Well, it is official. I have joined the prestigious fraternity of bus drivers at RVA. After having my license endorsed to drive big vehicles in Kenya and a half an hour of instruction I got behind the wheel of the bus with 42 people in it and roared along at the paltry speed of 80 Km/h. I have toContinue reading “The BIG Bus”
Tag Archives: Kenya
What not to do in Kenya, plus ten thoughts
Well, we have now lived in Kenya for about ten years now. There are many great things to do here but we cannot say that we have not made blunders along the way in learning how to live here. We thought that we would pass on some things that we have found to be notContinue reading “What not to do in Kenya, plus ten thoughts”
Christmas Celebrations
Christmas in Kenya has a lot of traditions that we really enjoy. Besides running around in shorts and t-shirts we do several activities that we find meaningful during this season. This year we carried on the tradition of having lunch with the men who work in the laundry here at the school. We roast a goatContinue reading “Christmas Celebrations”
AIM Conference 2011
At the end of first term each year AIM holds their yearly conference here at RVA. It is such a privilege to host this event since we get to meet friends we have made before and make new friends of those who are new to the mission field. This year Dr. John Talley from New Hampshire came toContinue reading “AIM Conference 2011”
One World Run
It started out being a fun little run that we were going to hold on a Sunday afternoon. We did not expect it to turn into a major event with about one hundred staff and students participating. With torrential rains threatening the weather held off long enough for us to complete the run which wasContinue reading “One World Run”
Pinewood Derby
What does a block of wood and four wheels have in common? About 150 kids (and a few adults) all trying to get theirs traveling down the track fastest or judged for best workmanship. Seven hours of heats, semifinals, and finals. Grade four students to adults get their racing fixes watching these cars zoom down the track inContinue reading “Pinewood Derby”
What is the Essential Question?
I have to admit that I have been thinking about this question for the last few years. In fact, I have a sign on my office wall with this question on it. I guess it is particularly because of being a P.E. teacher I get a lot of flak for being able to play gamesContinue reading “What is the Essential Question?”
Let it Rain!
We have been experiencing a lot of rain lately. So much so that we think that rubber boots are standard wear for all occasions. It has pretty much rained every day for the past few weeks. It has been a while since we have seen rain like this at this time of year but the peopleContinue reading “Let it Rain!”
Multicultural Day
Multicultural day is an event held each year here at RVA. It is a Kenyan holiday called Mashujaa Day. This year the theme was “Of the Kingdom of God”. We were excited to see all of the different nationalities that are represented here at RVA. What a great picture it is to see so manyContinue reading “Multicultural Day”
More Than Meets the Eye
No, this post is not about the “Transformers” movie even though it makes us want to break out singing the theme song – I guess that dates us back to the original cartoon. This was the phrase that was used at this years Spiritual Emphasis Week (SEW) here at RVA. The speaker encouraged the studentsContinue reading “More Than Meets the Eye”
Running with the Dubbers 