for years I've felt like I'm living on the wrong side of the mirror. I'll look around this beautiful, beautiful town (seriously- I love Portland!) and everything feels upside-down, or at least backward.my heart beats correctly in Nairobi (literally- but [...]

where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure. ~RumiI spend about half my time and energy thinking about how to get children out of the slums and into (as of yet non existent) homes on my land, and [...]

if you want to give a love one a gift, but don't want to brave the Black Friday chaos, why not buy them something beautiful and meaningful- that benefits a local non profit and helps support orphaned children in Kenya?we [...]

(first part of the story here.)said ten acres were acquired with a lot of tears, time and donations from generous people like you.and several thousand cups of tea with various land owners and their lawyers. (ooh, book idea: drinking cups [...]

hey shoppers!I have pretty, pretty things for sale:we are actually building now (!!!!!!!) and so it'sa) much more motivating to beg people for money, knowing that every dollar gets us closer to finishing our building, andb) much more important that [...]

I started writing a story.Carve a thin strip out of the jungle and throw down some tarmac. Add traffic: trucks, people, cars, animals. Cows, goats, donkeys. Monkeys who refuse to use the crosswalks and do not look both ways before [...]

I always promise myself that when I get back to Oregon, I'll blog more and catch up on stories here on my travel blog. and I remind myself that the stories and images from Kenya aren't going anywhere, that it's [...]

I don't know how to describe my favourite things about Kenya, but I'll try. it's glimpses. it's the everyday things. the snapshots of a life lived in Africa.it's the feeling of satisfaction when you wash your own laundry by hand, [...]

This is my nephew, Kim. He joined us when we visited the slums, and he helped give candy to the kids there. Here he his modeling his Visible Grace shirt in front of a modern art exhibit. You can order [...]