Saturday, January 26, 2013

Field Trips: Pendeza Weaving & Impala Park

Tammy and the kids took the afternoon off on Friday to go on two quick field trips in Kisumu:  Pendeza Weaving and Impala Park.  Check out the fun!


A video of the kids checking out the spinning wheel!


Seth is truly amazed that cotton can be turned into thread!

Careful Connor, don't prick your finger!
 
Lyla's Turn!

A Kenyan man operates the loom.


 A video of how the loom operates to make cloth.

Here, Zebra, Zeba!!!


A video of Lyla stalking the zebras.

Lyla doing her best leopard imitation.

As usual, our kids become an exhibit at Impala Park.

Hangin' Out!

Sutton greets the local school children.

Sutton started playing a game with the school children where he would shake their hands, they would touch his hair, and then he would try to touch their hair. Most Kenyans are very intrigued by our hair.

Connor attempts to commune with the local monkeys.

Kenyan Roller Skates

Not a lot of roller skates in Kenya, so the kids made their own!  




Wednesday, January 23, 2013

The Last Box of Kraft Mac & Cheese

The last box of Kraft Mac and Cheese! The kids were sad to see it go. :) We have been looking at that box on the shelf since the Perry's brought it in April. We get to go resupply in 10 days!!!







Sunday, January 6, 2013

2nd Annual Agape Staff Appreciation Lunch

I won't hesitate to say that Agape has the best staff in all of Kenya!  We are so blessed to be able to work with such incredible people!  All together, we had 71 staff members show up for the lunch; what a turn-out!  Sutton, our official (unpaid) photographer, took over 800 photos, but here are some of the best from our 2nd Annual Staff Appreciation Lunch!

Asante sana, Agape Staff!!!
  
Seth is ready for some fun!

Check out the spread on our prize table!

Sutton anxiously awaits the Prize Game & Wheel of Fortune!

Will we start on time?  Uh, no, this is Kenya.

Connor, stylin' and profilin' . . .

Our honored guests begin to arrive!

Vellah, Selestine, & Keziah check out the spread.

Mbuzi & Kuku Choma (Goat & Chicken BBQ) - YUM!

Everyone is ready to eat!

Tag Team with my translator, Ted.

Njeri & Grace speak in the secret language of bookkeepers.

Jackson & Joel are ready to dig in!

Goat, Chicken, Ugali, Rice, Sukuma, Kachumbari, & Chapatis!

Jonathan & Andrea serving kuku, mbuzi, and wali (rice).

Margaret tries to decide between mbuzi (goat) or kuku (chicken).

Kachumbari?  Chapati?

Tammy & Diane serve Sukuma (kale) and ugali.

The kids are ready for the game!

Isaac is stuffed!  Maybe some room left for dessert . . .

Is John excited?  Oh, yes!!!

Everyone is ready for the start of the game!

Johnstone in short pants (a rare sighting).

Agape cupcakes!

"You must choose . . . but choose wisely!"

John and his new lantern!

"Margaret, c'mon down!  You're the next contestant . . . "



Vellah and her new sufrias (cooking pots)!

Florence won a thermos, tea, and sugar!

Jectone, one of our lucky winners!

Ugali & a hot pot for Grace!

Isaiah and his new blanket!

Christine is excited about her new gift!

A new lantern!

Charles won a new backpack for his daughter!

Rosemary won a teddy bear and perfume.

John won a set of coffee/tea mugs!
 
James takes his chance at the "Wheel" to win some money!

And he won!  James was our grand prize winner!
 
Joseph, one of our bachelors, loves his gift!

Njeri won our gag gift, a container of charcoal.


All 80 of us squeeze into the living room for a staff video!