To all of our supporters, your generous contributions have been such a blessing to our family as we serve at the hospital and in the community in Kijabe. There are a number of ways to donate – see list below. If you have any questions, please reach out. Our Project Number is 0217, so beContinueContinue reading “Christian Health Service Corps Donation Instructions”
Category Archives: Life Overseas
We’re Graduating!
We are finishing the Post-Residency Program with Samaritan’s Purse, and joining the Christian Health Service Corps as we continue to live and serve in Kijabe. We need your help to make this possible.
Library News!
We have some exciting news to share about the Community Children’s Library….the books are here! Please enjoy the video below for the full update. Thank you for your prayers as the books have made their long journey and for the many donations! We can’t wait to get the library ready for the kids! https://youtu.be/Ai_22RcyR0o
Stories from the Road: AIC-CURE Children’s Hospital of Kenya
Click to read the full article The bulletin is a news publication by the American Academy of Otolaryngology. It’s cool to see our national academy taking an interest in the work at Kijabe. I was able to work with Dr. Belcher and the team when they visited last year. Since the team’s last visit, theContinueContinue reading “Stories from the Road: AIC-CURE Children’s Hospital of Kenya”
Holiday Update 2024
Warm greetings to you and your family during this holiday season! We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family. We have a lot to be thankful for this year! We arrived in the US at the end of November and were able to attend my brother’s wedding. It was an honor andContinueContinue reading “Holiday Update 2024”
October 2024 Update
Greetings friends, Thank you for caring about our neighbors and our family in Kijabe. This fall has continued to be an interesting time, with encouraging events like rebuilding from the floods and new families moving to Kijabe, and challenges like national strikes over education and healthcare. Continue below to hear a patient story, a libraryContinueContinue reading “October 2024 Update”
2 years in Kenya
Surprisingly, we have been in Kenya for two years! Sometimes it still shocks us that we actually made the move, but mostly it’s hard to imagine being anywhere else. The kids are aware that we are foreigners from the US, but to them America is where their grandparents live. We compiled a list of frequentlyContinueContinue reading “2 years in Kenya”
June Update 2024
Greetings from a wet and chilly Kijabe! Yes, it is still raining, but we have lots of exciting news to share with you despite the damp weather. https://youtu.be/8d5JeECsxI4 Don’t feel like reading? You can watch the highlights right here! First and foremost, Emma is here! We are so grateful for a safe delivery and EmmaContinueContinue reading “June Update 2024”
Landslide Update 2
It had been a dry week in Kijabe since our last update. Road work has continued, the water supply to the hospital has been restored, and things were getting back to normal.
Then two nights ago there was another mudslide, this time a kilometer south of our house- three are still missing, feared to have perished after being trapped by the mud. The Red Cross was…
Landslide Update
Kijabe received 2.5 inches of rain last night, which has continued to fill the ravines uphill from the railroad tracks. Efforts to pump out the water have been hampered by the unstable ground- the teams were not able to reach the ravines this morning to continue. More landslides are expected, and people are being asked to evacuate
Kenya Hear 