Freedom
“I had to repeat Class 8 several times because there was not funding for secondary school. That is when WISER came to my rescue.” – Leah, a WISER alumni I am learning that WISER has “come to the rescue” for many girls.…
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You Are Welcome Here
“I made strong tea because I know that is your best.” Judith remembered. She remembered that I always take strong tea when I meet the girls for tea at 10 am during their school days. Strong tea is hot Kenyan…
The End of a Chapter
I like analogies. They make many of the complexities of life simpler in my brain. (And aren’t we all trying to make those complexities easier to swallow?) Whenever I am trying to mentally unpack something important, I usually have to…
The Fields of Uncertaintiy
“My own voice continues to be found wherever I am being present and responding from my heart, moment by moment. My voice is born repeatedly in the fields of uncertainty.” –Terry Tempest Williams My closest friends know that I have…
Balancing the Story
Think of the single worst story from your life—a moment, an event, a time period when you had a lapse of judgment. Think of a season of your life when you felt like a shadow of yourself. Think of a…
Why Kenya?
I graduated from college yesterday. In about one month I board a plane to Kenya. (I am also taking the GRE between now and then). I think about all these things and I have to laugh and cry and remind…
Pre-Departure Journal
Oh my… it’s finally happening!!!!! By the grace of God, the day I leave the country and finally embark on this adventure is approaching so fast. I have to say, I have a mixed bag of emotions flooding my system…
Jambo kutoka Kenya! (Hello from Kenya!)
There is something surreal about preparing for a journey that has lived in your imagination for months. For me, that preparation looked like endless checklists, doctor appointments, grant paperwork, packing cubes scattered across my bedroom floor, and repeatedly asking myself,…