes Sharon and Mike and their 4children Thomas, Robert, Tim and Joe. All seem to be enjoying themselves as they travel with the kids to see the elephants and take the safari walk as well as just play with the kids. Joe is having a great time leading all the other kids in games on the playground. When he arrived at the playground on Saturday morning all the kids were calling out his name. They like him just the way they like his Uncle Joe. Right now they are all separating the many boxes of items they have brought for all the kids. Right now all is getting separated into the Village, Leatoto and Nyumbani. They really did a fantastic job getting all of this stuff over here. Hats off to Sharon and Mike. This group also moved into the newly renovated Guest House and seem to fit well. We thought it might be a little small for them but all is working out well so far. So, we are so happy to have Fr. Dag's family with us. I think a good time will be had by all especailly since we are planning another pizza party in the hall with special placemats made by the kids in the states.
This week I was able to get a few of the little kids into Karen. They did not to go on the trip so I took them for a short trip. I had Canary, Gilbert, Anthony, James,and Beatrice. We drove in and went into the nakumatt and bought each one juice, cookies and sweets. Then we went to Tangerine for chips. They ate every last chip especially Canary. He really cleaned his plate. Wish Kennedy had eaten that well.They really enjoyed the trip and so did I.
So, that's it for now. Please take care of yourselves and pray for us as we pray for you. Love and miss all of you.
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