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Kate Brooks
Nakuru, Kenya
Missionary living in Nakuru, Kenya
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Annoyed
This last couple of weeks, thanks to donors helping us pay school fees, get food, etc... I was enabled to catch up on some expenses and do normal things like spend one on one time with my kids. I've been... Continue reading
Posted 10 hours ago at A Future and a Hope
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Running blind
I like running. Ask my parents, I always have. Recently, I've started back at it. Each morning I'm up running. (Don't run away... this post has nothing to do with fitness.) During my hour alone, I get to think. It's... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at A Future and a Hope
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I love scratching items off the list!
If you can remember, we are posting details about our monthly finances (trying to do it each Wednesday, LOL, but not always happenin'). So here's the May needs updated: Food ($1,500 for the month including some toiletries) We've been able... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Financial update
Posted May 2, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Food.
There are many of you who really care about what we do. For that we are grateful. In fact, you are the wind beneath our wings with your words of encouragement, and your gifts, too! I just thought I'd list... Continue reading
Posted Apr 28, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Beyond Me
My kids are all out of school this month. They are watching "Karate Kid" with Jaden Smith. For those who may not know, his character moves to China and struggles with culture issues. While watching (listening from my room), I'm... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Today's recap
Posted Apr 16, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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How to spend the money?
Our finances, as you all know, are donations that come in from people like you. When we get donations, we use them, and we wait for more. We don't save them up somewhere planning for trips across the country. In... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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The orphans no more were in school.
Commented Apr 10, 2013 on Make it an Adventure! at A Future and a Hope
Make it an Adventure!
Every time we drive out to the Shire (our beautiful farm land we bought last August and are developing for our orphan project), we always have an adventure. Today left no disappointment. As we drove, we noticed that it rained really hard last night, and as usual, the topsoil had slid off the mo...
Make it an Adventure!
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Incase of Bee attack...
Today, as I was walking home from my morning run, I noticed the rains have put the trees in bloom. The sweet smell on the breeze was energizing and I could hear the buzzing bees. And then my brain got... Continue reading
Posted Apr 7, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Orphans NO MORE?
Posted Apr 5, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Birthday Highs and Lows
Posted Apr 2, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Easter- How we celebrated
Posted Apr 2, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Weather change
There's a cool grayness to the days now. Rain is coming soon. The next step in our getting out on the Shire and becoming rent-free and little more self-sustained is fencing it. The urgency in this project is weather related.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 18, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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A Day at the Shire
Posted Mar 11, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Elections
Hey guys, Monday is the presidential elections for Kenya. If you look back in our archives (Jan 2008) you'll see it was pretty violent, but I think that there were lessons learned and that it is still fresh in the... Continue reading
Posted Mar 1, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Consider this... (Kenyan perspective)
Considering how much poverty is rampant in East Africa Considering how much sickness and disease there is and that the average lifespan is 45 years Considering that education is not free and that the government is corrupt Considering that the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 15, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Valentine's Day
It's the one day of the year that I bathe all my biological children, dress 'em up smart, do their hair, make 'em wear shoes, and take their photo... ...to remind me on the other 364 days of the year... Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Johnny & Kate's terrible, no good, very bad day
We are stuck at the shire as I write this. It all started with a horn. Last night we decided to celebrate our anniversary at The Shire. Butterfly age 9, Emma Caite 6, and Eowyn 3 came along. On the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 10, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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We made it through January!
Posted Jan 28, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Mercy's Story
Posted Jan 18, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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Happy Anniversary!!
I can remember being so nervous about how my kids would adjust to life in Africa. Would they love it? Hate it? Hate me for taking them away from their 'home country?' As we stepped off the plane in Nairobi,... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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My goals for 2013
Posted Jan 1, 2013 at A Future and a Hope
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A Look back at 2012
As with every year, once it's over, it can all be a bit of a blur, but I thought I'd list some highlights and lowlights that I specifically remember. The first thing that comes to mind in 2012 memory is... Continue reading
Posted Dec 30, 2012 at A Future and a Hope
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