Before this month in Bungoma, I had never met boys who sniffed on glue so they wouldn't feel hungry. I knew it happened, but I didn't have a name or a face to put to the fact that street kids all … Read more about watching love (day 173)
blessed (day 174)
On Sundays, my team split into two groups of three so that we could travel to the branch churches of King Jesus Faith Ministries and preach to the various congregations. Brook, Jake and I … Read more about blessed (day 174)
papa termeer (days 167/8)
dear dad, wish i could be there to celebrate with you but i trust that mom and matt will take good care of you while i'm gone. i just wanted to say for always … Read more about papa termeer (days 167/8)
mzungu on bike (day 161)
Bungoma, Kenya. 30 minutes from the Uganda border. 3 hours above Lake Victoria. Around 40,000 people. Takes maybe 45 minutes to walk across town. When you don't have 45 minutes, you use … Read more about mzungu on bike (day 161)
impressively worthless (day 140)
Put yourself in a country where 95% of the people are Buddhist. Imagine you are standing in front of one of the 10 man made wonders of the world. There are tourists everywhere, cameras at the … Read more about impressively worthless (day 140)
making a way (day 142)
This past Tuesday and Wednesday looked a little bit different for the 10 of us here in Nondcupca. We went to school in a nearby village to teach English and run an English Camp for two days. It was a … Read more about making a way (day 142)
amazing grace (day 136)
Our contacts, Casey and Rat have a 7 month old son named Dylan who ever since we arrived in the village had been sick. It had gotten to the point where they needed to keep him in the hospital, to … Read more about amazing grace (day 136)
it starts here (day 137)
I have a friend named Liz on the other January World Race squad. She is also spending the month of May in Thailand, but instead of living in a village, she is living with several teams down in Phuket, … Read more about it starts here (day 137)
emily is my friend (day 131)
To all of my faithful supporters and blog readers. I wish I could sit down and tell you all how much my teammate Emily means to me. Hopefully this video shows a little bit of how much we … Read more about emily is my friend (day 131)
