tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38947375997029125772024-03-13T01:46:03.268-07:00Real Life...Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-54127821205080658082012-08-10T12:29:00.000-07:002012-08-10T12:33:39.153-07:00Visiting our Cousins in Croatia! It had been two years since we saw Stevo and Sarah, Nina, Daci, and Marco and we were excited to take our vacation time allotted from our mission organizations and spend it together.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beauty of this vacation with the Vuletic's was that we didn't wear oursleves out with traveling everywhere. Instead we intentionally rested and tried to take excursions as we felt like it. This indirectly provided more time for us as parents to disciple our kids together. All of our kids are into the Marvel superhero movies, so we decided to watch one of the movies such as Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, etc. each night and then discuss the positives, negatives, character qualities, morals, values, etc. the day after and integrate scripture proving that God is the author of truth and everything right and virtuous. We discovered that this exercise in critical thinking was not only relevant but faith building and a special time of discussion we will never forget.</td></tr>
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<br />Rugby this year has been a fun and very challenging sport for me. When I first came to RVA I didn't think that it would be very hard to train for the sport; I assumed that it was going to be like American football in that it would be intense but not too hard. I was comepletely wrong. Rugby is a continous game with no breaks until halftime. It requires a huge amount of stamina, speed, and field awareness, that before the season started, I did not have. However, once the season started, my coach made the entire team do morning runs. Morning runs are good for fitness, but extremely annoying because you have to wake up at 5:30 am and run sprints for 45 minutes. Racing to get a shower and make it to classes on time was hard but this exercise did make us one of the fittest teams in our league. In the end, all the conditioning paid off and we finished 3rd in our division.</div>
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<br />This is Claudia, an adorable little girl who lives very close to Tenwek. She is the daughter of Solomon Rop who is the physical therapist at Tenwek. In June they invited us to her birthday celebration to introduce them to some of the ways we celebrate birthdays in America.</div>
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<br />Levi and Caleb, who is Solomon's son. Caleb and Levi are almost the exact same age by just a week.</div>
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<br />Having a cake on a birthday, putting candles on it, singing Happy Birthday, blowing out candles is all new for them. Claudia was thrilled! She loved the rainbow chip cake!<br />
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Claudia and me (Emma). She turned four today!</div>Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-27534782504874891212012-07-22T23:31:00.001-07:002012-07-23T00:05:27.206-07:00Claire's 11th Birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />I invited all my girl friends over for a tea party. Anna brought her american girl doll in a tea party outfit and Bella brought her stuffed animal puppy.</div>
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<br />Emma and my mom made the tea party so special! They took the whole morning to set this up.</div>
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We had scones, sandwiches, pudding, glitter balls, and carrot sticks. Yum!</div>
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<br />At night I celebrated my birthday with my family. I was sad that Jeremiah couldn't be there. Oh well!<br />
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Black Rock is the long anticipated tournament of the Rift Valley Academy Rugby season. Both JV and Varsity teams from RVA participate. Jeremiah was bumped up to varsity for this tournament (exiting!) Searching for him once we arrived, we hardly recognize him in his coat of mud.</div>
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Rugby is totally different from American football and we are still learning how the game is played. It is my new favorite sport because of its fast and furious pace and intensity. The terms used are unique - such as scrum, pitch, try, prop, lineouts, etc. Jeremiah plays in the position of prop which is in the scrum (pictured above). You can only see his leg because he is right in the front pushing hard to get the ball. </div>
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These are the boys from Tenwek who are on varsity. Tradition holds that every player has to shave their head for Black Rock. They all looked hilarious!</div>
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Dropping Jeremiah off at his dorm at RVA. It was sad to say good-bye.</div>
