Thursday, February 26, 2009
My Very First Video!!!
Amboseli
Welcome to the vast savanah of South Kenya. This is nature at it's best! Here are a few of the things we were able to see on our game drive in Amboseli.
The worst animals of them all... the tourist. When you see a bunch of vans all gathered like this across the plains you know you are missing something. In this case it was a cheetah with a kill.
A beautiful bird. A secretaries bird (I think).
A lion!! One of many that we saw.
Harmony.
They really do walk in a straight line sometimes. Just like in Jungle Book.
Kilimanjaro. Tallest mt. in Africa.
The infamous cheetah with it's kill.
A Hippo with wildebeast and zebra in the background
The worst animals of them all... the tourist. When you see a bunch of vans all gathered like this across the plains you know you are missing something. In this case it was a cheetah with a kill.
A beautiful bird. A secretaries bird (I think).
A lion!! One of many that we saw.
Harmony.
They really do walk in a straight line sometimes. Just like in Jungle Book.
Kilimanjaro. Tallest mt. in Africa.
The infamous cheetah with it's kill.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Sponsoring a kid!
Thanks for the responses guys! If you still want to sponsor a kid to go to VBS camp, you can send the money to my mom (Debbie Porter; 6820 Beagle Run Ln; Arlington, TN 38002. We will need it by the last week of March so we can tell Mrs. Mendoza (the children recruiter) how many kids they can recruit. I am super excited about this project since my kids and I are personally involved. I will hopefully get to meet the kids, and I will for sure be sending you pictures of the child your money goes towards plus others. I will do my best to try and upload the video, but remember I do live in Africa and I am grateful for the internet that I have, but it is often to slow to upload videos. I will try. :) It is a good video that shows where the kids are coming from and what they will get to experience at camp. God Bless each of you!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
YOU can help spread God's LOVE!
Our middle school (Rosslyn Academy) does service projects every year. This year we are helping Christian Mission Aid by sponsoring children from the slums so they can go to VBS camp.(Vacation Bible School)
Here's the 411: Every April, June, August, and December CMA hosts a week long church camp for at least 100 kids. At this camp the children are able to sleep in their very own bed (Most of them sleep 5, 6 or more on the floor in tiny tin covered shacks. ) They are given 3 healthy meals a day, God's word and love, showers, Bibles and lots of fun. It is in a normal church camp type environment with lots of outdoor activities and beautiful scenery.
The cost for one child for one week is 1500 shillings that is about $20 per kid. THis also includes their transportation from wherever to Lukenya (the camp).
So what is Rosslyn MS doing? Our kids are holding various fund raiser projects over the next 4 weeks trying to raise enough money to send 50 kids to camp. We are doing one "outside" fundraiser, but we are doing a lot of "inside" fundraising trying to get the kids to be cheerful givers of their OWN money. Hat days, soccer tournament during lunch, ect.
Now I am personally giving you the opportunity to help the other 50 kids. I know many people have asked how can they help and here it is. My parents Sunday school class is already taking care of 15 kids. Woohoo! That class is one of the most giving classes I have ever met! Some of you have sent me money and I am using that to sponsor a few kids in your names.
I have been really convicted in the last few months over greed! I have not been a cheerful giver and yet God continues to give to me. It is HIS money always not mine. Yes, it is nice having some cash in the bank, but in the end it is God's whether or not I choose to give it to him, he can always take it away. Anyway, this is my heart and where I am at right now.
I am just putting this opportunity out there for those people who have in the past asked about how they can help and also to give detail to a few people who have already given. :) I love you guys! It is sooo summer here!
I am going on a safari this weekend! CHEETAHS beware! It is my roommate Bethany's birthday so she wanted to do this. We are leaving at 4AM yes you heard me right 4 freakin' AM on Saturday morning. THere must be some kind of love for me to do this! It is my Saturday!
AH don't feel too bad for me, because I am taking MOnday off to "recover" hahahah!!!!
I still have more pics to put up. Maybe Monday. I am not promising though!
LUv you!
