Friday, 23 November 2007
the home
Please those who read this report can u pray think about the home because lots going on and decisions to be made about certain items just please pray generally for the future of the home, the kids future especially those who just finished form 4 class 8. also that the home will sort out financially and general management ta
joannes health
Some health news yes i was keeping it to myself but as i write this i have to admit even taking antimalarial tablets i have managed to get bit of malaria and bacteria infection so im resting got diagnosed Wednesday so my 1st trip to the doctors for myself i felt ok with it and the doctor understood what i was trying to explain my symptoms, o yep im on more tablets only for another 5 days.
But im sawa and its only a small portion so please dont worry
but good news ive made it to 6months with out being ill considering so kenya is best place to be for my hair and weight which have also grown.
But im sawa and its only a small portion so please dont worry
but good news ive made it to 6months with out being ill considering so kenya is best place to be for my hair and weight which have also grown.
safari at meru national park
This was a great day out with Ravena and Kate - a girls day out
in some places we had to be quiet which is quite hard for the 3 of u.
We managed to get up close to most of the animals especially the elephants and giraffes wow there were so many, we saw dikdiks, hippos, gazelles (antelopes), buffaloes, zebras and a few more. We also had time to look round the accommodation and eat. We also hired our own guide to take us round firstly we stopped for every bird lizard possible then the big animals. It was a great day and the sun shone. Great first ever safari taken some photos to share with you all
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
wow what a weekend
Hi everyone
I hope you are all enjoying this blog and feel in touch with what is happening here
Well what can i say after friday i went to ccm saturday and did biblestudy on the lost coin and had pictures and wordsearch for them to colour, after i / we donated a football to the home football team as they have none to practice with.
Then as i was walking home with a friend we had some shocking sad news and we were in shock for the rest of the time, the shocking news was that our Superintendent at Kaaga Methodist Church was sacked due to couple of reasons, (very pety reasons i thought), so as you can imagine the sunday service was very emotional for all as it was his last. I found him and his wife very uplifting, very approachable, and encouraging aswell as very supportive. Be missed by all, so we are trying to get him reinstated we all met to put our thoughts across in our various groups some more heated than others. Sorry for those who have found out via this but i thought u all should know.
On a lighter note please can u all pray for the class 8 children as they sit their final primary school exams starting today and wait for the results before they decide their next step is. Also for the return of the form 4s back to their homes awaiting results. at the home we have altogether 7 canidates.
Take care
God bless
I hope you are all enjoying this blog and feel in touch with what is happening here
Well what can i say after friday i went to ccm saturday and did biblestudy on the lost coin and had pictures and wordsearch for them to colour, after i / we donated a football to the home football team as they have none to practice with.
Then as i was walking home with a friend we had some shocking sad news and we were in shock for the rest of the time, the shocking news was that our Superintendent at Kaaga Methodist Church was sacked due to couple of reasons, (very pety reasons i thought), so as you can imagine the sunday service was very emotional for all as it was his last. I found him and his wife very uplifting, very approachable, and encouraging aswell as very supportive. Be missed by all, so we are trying to get him reinstated we all met to put our thoughts across in our various groups some more heated than others. Sorry for those who have found out via this but i thought u all should know.
On a lighter note please can u all pray for the class 8 children as they sit their final primary school exams starting today and wait for the results before they decide their next step is. Also for the return of the form 4s back to their homes awaiting results. at the home we have altogether 7 canidates.
Take care
God bless
Friday, 9 November 2007
this last week diary
muga all
habari yako?
wow ni (what) can mimi (i) say bout this week just gone in brief
Monday - i had a fab day in Maua (the views on the journey was great photoes taken) its bout 1 hour away, went with a friend, once i got there we off loaded some sand had a cuppa and chapatti then i went to Maua hospital for at least 30minutes meeting Barbara, Rev alice the chaplin, had a great chat and a quick look round the hospital. (It is where Heather Chester worked) few photoes again taken. The villiage had lots of building work going on rubbish all over the ground. It was a great experience.
