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Life and Death

It is not very often that we receive very good news and very bad news in the same day. For us Saturday was one of those days that we had the privilege of hearing of the birth of two new additions to our family and the loss of a father of one of our students. Continue reading “Life and Death”

Where is “HOME”

Home can be such a difficult thing to describe. Recently we have been talking with the senior class here about the transition they are coming to and many of the things they will go through. When we get to this question though it is difficult for some and it causes a lot of wrestling. IfContinue reading “Where is “HOME””

Is blogging worth it?

OK, I have to admit that I was, maybe still am, skeptical about blogging and keeping people up to date this way. Blogging was just one of those things that people did before the invention of Facebook to let people know what they were doing and thinking every minute of the day. It was notContinue reading “Is blogging worth it?”

Insure your house against political violence

Ok, for most of us – actually all of us who live in Canada and the U.S. – this is such a bizarre statement. We could conceivably want to insure against maybe, lets say, a tornado that may or may not hit in our lifetimes but I would venture to guess that none of usContinue reading “Insure your house against political violence”

Climbing Mount Kenya

One of Cassidy’s twelve tasks was to climb Mount Kenya. We are not sure if she knew what she as getting into but Todd and her set off early one morning to meet up with the guide and porters who were taking them up this incredible mountain. If you do not know much about Mt.Continue reading “Climbing Mount Kenya”

39th Annual Pinewood Derby

It would not be another year without the Pinewood Derby. This is a huge event which the students (and a surprising amount of dedicated adults) make cars out of wood. It takes a lot of staff and a fair amount of technology to make things run smoothly. This is the second year that Todd managedContinue reading “39th Annual Pinewood Derby”

End of Term One 2012

We have begun to reflect on the past three months. It is amazing just how fast time goes when we are busy. No sooner have we started the term and all of the sudden it is over and almost Christmas. Where did the time go? Well let us tell you how we spent the lastContinue reading “End of Term One 2012”

Multicultural Day and One World Run 2012

Multicultural day is a much anticipated event here at RVA. The theme this year was “GO“. After a very good Spiritual Emphasis Week in which the students were challenged about taking the Gospel to all peoples we thought it would be fitting to make the theme a simple reminder that we are called to go. Continue reading “Multicultural Day and One World Run 2012”

“Interacting” Traffic

Thought that I would share an interesting observation that a matatu driver in Nairobi told me the other day. I was driving the big bus in the city picking up a load of fifty students to bring back to RVA. I chose to take a route that I knew would be either the best decisionContinue reading ““Interacting” Traffic”

Meet the new tennis coach

Well, this may sound interesting but really it is me. I guess I am thinking that I would expand my repertoire of sports coached to include tennis. The only problem is that besides teaching the basic skills in P.E. I have to admit that there is probably a lot more to the sport that IContinue reading “Meet the new tennis coach”