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Levi's birthday was more of a 3 day celebration. On his actual birth date, April 11th, we were traveling to the WGM Kenya Field Retreat and I knew it would be difficult celebrating it there. Levi chose pizza for his birthday dinner. We had a great time together!</div>
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Levi's dream came true. He wanted the Maverick nerf gun and was so excited when he opened this present.</div>
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Levi decorated his own cake with candycanes and pop rocks. He is helping me with this blog post and wants everyone to know he got a lego set too, and already had the jedi starfighter built by the time we had cake.</div>
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Jeremiah's birthday was on April 2nd and he turned 15. We were so glad he was on break and home so we could celebrate together.</div>
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Levi spent a lot of time wrapping this present for Jeremiah. He gave him 15 toilet paper rolls as a joke and was so proud of his present for him.</div>
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Dan and my birthday were also in April, but we forgot to take pictures...typical. We celebrated with 4 other missionaries with birthdays around the same time. </div>
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Claire takes a sign language class with her friends and signed a song with them for the Easter Sunrise Service.</div>
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Jessica Wilging, Dan's niece, came to visit the week of Easter. God used her in so many amazing ways with all the MK's, local Kenyan kids, Peds patients, with us, and with our church. We were so blessed! This picture is of her presenting the Easter story to MK's and Kenyan kids before the annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday. Following are pictures. -</div>
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Jeremiah to the rescue! Rodents make me feel panicky - they disgust me! We have had a mouse in our kitchen for some time now. Jeremiah delights in killing pesty animals and caught it in the non-traditional way by smashing it with his foot!</div>
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I wanted to include a picture of the three upper compound dogs. Chuma is the German Shepherd, Ema is the boxer, and Rugby, the newest addition, is a Golden/lab mix. Playing and wrestling is their favorite thing to do together!</div>Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-34697601004749083372012-04-15T07:20:00.000-07:002012-04-15T07:20:15.969-07:00Trip to the Mara<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gsYHkPp_eTE/T4SG-FaszHI/AAAAAAAAAT0/c6cXPLPXzs4/s1600/March2012+296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gsYHkPp_eTE/T4SG-FaszHI/AAAAAAAAAT0/c6cXPLPXzs4/s320/March2012+296.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dan and I spent a weekend out in the Masaii Mara for our anniversary. We stayed at a quaint beautiful lodge which served just up to 14 people. I was apprehensive at first, because we had never been to Ngerenda before, but it turned out to be the best anniversary getaway ever. We even were able to visit a Masaii village. The warrior with me in this pic was our tour guide, and in the background is a one of the many identical houses that make up this village.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ashely, Lydia, and Claire and I had a special opportunity to let all our brothers and sisters at RVA know that we love them this Valentine's Day. The girls made a homemade card for each person and we sent a bag of Valentine candy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> For two weeks in January, we had the priviledge of hosting the Cardiac Team from Ocala, FL. The best part about it? The heart surgeon was Dan's oldest brother John! They operated on 16 patients, including the wife of one of the professors at the nursing school.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">With meals comes many dishes! Thankfully John and Dan were willing to help out.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">All of our kids LOVE uncle John!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of hearts...as part of our homeschooling curriculum here at Tenwek, we have been arranging anatomy teaching labs with the docs around Tenwek. Here is Dr. Russ White teaching the kids with a cow heart from the Tenwek butchery. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Levi has especially been into the experiences. He was given a pair of scrubs from the Osteens that he wears to these special events. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I think I know Levi's future career!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Dan did a lab on the musculoskeletal system using cow bones from...you guessed it...the Tenwek Butchery. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dr. Steve Burgert did a lab on the gastrointestinal system. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Levi's report he recently did on "German Shepherds."