From October 12-26, 2012, the CURE Kenya hospital was all smiles. Although all CURE hospitals are usually happy places, the smiles were especially bright thanks to our friends at Smile Network International.
Smile Network is a Minnesota-based non-profit which funds surgical missions and provides necessary supplies and surgical teams to repair birth defects such as cleft lips and palates. Read the rest of this entry »
Good Morning from the Great Rift Valley in Kenya!! Boy, does that sound a little strange. I awoke early and wandered out of our guest room to make my coffee. The back porch looks out through the trees onto the Rift. The view is not quite as stellar as the lowest station but still not bad at all. I love the cool, moist air of the early morning. All around are hills of green with islands of colorful flowers. Familiar birds darts from the branches, chasing each other in friendly fashion. Even with a sweatshirt on, clasping a warm mug, I notice the chill. Life on the Rift is very different from life in the desert. Read the rest of this entry »
We visited CURE’s hospital in Kenya, the first out of CURE’s 10 hospitals around the world. It was opened in 1998. It was great to meet some of the staff and get a little tour.
CURE Kenya!
One of our kids from a mobile clinic in Thika where they have a swimming pool for rehab purposes. His legs are crazy, but he swims like a fish :)
“Kenya Trip Notes from the Field: Thomas Asher” from MedShare
“STEPS South Africa and Beit CURE Hospital, Malawi join GCI” from Global Clubfoot Initiative
Across the wadi
Greetings from Al Ain!! Earlier today I donned a sweater, grabbed my coffee, and took off for a walk. In Kenya, I would explore the fields and hills nearby, gazing across the expanse of the Great Rift Valley. I do not have this luxury here in the desert. Today I enjoyed what I call ‘wandering the wadi.’ As you leave the front of the house, you can look across the street through the buildings and see date palms. Between you and the palms is the wadi. A wadi is best thought of as a potential river. In the times of rare rains it may fill and flow with water; the remaining times the wadi is a dry, meandering pathway through the town. I find the wadi a quiet place to walk and wander with my thoughts. Read the rest of this entry »
Good morning from Al Ain!! Thursday we moved from the guest house into our own apartment!! Jana and I decided to use the British wording and will call it our ‘flat.’ When we moved from Kenya, we shipped little furniture here. That is a good thing as our books, quilting things, and other items are still locked in Customs storage in Dubai. The saga of this sad plight is another story. We have purchased some household items, and our beds arrived Thursday evening (evening deliveries are common, I am understanding), so we had a place to sleep. The move marked a special time which will make my kids smile—we have a complete set of plates that all match for the first time in many years!! In years past as we entertained groups you could choose your seat depending on the various colors of plates. No more! Well, I imagine as we seek to entertain more I will again break the set consistency and add colorful options. Today, I awoke with a major challenge. I bought a coffee pot but forgot to buy filters!! A paper towel just is not exactly as good. My gold filter is in a box in storage. Oh well, there are stores around town. Read the rest of this entry »
Gone are the days of promising to write more frequently…that day has been replaced by this day, the day I promise to write when I feel the desire to. Because let’s be honest, for these posts to be worth anything to either of us, I know on my part it has to be organic, unforced, and impromptu. Trying to schedule my heart to produce something of worth is like trying to get a hummingbird to stop moving – it’s not very effective. Read the rest of this entry »
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