Tuesday - went to ccm to meet up with the fellowship group of guardians. Then we managed to open an account for community care scheme to help with the projects / social work.
Wednesday - catching up with fieldwork paperwork in the office helping the social worker isabella.
Thursday - field work the otherside of town to a lady to see her new goat pen (been built since the training), met a lad on vocational training etc. I am really enjoying the social work side its an eye opener to see how people live, and are so happy with the progress.
Today friday - took kate into meru town looked around and then a trip into meru town library which was great to see how they run and the set up.
so its been an exciting week aswell as the usual cleaning, homework helping, and bible study in the evenings at the home, with the children.
habari yako?
wow ni (what) can mimi (i) say bout this week just gone in brief
Monday - i had a fab day in Maua (the views on the journey was great photoes taken) its bout 1 hour away, went with a friend, once i got there we off loaded some sand had a cuppa and chapatti then i went to Maua hospital for at least 30minutes meeting Barbara, Rev alice the chaplin, had a great chat and a quick look round the hospital. (It is where Heather Chester worked) few photoes again taken. The villiage had lots of building work going on rubbish all over the ground. It was a great experience.
Tuesday - went to ccm to meet up with the fellowship group of guardians. Then we managed to open an account for community care scheme to help with the projects / social work.
Wednesday - catching up with fieldwork paperwork in the office helping the social worker isabella.
Thursday - field work the otherside of town to a lady to see her new goat pen (been built since the training), met a lad on vocational training etc. I am really enjoying the social work side its an eye opener to see how people live, and are so happy with the progress.
Today friday - took kate into meru town looked around and then a trip into meru town library which was great to see how they run and the set up.
so its been an exciting week aswell as the usual cleaning, homework helping, and bible study in the evenings at the home, with the children.
Sunday, 4 November 2007
1 of my walks around in september
since this photo in september i have my hair cut.
But in the distance of the photo you can see a waterfall, went no where near it. Trust me its safer - true all you need to do is ask graham!! But to stand away from it and stay there for a few moments it was great. I found it walking back from the synod service and asked the child i was with to take a photo.
jambo sunday afternoon 4th/11/07
muga
habari yako? muzuri sana
I HAVE ALSO EDITED SOME OF THE OLDER POSTS ON THIS BLOG WITH PHOTOS PLEASE GO AND LOOK!!
Also please feel free to leave messages when you read, plus any queries / questions you would like me to do / find out. Or even send me a email josheep@fsmail.net
just a quick update for you all
wow ive now entered my 6th month hapa where has the last 6 months gone - very busy exciting also new adventures.
i am planning to venture out a tad more like visit other places in the next 6 months, also help out with community projects. As some of you are aware i am doing a lot more field work with the social worker with various of projects and we now have an umbrella name for the scheme its called community care scheme at least now we can start putting donations into the bank.!! also starting to help out more with the Kanana Mubichi foundation(more details to follow) aswell as helping at the home. I am doing this because i feel that the Lord has now called me since ive been here to reach more into the community than i have been doing as well as encouraging the children at the home.
These are important times as the children are sitting final examinations to decided their future we have 7 children 3 in form 4 finished schooling 4 in class 8 choosing high schools.
The youth choir at church has unfortuantely declined in numbers and doesnt meet that often anymore but occassionally meet sunday mornings before service to practice this is due to schooling and other committments /shyness. so please pray that this will again grow.
God bless you all
habari yako? muzuri sana
I HAVE ALSO EDITED SOME OF THE OLDER POSTS ON THIS BLOG WITH PHOTOS PLEASE GO AND LOOK!!