</div>Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-19568474153953401432012-01-21T12:13:00.000-08:002012-01-21T12:13:07.306-08:00Discovering Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_V5XWCgA2so/TxsTdtgaUNI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/1DC2W0qq5zQ/s1600/073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_V5XWCgA2so/TxsTdtgaUNI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/1DC2W0qq5zQ/s320/073.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In very unique and surprising ways, we as a family, discovered Christmas this year. It started with Jeremiah home for the month, and then in early December we attended a WGM Christmas Field Meeting. This picture is of the middle and high school students - a great group of kids!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">WGM kindergarten through 5th graders. Most of these children feel like brothers and sisters..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were invited by Solomon, a good friend of ours, to attend a local church service the week before Christmas. It was special to go as a family and experience a kipsigis church service.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas Eve we went with another missionary family to one of the orphanges with the intention to bless them with the retelling of the Christmas story, worship, crafts, games, and gifts. For them this would be their "Christmas." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think we all discovered the true meaning of Christmas when we gave up what we desired, which was staying home all day together on Christmas, and went to church at 9 am and then handed out toys, socks, and underwear to the children on the Peds ward.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Most of the MK youth participated. I imagine we all received more through the smiles and excitement we saw on each child's face than they did in receiving gifts.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Claire and Emma dress up for a 1980's birthday party. I feel like I am looking at myself when I was their age!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Levi and all his MK friends enjoying the 4-5th grade Christmas presentations.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Claire holding a precious baby! During Katie and Kristi's visit we were able to go a baby center. This was my first experience here, and it turned out to be an incredible opportunity to share the love of Jesus with orphaned or abandoned babies and toddlers.<br />
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This is the 6-15 month-old group. When it is mealtime all the babies are placed on the floor and they eat their rice and beans from a bowl. They do very well feeding themselves in this way, and can even drink from an open two handled cup.<br />
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Claire loved feeding the 0-5 month old babies their bottles. The babies are brought outside often and roll around on gym mats during their wake time.<br />
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Katie had many babies wanting her attention. They needed so much love and touch from us.<br />
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Here Katie is helping give the babies their snack of fruit.<br />
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Levi felt a little nervous at first, but warmed up quickly to the babies.<br />
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Carolyn, a short term missionary serving at Tenwek, came with us. Here she is playing with the toddler group.<br />
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Kristie especially loved being with the infants!<br />
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Lydia, Claire's friend from Tenwek, came with us. She and Claire were a great help with the 6-15 month olds!<br />
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The toddlers were enthralled with the bubbles! Levi had a challenging time teaching them to take turns and share.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Claire and Lydia play with the little girl who we took care of for a few days. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Kristi and Katie from Rochester, MN, visited us the week of Thanksgiving. They were such a blessing, help, and encouragment!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had many adventures during the week of their visit! Here we all suited up in lead aprons to watch Dan do a surgery.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Refusing to grow old, Dan unwinds with a ride after work on his new/old (1987) pike (pronounced with short i and long e)!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">One Saturday, Levi asked me if he could use a tablecloth. I didn't realize he would make it into a hamock in the giggle tree! Surprisingly, it stayed put!</div>Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-62610669074464893922011-11-12T12:04:00.000-08:002011-11-12T12:04:55.446-08:00Meet our new dog, Chuma!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cshi9-SUkaA/Tr69dVmc6pI/AAAAAAAAAJI/R4RKTpdkmVg/s1600/Nov.