Here's the 411: Every April, June, August, and December CMA hosts a week long church camp for at least 100 kids. At this camp the children are able to sleep in their very own bed (Most of them sleep 5, 6 or more on the floor in tiny tin covered shacks. ) They are given 3 healthy meals a day, God's word and love, showers, Bibles and lots of fun. It is in a normal church camp type environment with lots of outdoor activities and beautiful scenery.
The cost for one child for one week is 1500 shillings that is about $20 per kid. THis also includes their transportation from wherever to Lukenya (the camp).
So what is Rosslyn MS doing? Our kids are holding various fund raiser projects over the next 4 weeks trying to raise enough money to send 50 kids to camp. We are doing one "outside" fundraiser, but we are doing a lot of "inside" fundraising trying to get the kids to be cheerful givers of their OWN money. Hat days, soccer tournament during lunch, ect.
Now I am personally giving you the opportunity to help the other 50 kids. I know many people have asked how can they help and here it is. My parents Sunday school class is already taking care of 15 kids. Woohoo! That class is one of the most giving classes I have ever met! Some of you have sent me money and I am using that to sponsor a few kids in your names.
I have been really convicted in the last few months over greed! I have not been a cheerful giver and yet God continues to give to me. It is HIS money always not mine. Yes, it is nice having some cash in the bank, but in the end it is God's whether or not I choose to give it to him, he can always take it away. Anyway, this is my heart and where I am at right now.
I am just putting this opportunity out there for those people who have in the past asked about how they can help and also to give detail to a few people who have already given. :) I love you guys! It is sooo summer here!
I am going on a safari this weekend! CHEETAHS beware! It is my roommate Bethany's birthday so she wanted to do this. We are leaving at 4AM yes you heard me right 4 freakin' AM on Saturday morning. THere must be some kind of love for me to do this! It is my Saturday!
AH don't feel too bad for me, because I am taking MOnday off to "recover" hahahah!!!!
I still have more pics to put up. Maybe Monday. I am not promising though!
LUv you!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
More Birthday Pictures
My roomies! We had so much (maybe too much) fun together. Lots of late night singing and dancing and gate dancing! Lots of other unmentionables cause mi Mama would kill me if she knew. hahahahah. NOPE I was never drunk, drugged or naked.
Kim and myself at my birthday coffee house! It was surprise all week. I had NO clue what they were up to, but I was a bit scared. HAHA!
Kami! A native Texan/Tennesseen. Just kinda like me. What a great gal!
My gals Jess and Dalina. My first friends.
All my girls! I am really popular. What can I say. HAHAH just kidding! They treated me so well though! You guys are the best!
Two months later...
I am growing fond of the "..." from Mama Mia (dot, dot, dot). Here are some pictures from my birthday WEEK!! Remember other than the fact that I hate being 30 the actual celebrations were FANTASTIC!!! SPLENDID!!! I had a glorious week!
Here is Kerry and Mel with baby Gigi's head and me (in case you didn't know who I was).
My favorite kids! Look where Caleb's hand is hahhaah!!! So hilarious!
The moms of my favorite kids! Ann and Keturah took me out to dinner. It was a wonderful evening out. I love my OBU ladies!
The sign of my coffee house. I have some wonderful friends here.
My favorite kids! Look where Caleb's hand is hahhaah!!! So hilarious!
The moms of my favorite kids! Ann and Keturah took me out to dinner. It was a wonderful evening out. I love my OBU ladies!
The sign of my coffee house. I have some wonderful friends here.
More Christmas
My cute lil grandparents! I love them!!! 
My Joey! Too bad you can't see the hair real well. He has spectacular hair.
My girls!
My Joey! Too bad you can't see the hair real well. He has spectacular hair.
My girls!
Cleavage...
Well, last week my kids had to memorize some suffixes along with their weekly vocabulary words. One of the suffixes was 'age' such as storage or salvage, meaning the act of...
They have to put the definition and give an example and the examples definition.
So one of my sweet boys, poor thing, put "to hold onto for a while" and his example was "cleavage" hahhahahah!!! I couldn't stop laughing. It was so funny.
Just thought some of you might enjoy. hahah
They have to put the definition and give an example and the examples definition.
So one of my sweet boys, poor thing, put "to hold onto for a while" and his example was "cleavage" hahhahahah!!! I couldn't stop laughing. It was so funny.
Just thought some of you might enjoy. hahah
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