Newsletters
January 2023
Jambo everyone! Wow! What a year it has been! I hope it has been a good year for all of you… one with many wonderful blessings and memories! Here at In Step Children’s Home, 2022 was a busy, productive, wonderful year! We have a magnificent team of supporters, including all of you reading this letter, who have made it possible…
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Jambo everyone! What a whirlwind the month of October was at In Step Children’s Home! It’s like it came and went before I even got used to writing the word “October” on documents! How time flies! The highlight of the month was definitely a week-long visit from a South Hills Church team! What a wonderful…
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Jambo everyone! I hope you are all doing well and looking forward to fall! Here, the rains are slowing down and dry season is just around the corner. Soon, all of the beautiful green landscape will be various shades of brown, there will be dust everywhere (as opposed to mud), clothes will dry on the…
Read MoreAugust 2022
Jambo everyone! I’m back in Kenya! I arrived to cold, wet weather! Coming from Tri-Cities, WA, which had been in the low 100’s Fahrenheit, I have been bundling up in sweaters and wearing my house slippers whenever I can get away with it! But still, I’m glad to be back! I arrived two days before…
Read MoreJuly 2022
Jambo everyone! I usually start my update by filling you in on the weather in Kenya. This time, I won’t do that since I’m not there! LOL! I have been visiting family in the states for several weeks now and was supposed to fly back to Kenya last Tuesday, but due to passport renewal delays,…
Read MoreMay 2022
Jambo everyone! The rains have come! While most of you are gearing up for summertime, here in Kenya it’s our coldest time of year! Granted, the temperature isn’t really cold, but the rain and clouds makes it feel pretty chilly! As I mentioned in my previous update, it’s time for the new school year to…
Read MoreApril 2022
Jambo everyone! Another month gone by! Oh, how time flies!This was a very busy month for our school kids! Our kindergarteners graduated to “big kids school” (first grade) in a fun ceremony including caps and gowns, entertainment, snacks and a guest speaker from the Ministry of Education. In normal Kenyan fashion, there were lots of…
Read MoreMarch 2022
Jambo everyone! Greetings to you all, wherever you are! I hope you are well and experiencing God’s blessings in your lives! Here at In Step Children’s Home and Academy, it has been a crazy busy month! There are so many exciting things happening, sometimes it’s hard to keep up! February 12 was a great day,…
Read MoreFebruary 2022
Jambo everyone! Happy new year! I hope your 2022 is off to a great start! Here at the children’s home, we have had a very busy beginning of the new year! In Step Academy has been blessed to be the recipient of a Rotary International grant, which has benefitted our students in a big way!…
Read MoreJanuary 2022
Jambo everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas holiday with friends and family! Here at In Step Children’s Home, we celebrated our Savior’s birth in a big way! I’ll tell you more about that later! I have been seeing on social media that many of you are enduring very cold weather, snow and ice!…
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