+2011+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" nda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cshi9-SUkaA/Tr69dVmc6pI/AAAAAAAAAJI/R4RKTpdkmVg/s320/Nov.+2011+002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Levi often escapes to do any reading homework on Daddy's Lazy boy. Once a week we set it outside and let it sun because of all the mold/mildew - (this chair is ancient and we don't know where it came from, but it was in our house when we moved in and Dan is determined to keep it and rid it of all allergens).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> First pictures of our German Shepherd puppy, Chuma (means "iron" in kiswahili) and is the same word for the "plates" that Dan uses to fix fractures. He is 16 weeks old which means he needs alot of love, training, and care, so Emma, Claire, and Levi have been taking turns doing "dog duty" all week. The responsibility is so good for them, and reminds them that having a dog was a family decision and as a family we are going to care and love him. We didn't go to Nairobi this past weekend planning to get a dog, but the opportunity presented itself and we took it. Jeremiah was with us and it was special to pick out Chuma together before taking Jeremiah back to school.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">He is a handsome dog, smart, and loyal already. We are still working on the potty training though, and we are relieved that he is finally figuring it out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Levi and his best friend Isaac. They are an inseparable pair!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Emma is still as affectionate as ever with dogs and has been a big help to Dan and I with Chuma! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">A glimpse into the teenage life at Tenwek. Whether it's organizing the next volleyball game or the next party they bring lots of challenge and fun to our lives!</div>Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-18015755497819800612011-10-21T12:38:00.000-07:002011-10-21T12:38:07.702-07:00Midterm Break<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wYbN9KCFJBw/TqG8iH6srQI/AAAAAAAAAHw/tlCSbheg0Dg/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wYbN9KCFJBw/TqG8iH6srQI/AAAAAAAAAHw/tlCSbheg0Dg/s320/019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jeremiah didn't expect to spend his break recovering from surgery, but he was glad to get his plates and screws out. Dan was able to do the surgery and Jeremiah returned to school as scheduled and is recovering fine on his own.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Claire's surgery was a surprise. She had an odd mass on the front side of her elbow that we thought was a bug bite, but it turned out to be an abscess that Dan had to remove surgically. After a week Claire was able to get her sling removed and her incisions site is healing normally.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> These are my favorite little kids! The oldest has already been adopted, and the Bemm family is in the process of adopting the younger three. What a blessing these children are! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Currently, Piki's are the choice hobby for physicians who refuse to grow old (including Dan). This picture is of Ben Roberts giving Levi a ride. Dan says he's buying one next week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l4009n7stbM/TqG-FlXJfVI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/0ekUO6K0tbI/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" rda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l4009n7stbM/TqG-FlXJfVI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/0ekUO6K0tbI/s320/006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">Playing rugby with the RVA boys over Midterm break. Russ White and Dan risk everything to play. Who is going to operate on them if they get hurt?</div>Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-57591796629542824422011-10-09T07:18:00.000-07:002011-10-09T07:18:40.241-07:00Fun Times Together<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v7NvtTwmIMY/TpGfKQfoYPI/AAAAAAAAAHA/WMEHnd5HrGM/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v7NvtTwmIMY/TpGfKQfoYPI/AAAAAAAAAHA/WMEHnd5HrGM/s320/029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Jeremiah arrived home just in time for our Friday night pizza tradition! It was such a blessing and joy to be together again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-77unqGS-hOc/TpGf2c6ywXI/AAAAAAAAAHI/KsnKldcbtxA/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-77unqGS-hOc/TpGf2c6ywXI/AAAAAAAAAHI/KsnKldcbtxA/s320/028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is the first time since we returned to Kenya that Jeremiah was able to be with us for pizza night. At RVA he said they don't serve pizza, so he enjoyed every bite because he knew Saturday was coming with leg surgery, pain, and nausea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NR-q6zbjxSY/TpGgFJc-MHI/AAAAAAAAAHM/a8bkPTMw150/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NR-q6zbjxSY/TpGgFJc-MHI/AAAAAAAAAHM/a8bkPTMw150/s320/005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Emma