Drilling for Water (2/22/16)

The day has finally arrived…..Day one of drilling for water at our beloved Ronesa Academy/Namayiana Children’s Home in Kenya. They reached 48 meters in the first day! We are thrilled to see the fruit of so many donors who helped make this dream come true. Ashe Oleng (thank you in Maasai)!? More photos to come with […]

Bore Hole for Ronesa and Namayiana Childrens Home (7/31/16)

It’s been an awesome year of fundraising to bring life, in the form of water, to our beloved Olosho-Oibor village in Kenya. Because of all of you, the dream has come true! Ronesa Academy&Namayiana Children’s home have water! The drilling started last month, there were a few hiccups (TIA ~ This is Africa:>), but we […]

Ronesa Update – 6/28/16

It’s been an exciting 2 weeks so far here in Kenya, and especially wonderful being back “home” with Mama Sheila again. Our kids are thriving at Ronesa Academy and it’s been a lot of fun having my friend Andrea Graney and her two daughters with me. They were both former students of mine, so a […]

#givingtuesday for Ronesa Academy

Ronesa Academy Ngong Hills, Kenya From 5 kid going to school in a chicken coop, to 143 kids learning in a 7 classroom school……..we are changing lives!  However, we couldn’t do it without the love, care, and giving from family and friends like you.  We have buildings, an office, latrines, a soccer field, a new […]

Students Become Ambassadors

We are off on another African Adventure. This time I get to take with me not one, not two, but 4 former students!  It is one of those things that you can only imagine and hope for when they are sitting in your classroom as 9 and 10 year olds.  I’m always amazed when years […]