by Paul Osteen | Feb 20, 2008 | Stories
Not long after we arrived here at Tenwek, my girls asked me if it would be possible for them to be baptized just below the waterfall in the river not far from the hospital. I asked them to think about it for a few days before we made our final decision. About a week...
by Paul Osteen | Feb 20, 2008 | Stories
There is a local culinary delicacy here in Kenya called “ugali”. It is pronounced “u” (like the “oo” in moon), “gha”, “lee”; with the emphasis on “gha”. What pasta is to the Italians, what tamales are to the Latinos, what hamburgers are to Americans—ugali is to the...
by Paul Osteen | Feb 19, 2008 | Stories
The cottage where we are staying is about 200 yards from the hospital. The walk ‘home’ is winding, parts are rocky and even though there are a few lights along the way, it is very dark at night. Last week I was walking home in the middle of the night. It was cool,...
by Paul Osteen | Feb 12, 2008 | Stories
It gets cool in the evening here and every cottage has a fireplace. We made a fire in our fireplace last night and the embers are still burning as I warm my feet, drink my coffee and write this journal entry. It’s still long before daylight on Tuesday morning. I...
by M3 Contributor | Feb 6, 2008 | Stories
It is Wednesday late day; we are nine hours ahead of Texas. It is very windy and looks as though it is about to rain. This is the first moment I have had to sit all day and I have found that writing you is very therapeutic for my soul. We see, hear and feel so much...
by M3 Contributor | Feb 4, 2008 | Stories
Last week was a really long week full of ups and downs. If I could describe the feeling of the situation here it would be unpredictability, the feeling that you do not know what tomorrow will bring. Things are still safe here on the compound but the violence inched...