and Kayla Chupp (another MK at Tenwek). Look closely, they are wearing chameleons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yHxUPmi1cpA/TpGgS-1NyLI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/pGSTmvoNlFY/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yHxUPmi1cpA/TpGgS-1NyLI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/pGSTmvoNlFY/s320/010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is our homeschooling room. It is comfortable and inviting because of the natural sunlight streaming in and the entertaining birds that come and go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xa_k5U6KLFU/TpGgboA4o7I/AAAAAAAAAHU/XMrEP9kCmDg/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xa_k5U6KLFU/TpGgboA4o7I/AAAAAAAAAHU/XMrEP9kCmDg/s320/011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even though this picture looks otherwise, Levi actually enjoys school and loves to learn, which energizes me to teach him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--7QPQZRTbV0/TpGhfyckWRI/AAAAAAAAAHg/fdzxu-EkhRc/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--7QPQZRTbV0/TpGhfyckWRI/AAAAAAAAAHg/fdzxu-EkhRc/s320/021.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> When Dan was away on a camping trip with Jeremiah and his dorm brothers, the other three kids and I decided to party! We all made our own pizzas (including the dough)played games, and watched movies! I was surprised at how much fun we had and how much they still talk about our night together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VoqznmxADkw/TpGhruxvKLI/AAAAAAAAAHk/27o5gGMUnXg/s1600/040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VoqznmxADkw/TpGhruxvKLI/AAAAAAAAAHk/27o5gGMUnXg/s320/040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Emma is making her first apple pies! We decided to make every food we could think of for Jeremiah while he was home on Midterm break. Apple pie is one of his favorites!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xviQbcB_MSM/TpGg231bUYI/AAAAAAAAAHc/PmqPdnwFnzQ/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xviQbcB_MSM/TpGg231bUYI/AAAAAAAAAHc/PmqPdnwFnzQ/s320/014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We meet, serve, and become friends with many visiting physicians and their wives. They are such an asset to what we do here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-01lo7_KQNMI/TpGguLzZ_VI/AAAAAAAAAHY/MGORD9hOrlg/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" kca="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-01lo7_KQNMI/TpGguLzZ_VI/AAAAAAAAAHY/MGORD9hOrlg/s320/013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">Dan is thankful for help from visiting orthopedic surgeons!</div>Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-25080661524879065732011-09-19T06:58:00.000-07:002011-09-19T06:58:12.867-07:00Claire's "baby!"<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6KTPlnNoKE/TndG0Y7RfCI/AAAAAAAAAG0/Xex724pjTsk/s1600/Aug-Sept+2011+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" rba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6KTPlnNoKE/TndG0Y7RfCI/AAAAAAAAAG0/Xex724pjTsk/s320/Aug-Sept+2011+012.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Claire: this is Peter Joseph, a little, cute baby I got to hold and love.<br />
He was abandoned by his mom and left at a Bomet Church and <br />
brought to Tenwek by the police. I love him so much!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-88877147555560995112011-09-17T14:52:00.000-07:002011-09-19T06:13:40.486-07:00Attending a Kipsigis Wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-io2vvWfxz1s/TnT_qNnj1nI/AAAAAAAAAGg/F_MpKcxcn1A/s1600/Aug-Sept+2011+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-io2vvWfxz1s/TnT_qNnj1nI/AAAAAAAAAGg/F_MpKcxcn1A/s320/Aug-Sept+2011+010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> On the way up to Motigo (largest hill around our area) where the wedding of one of my former househelper's was to take place. Claire calls the overlook of the valley, "God's Quilt."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lmrcju8nc9o/TnT_5ZRI9XI/AAAAAAAAAGk/UIU41U3-ev4/s1600/Aug-Sept+2011+052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lmrcju8nc9o/TnT_5ZRI9XI/AAAAAAAAAGk/UIU41U3-ev4/s320/Aug-Sept+2011+052.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The wedding was held at Motigo AGC church located right next to the local school.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Pgc3m-1ZKU/TnT_9TupPWI/AAAAAAAAAGo/JT0oH_gEMvE/s1600/Aug-Sept+2011+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rba="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Pgc3m-1ZKU/TnT_9TupPWI/AAAAAAAAAGo/JT0oH_gEMvE/s320/Aug-Sept+2011+016.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Emma, Kayla Chupp, and Abby Bemm as well as the rest of our group were seated in the front row of the church, which was quite an honor, and it was a perfect place to take pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d2TvFV4cky4/TnUABTnpbjI/AAAAAAAAAGs/9rjcEHlTlqc/s1600/Aug-Sept+2011+041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d2TvFV4cky4/TnUABTnpbjI/AAAAAAAAAGs/9rjcEHlTlqc/s320/Aug-Sept+2011+041.