Author Archives: Ryan

Mar
10
2010

Masai Mara…

It would seem that Compassion International understands that it pretty much ruined our lives this week. Our broken hearts couldn’t possible handle one more day of gut wrenching sights. They took us on a safari before we head home…surprisingly, I think it helped me make sense of all that I’ve seen this past week.
We’re [...]

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Mar
08
2010

Hope flows through Mathare…

Before we go any further…it’s Mathare.
That’s MATH+(the letter)R+(the letter)E.
Imagine you’re trying to say “Mass sorry”, but you’ve got an awful lisp. Yeah…that’s it. Mathare.
Now take a look at what Mathare is.

Mathare is a slum. To be more precise, it’s the most dangerous slum in all of Kenya. It’s estimated that some 500,000 [...]

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Mar
08
2010

You might be in Kenya if…

You might be in Kenya if…
* Baby Crocodiles are a common snackfood.

* No matter what what meal of the day, you are guaranteed to bite down on a bone of some sort.
* 84 degrees is “bundle up” weather.

* When you ask the locals what type of monkey that was jumping around in the [...]

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