Also please feel free to leave messages when you read, plus any queries / questions you would like me to do / find out. Or even send me a email josheep@fsmail.net
just a quick update for you all
wow ive now entered my 6th month hapa where has the last 6 months gone - very busy exciting also new adventures.
i am planning to venture out a tad more like visit other places in the next 6 months, also help out with community projects. As some of you are aware i am doing a lot more field work with the social worker with various of projects and we now have an umbrella name for the scheme its called community care scheme at least now we can start putting donations into the bank.!! also starting to help out more with the Kanana Mubichi foundation(more details to follow) aswell as helping at the home. I am doing this because i feel that the Lord has now called me since ive been here to reach more into the community than i have been doing as well as encouraging the children at the home.
These are important times as the children are sitting final examinations to decided their future we have 7 children 3 in form 4 finished schooling 4 in class 8 choosing high schools.
The youth choir at church has unfortuantely declined in numbers and doesnt meet that often anymore but occassionally meet sunday mornings before service to practice this is due to schooling and other committments /shyness. so please pray that this will again grow.
God bless you all
Friday, 2 November 2007
Elections preparations for dec/ Kenyatta day 20th october
Kenyatta day 20/10/07
This is a very special day for Kenyans as they remember, the founder fighters who fought for the country to claim their countries’ independence, 43 years ago.
I saw some of the events on TV where several organisations ranging from army groups to service brigades, from brownies to scouts marching around the stadium in Nairobi, then the areoplanes display something like what the red arrows do, next they had some singers and then the speeches from the President and others.
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENCY (October – December)
At present what’s in the newspapers / on the news is mainly all about Politics as in December Kenyans will be voting for a party to take over presidency.
There are 3 major parties fighting it out these are: ODM, ODM Kenya and KIBAKI (the current 1) yes there are smaller groups trying but it’s really these 3 main ones who seem to be in the public eyes. So you can imagine what most of the conversations are based on around here – I’m so glad its in the paper and on the 9pm news which is in English as I don’t really understand Kimiru although I’m picking up a few Kiswahili words and coming to an understanding just about of some kimiru words or at least get the drift of what they are saying.
This is a very special day for Kenyans as they remember, the founder fighters who fought for the country to claim their countries’ independence, 43 years ago.
I saw some of the events on TV where several organisations ranging from army groups to service brigades, from brownies to scouts marching around the stadium in Nairobi, then the areoplanes display something like what the red arrows do, next they had some singers and then the speeches from the President and others.
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENCY (October – December)
At present what’s in the newspapers / on the news is mainly all about Politics as in December Kenyans will be voting for a party to take over presidency.
There are 3 major parties fighting it out these are: ODM, ODM Kenya and KIBAKI (the current 1) yes there are smaller groups trying but it’s really these 3 main ones who seem to be in the public eyes. So you can imagine what most of the conversations are based on around here – I’m so glad its in the paper and on the 9pm news which is in English as I don’t really understand Kimiru although I’m picking up a few Kiswahili words and coming to an understanding just about of some kimiru words or at least get the drift of what they are saying.
about 1 of the projects on training goats
Jambo
Habari yako?
The 2 projects I’m involved with as well as at the home are going sawa.
Its exciting times that everything is now coming together and getting sorted.
One of the projects was at a fellowship meeting at CCM on Tuesday which I helped
Isabella (social worker from the home), to coordinated a training on how to keep goats for 20 people at CCM primary school, I was so impressed with myself considering it was all in kirmiru I actually understood what was being said and even wrote a bit down changing it into English and got it correct!! I’m shocked too!! (Actual speaking of kirmiru, I know a couple of words, but I’m studying Kiswahili and now speaking it a bit more. But as you are all aware, writing no problem but speaking its hard).
So here’s abit of what happened at the training, it went on for 2 hours we learnt a lot from the trainers who came in, from the different breeds, to building the pen to the common diseases to record keeping.
GOAT BREEDS AND BREEDING PROGRAMME
Dairy goats = Toggenbury = Meat (British)
Saanen = Milk
Germany Alpine = Milk
Galla Boroch (F1) = Both
Make a record of amount of milk each day
(F1 = first generation)
Toggenbury male mates Kimiru female
Kidding within 147 – 150 days
Offspring = F1 (50% toggen 50% local)
Males – casemated at 3 months
Females – mated at the age of 1 year.