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is one of the many fascinating pictures I took. In the Kipsigis tradition it is customary for the bride to wrap her train around the groom after they exchange rings. Both bride and groom wear tinsel around their necks also. The bride also had a fancy tierra with a bright red flashing light on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LCWVK5MEjis/TnUAFTq0meI/AAAAAAAAAGw/SSE05jw4aJo/s1600/Aug-Sept+2011+044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" rba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LCWVK5MEjis/TnUAFTq0meI/AAAAAAAAAGw/SSE05jw4aJo/s320/Aug-Sept+2011+044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">Pastors and family gather around to pray for the couple. </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">What a great experience this wedding was, and it only started 2 hours late! Those of us who went estimated the "real" start date, and only had to wait 30 minutes for the bride to arrive. One of the most amazing parts of this wedding for me was the amount of attendants. There were at least 10 flower girls, 40 adolescent girls who lined the aisle making way for the bride, and about 20 groomsmen. The church was packed with guests, and the motigo area kids crowded in the doorways, while other adults peeked through the church windows. It was truly one of those cultural experiences I won't forget!</div>Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-53910259086822857732011-08-29T23:19:00.000-07:002011-08-29T23:19:29.538-07:00Welcome to the Galat House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TzMZnmYTfQU/TlvlMNOyWNI/AAAAAAAAAGA/QSWlPcbjnbI/s1600/August+2011+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" qaa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TzMZnmYTfQU/TlvlMNOyWNI/AAAAAAAAAGA/QSWlPcbjnbI/s320/August+2011+019.JPG" width="320" /></a>This is our house. It was built in the 1940's and to me looks like a midwestern style home. It has a wealth of history attached to it. At first it was only one level, and then later a 2nd story was added to to accomodate more nurses and other staff.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x3D2bUHIDQw/TlvlrlLGn1I/AAAAAAAAAGE/GW7HRPuTZug/s1600/August+2011+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" qaa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x3D2bUHIDQw/TlvlrlLGn1I/AAAAAAAAAGE/GW7HRPuTZug/s320/August+2011+006.JPG" width="320" /></a>A tradition at Tenwek is to decorate the windows of the house to welcome returning or new families. This is a picture of Claire with her friends Lydia Bemm and Ashley Chupp. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DlvQL--8Zts/TlvmYEh6hCI/AAAAAAAAAGI/RT8ZzGL4Vfs/s1600/August+2011+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" qaa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DlvQL--8Zts/TlvmYEh6hCI/AAAAAAAAAGI/RT8ZzGL4Vfs/s320/August+2011+026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The back yard of our house. The Stanfield's (former missionaries who lived in this house) left us a huge and flourishing garden which we are already enjoying.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R-W4uVfYUZA/TlvmfUYRkjI/AAAAAAAAAGM/JG6cdLlluC4/s1600/August+2011+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" qaa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R-W4uVfYUZA/TlvmfUYRkjI/AAAAAAAAAGM/JG6cdLlluC4/s320/August+2011+013.JPG" width="320" /></a>One of our first visitors was a stray milking cow. I didn't mind because our lawn needed to be mowed anyway. (our van is in the background)</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VPIhf9Hqw1Y/Tlvm4N1FBHI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/LR__smb05WI/s1600/August+2011+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VPIhf9Hqw1Y/Tlvm4N1FBHI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/LR__smb05WI/s320/August+2011+010.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>This is Regina and Shiela. These are the Kipsigis women that are helping me with all the cooking and cleaning. It is amazing to me how they can walk for miles carrying loads on their heads.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hfYt8igSULE/TlvnN3O-5yI/AAAAAAAAAGU/z3j28iHfL3w/s1600/August+2011+037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" qaa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hfYt8igSULE/TlvnN3O-5yI/AAAAAAAAAGU/z3j28iHfL3w/s320/August+2011+037.JPG" width="320" /></a>Last picture with Jeremiah before we said good-bye to him at boarding school. We are standing in front of his dorm. It was a sad day with lots of tears between us all. It was so healing to grieve together, and embrace the pain that often comes when God is leading us and not ourselves. </div>Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-85703279017259824682011-08-20T01:01:00.001-07:002011-08-20T01:32:25.296-07:00Experience Nairobi!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t0nSg-fsy08/Tk9pdx3BmHI/AAAAAAAAAFg/lz3XwB5wNC8/s1600/kenya+arrival+pics+025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" qaa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t0nSg-fsy08/Tk9pdx3BmHI/AAAAAAAAAFg/lz3XwB5wNC8/s320/kenya+arrival+pics+025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Avacodo's are one of my favorite things to eat! This<br />
