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Jul012011

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Notes from Nashipai: Valley of Vision

posted by at 1:58 pm

I know, I know. Two weeks have passed since my last entry. Pole sana (So very sorry). In all honesty, once I write a handful of kids’ stories and edit their pictures and create their videos, I don’t want to see the computer for awhile. Not an excuse, but just giving you some context. :) Seriously, thanks for hangin in there while I get back from my detour in the woods. I love y’all.

So an uncharacteristically quick recap: Read the rest of this entry »

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Jun212011

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Picture of the week: Kenya

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CURE Correspondents is proud to bring you the Kenya picture of the week: Zebra at Twilight.

Zebra at Twilight

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Jun172011

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Notes from Nashipai: Double Header

posted by at 7:20 am

This week we had two mobile clinics back to back. On Tuesday, we headed out of Kijabe, took a road through the tea and coffee plantation fields, crossed the equator, rounded Mount Kenya, passed some elephants, and ended up in Meru. A very accomplished journey I’d say. And the hotel we checked into… KLASSy, with a capital K for Kenya. The sculpture animals on the front gate were just the beginning. But highlight of the night goes to my success in two things: killing a mosquito and breaking a mirror. The mosquito buzzed by my head, landed on the mirror, I got up, smashed it, and the mirror. Super. Luckily the hotel had mzungu mercy on me, and didn’t charge me for the damage. They got a laugh. I got teased. Even trade. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jun102011

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Notes from Nashipai: A lot in a little

posted by at 7:30 am

I can’t believe it’s been over a week since I last wrote. Good gracious. A lot happened, so for the sake of your time and eyes and for my habit of long windedness, this recap will be in a list form.

  • Last Saturday (28th), five of us from work drove to attend a meeting at AIC Kajiado Child Care Center for disabled kids. They were having a sort of brainstorming session to address their need for fundraising strategies, and we shared with them about what I’ve been doing with CUREkids and about the benefit of documenting what they were doing at the center in order to give visual feedback to their donors. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jun042011

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Notes from Nashipai: Thursday

posted by at 7:22 am

I had no idea what to name this post, so “Thursday” is the super creative title I came up with. This week’s interviews have gone really well, and it’s been interesting to hear their different stories and backgrounds and why they want the job as the Communications Officer. I have one more interview to go, and then I’ll be talking with Jack, the Executive Director, about who would fit best. If you’re up for it, I’d appreciate any prayers for discernment. I’ve never liked the idea of having to turn someone down, but I know God knows who this job needs to be given to, so I’d love for my heart to be in tune with His choice. Read the rest of this entry »

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May272011

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Notes from Nashipai: Mobility

posted by at 6:46 am

Yesterday marked my first mobile clinic outing. CURE mobile clinics are intended to provide basic medical needs to people in areas close to them, to follow up with kids we’ve treated, and to assess and identify kids who need to be scheduled for a surgery. Our day started at 5:30AM as we left Kijabe for Nairobi to catch our chartered plane to Lokichar. Read the rest of this entry »

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May182011

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Place of the Wind

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Editor’s note:  Jenny England is the new CUREkids coordinator in Kenya.  This is her first blog entry from the field.

Ok. I’m here. Or there, from your perspective. Benson, my driver from Nairobi, delivered me safely to the front of the hospital around 10:20AM today. As a sidenote, Benson is a huge fan of Atlanta, apparently. I told him where I was from and he lit right up. Then, after the Executive Director reacted the same way, I figured out why after he asked, “There Coca-Cola has the headquarters, yeah? We love Coca-Cola. We say you might not find clean water in a village, but you will find Coca-Cola.” ANYwho, after sharing some tea with Benson and his IDP (Internally Displaced Person/People) friend Ruth, CURE’s hospitality guru, Anne Baraka, led me to my new home, appropriately called Yellow House. Read the rest of this entry »

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