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Running with the Dubbers Vol 8 Issue 1c

Kenya on Our Minds “Ella isn’t telling the truth! She hasn’t ridden on the roof of a car and chased zebras.” Boy in Ella’s playschool Indeed Ella has. It has been fun to hear our kids share this and other adventures with their friends. We did not know how they would respond to being inContinue reading “Running with the Dubbers Vol 8 Issue 1c”

Running with the Dubbers Vol 8 Issue 1b

Squeezing It All Into One Year “How are we supposed to get our science fair project done when you are traveling every weekend?!” Cassidy’s best friend True – true – we are traveling almost every weekend. It is a nice feeling to be all together in the mini-van heading somewhere – the kids find itContinue reading “Running with the Dubbers Vol 8 Issue 1b”

Running with the Dubbers Vol 8 Issue 1

Crunching Numbers Working at Rift Valley Academy in Kenya has been a big step for us as far as finances go. We live entirely on financial support from people here in Canada. This allows tuition at RVA to remain low for missionary families. Right now we only have 80% of our required financial support. WouldContinue reading “Running with the Dubbers Vol 8 Issue 1”

You know you are Canadian when …

… zero degrees is considered a heat wave. Wow, the last week has produced some major environmental mood swings. First we were so excited when the daytime temperature finally got above zero. It was glorious. Then in the matter of 24 hours the temperature plummeted about forty degrees. We woke to a completely unexpected mindnumbingContinue reading “You know you are Canadian when …”

Christmas in Canada

It was a white Christmas for sure this year. We had a great time visiting with family. Todd’s parents and sister came and spent Christmas with us in Stettler. We rode the steam train and saw real reindeer. Then we were off to Bentley to camp out with the Stenstroms with twelve of us staying inContinue reading “Christmas in Canada”

Who turned the thermostat down?

Ok, enough already. We give up. We know that it can get cold but this is ridiculus. Eight inches of snow and -30 degree weather. The kids are wondering why they cannot just run outside and play like they are used to. Getting the snow suits on are a major undertaking and involve a fewContinue reading “Who turned the thermostat down?”

Welcome

The purpose of this website is to serve as a reference about our ministry at Rift Valley Academy (RVA). We realize that there are many things about us, our ministry, RVA, and missionary kids (MK’s) that many people may not know. We welcome you to take time to follow the pages to gain more insightContinue reading “Welcome”