Also when to notice the goat signs when it is unwell to when it is on the heat!!!
I was really shocked to find out actually how much work is involved in keeping goats.
The fellowship group was really interested in this as it could become an income generated project for their families.
Now it’s just a case of fundraising for these goats,
Habari yako?
The 2 projects I’m involved with as well as at the home are going sawa.
Its exciting times that everything is now coming together and getting sorted.
One of the projects was at a fellowship meeting at CCM on Tuesday which I helped
Isabella (social worker from the home), to coordinated a training on how to keep goats for 20 people at CCM primary school, I was so impressed with myself considering it was all in kirmiru I actually understood what was being said and even wrote a bit down changing it into English and got it correct!! I’m shocked too!! (Actual speaking of kirmiru, I know a couple of words, but I’m studying Kiswahili and now speaking it a bit more. But as you are all aware, writing no problem but speaking its hard).
So here’s abit of what happened at the training, it went on for 2 hours we learnt a lot from the trainers who came in, from the different breeds, to building the pen to the common diseases to record keeping.
GOAT BREEDS AND BREEDING PROGRAMME
Dairy goats = Toggenbury = Meat (British)
Saanen = Milk
Germany Alpine = Milk
Galla Boroch (F1) = Both
Make a record of amount of milk each day
(F1 = first generation)
Toggenbury male mates Kimiru female
Kidding within 147 – 150 days
Offspring = F1 (50% toggen 50% local)
Males – casemated at 3 months
Females – mated at the age of 1 year.
Also when to notice the goat signs when it is unwell to when it is on the heat!!!
I was really shocked to find out actually how much work is involved in keeping goats.
The fellowship group was really interested in this as it could become an income generated project for their families.
Now it’s just a case of fundraising for these goats,
nov 2nd 07
Muga everyone im writing this on my day off in my room Friday 2nd November just waiting now until another trip to the ‘White Star hotel’ for lunch (they must think im mad as im getting a local but its great food and reasonably priced plus very friendly) meeting with some of the Foundation before they go and meet another board.
The white star and Terahs have been my 2 locals with meeting friends and off day, although please don’t worry not there all the time – but a girl does need to let her hair down some of the time and get into the community!!
So to the answer to some of your questions yes im being looked after and im eating there are signs of this too!!!
The sun is shining although this is meant to be the rainy season and at present it only seems to rain in the early hours or late at night – no complaints!!
This week has been busy in the office at the home trying to sort out the budget for the year and filing, catching up with accounts, as they needed to be done also
Meeting up with the 2 Projects 1) the above foundation, 2) with Isabella (social worker) on fieldwork / training and whom to link up with within the community also to see more of Meru.
(NB Part of EEP training is hapa (here) at Meru children Home and within the community – which becoming involved with the two above im fulfilling this I hope!!
wow eventually the internet is back up and running well i had the smallest beef sandwich toastie i've ever had so shame i had to eat chips with it although it was nice.
The white star and Terahs have been my 2 locals with meeting friends and off day, although please don’t worry not there all the time – but a girl does need to let her hair down some of the time and get into the community!!
So to the answer to some of your questions yes im being looked after and im eating there are signs of this too!!!
The sun is shining although this is meant to be the rainy season and at present it only seems to rain in the early hours or late at night – no complaints!!
This week has been busy in the office at the home trying to sort out the budget for the year and filing, catching up with accounts, as they needed to be done also
Meeting up with the 2 Projects 1) the above foundation, 2) with Isabella (social worker) on fieldwork / training and whom to link up with within the community also to see more of Meru.
(NB Part of EEP training is hapa (here) at Meru children Home and within the community – which becoming involved with the two above im fulfilling this I hope!!
wow eventually the internet is back up and running well i had the smallest beef sandwich toastie i've ever had so shame i had to eat chips with it although it was nice.
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