one was really pricey....20 cents!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EN5sSestKQo/Tk9pmOY4pII/AAAAAAAAAFk/eYEdSv4yo0A/s1600/kenya+arrival+pics+029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" qaa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EN5sSestKQo/Tk9pmOY4pII/AAAAAAAAAFk/eYEdSv4yo0A/s320/kenya+arrival+pics+029.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> We stayed at Hampton House (one of the many guest-<br />
houses in Nairobi). Our apartment was right there on<br />
the second floor.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-28i12JpQc2M/Tk9puNzlnPI/AAAAAAAAAFo/gljgb2bdr_w/s1600/kenya+arrival+pics+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" qaa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-28i12JpQc2M/Tk9puNzlnPI/AAAAAAAAAFo/gljgb2bdr_w/s320/kenya+arrival+pics+002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Enjoying our favorite sodas! They are made with real <br />
sugar which to us tastes so much better.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SCPGRoS_gS4/Tk9pxV9gMhI/AAAAAAAAAFs/2JCO62X12aM/s1600/kenya+arrival+pics+038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qaa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SCPGRoS_gS4/Tk9pxV9gMhI/AAAAAAAAAFs/2JCO62X12aM/s320/kenya+arrival+pics+038.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Nakumatt: The Kenyan equivalent of "Walmart" where<br />
we shop for all our supplies and groceries.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MsE0_dNc8bg/Tk9p0TlrspI/AAAAAAAAAFw/FikVCpxbOo4/s1600/kenya+arrival+pics+044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qaa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MsE0_dNc8bg/Tk9p0TlrspI/AAAAAAAAAFw/FikVCpxbOo4/s320/kenya+arrival+pics+044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> The kids helped us shop. It actually was a positive <br />
experience, thank the Lord, because that isn't always<br />
the case. They were really tired at the end though.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lPcGCrMVr34/Tk9p3fbCpbI/AAAAAAAAAF0/RjXBl-bSGN4/s1600/kenya+arrival+pics+045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" qaa="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lPcGCrMVr34/Tk9p3fbCpbI/AAAAAAAAAF0/RjXBl-bSGN4/s320/kenya+arrival+pics+045.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Jeremiah and Emma are exhausted, but actually it was<br />
ok, because we didn't have to deal with calming any of <br />
the usual hyperness. Their muscle and size helped <br />
tremendously with the transportation and loading of <br />
the stuff.Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894737599702912577.post-58096486814944455182011-08-17T01:03:00.000-07:002011-08-17T01:03:28.163-07:00We're here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-41BJqIu0pQE/TktvdNysMFI/AAAAAAAAAE4/HuSumpxAR8c/s1600/kenya+arrival+pics+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" naa="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-41BJqIu0pQE/TktvdNysMFI/AAAAAAAAAE4/HuSumpxAR8c/s320/kenya+arrival+pics+006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Worldwide beverage...Coca-Cola! This is one of the<br />
many signs found at the baggage claim in the Nairobi<br />
Airport.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p3Q_VeAjy74/TktwOLc8dLI/AAAAAAAAAFE/DgdGjBJqASc/s1600/kenya+arrival+pics+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" naa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p3Q_VeAjy74/TktwOLc8dLI/AAAAAAAAAFE/DgdGjBJqASc/s320/kenya+arrival+pics+009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I'm thankful for "big kids!" Jeremiah and Emma <br />
were a huge help to Dan while the younger two and<br />
I guarded the bags.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H0T56I4yd3A/TktvhGRNr3I/AAAAAAAAAE8/b0I--Ynk9-8/s1600/kenya+arrival+pics+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" naa="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H0T56I4yd3A/TktvhGRNr3I/AAAAAAAAAE8/b0I--Ynk9-8/s320/kenya+arrival+pics+007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> We were the stereotypical Americans with all our "stuff." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> What was even more "classic American" was the way </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Levi expressed his fatigue by talking <strong>really</strong> loud! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> When Dan or I would tell him to be quiet he would just</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> say, "I can't help it!"</div>Heather Galathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079655727530247067noreply@blogger.com5