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Kenya Day 9 – Safari Day
Sep 1st
Sometimes missions work is about building fences or giving money. Today, it was about building relationships and giving to those who give of themselves. Today, Melody and I had the privilege of hosting the staff from Haven of Hope as we took them on safari in Lake Nakuru National Park. For most of them, this was their first time in the park, even though you can see the lake from the back yard of the baby house.
In a country with high unemployment coupled with high family commitment, most Kenyans would never dream of splurging on a safari, even though the entry fee for Kenyan citizens is (by our standards) very low. And so, with the help of our incredible church family at Trinity Vineyard, we were able to take the staff on safari this morning.
Words can’t adequately describe the experience as we watched, listened and laughed along with the men and women of Haven of Hope. These are the women taking care of 10 babies day and night and the men who care for the goats, tend the garden and serve as security for the home. They are the hands and feet of Haven of Hope. As part of the day’s efforts, we had substitute workers come to the baby house as we took the regulars away for a treat. And so today, they got to relax and let someone else do the work.
In the meantime, take a look at what they got to experience:
From Kenya Aug 2011, posted by Adam Mosley on 8/29/2011 (Showing 45 of 92 items)
- Entering the Park
- Bird 1
- Buffalo
- Buffalo 2
- Inside the Van
- Sun Through the Trees
- The Path
- Baboon Moon
- Landscape
- Antelope
- White Rhino 1
- White Rhino Standing
- Lion
- Lunch 1
- Lunch 2
- Antelope Bird Feeder
- Pelicans
- Safari Traffic Jam
- Flamingos
- Stork
- Gotta Get the Shot
- Tracy & Maggie
- The whole crew
- Out the Top
- Mama and Baby Rhino
- Buffal-WOH
- Zebra
- Buffalos at Play
- Baboon Cliff View 1
- Baboon Cliff View 2
- Melody and Adam at Baboon Cliff
- Richard the Lizard
- Richard 2
- Tea
- The group at Baboon Cliff
- Dik Dik
- Giraffes
- Another Bird
- Waterfall
- Melody and Adam at the waterfall
- The girls being silly
- The whole group at the waterfall
- Black Rhinos
- Crown Bird
- Goodbye Lake Nakuru
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Wisdom from the Past
May 31st
I just stumbled across a blog post I wrote a couple of years ago (on a different blog) and thought it appropriate to repost here:
Pointing Back at Me
A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD. – Proverbs 19:3
Wow…what truth in such a short phrase. I think about how many times I’ve blamed God for a situation I got myself into. I’m a firm believer that God very often saves us from our own stupidity, but that’s at his discretion. Just as often he, being the great father he is, uses our “folly” as an opportunity to teach us a valuable lesson.
My prayer is not that I won’t make mistakes (who could meet that expectation?) but that I will find the good, learn the lesson and celebrate the journey, no matter how many mistakes I make. Sounds like a Hallmark movie, doesn’t it? Oh well…that philosophy has gotten me through tough times as well as helping me walk through the consequences of my less than stellar decisions.
I just imagine God looking at me saying “Don’t put that one on me! You got yourself into that mess.”
What If Starbucks Marketed Like A Church?
Sep 4th
A fantastic look at church that should make us all cringe and/or laugh at ourselves.
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Welcome, Flow Chart Lovers!
Aug 20th
Well…a well-designed flow chart is a magnet for visitors to our little site. I can’t take credit for the flow chart, but I would like to let all of our new visitors know what this site is about.
I have become convinced that life can only be lived to it’s fullest if we human beings make an effort to be fully human. What does that mean? We have to put forth effort physically, spiritually and intellectually in order to grow and mature into (or, more accurately, toward) the people we were created to be.
I created this website to chronicle my own efforts in each of these areas – body, mind and soul. Keep in mind, I’m no physical fitness guru, great spiritual leader or ivy league intellectual. I’m just a normal guy doing my best to learn and grow in a holistic way.
I want to welcome you to my journey and ask you to consider taking it along with me. The more, the merrier. (And, BTW, if I come across any other cool flowcharts, I’ll be sure to let you know.)
-Adam
Totally Off-Topic
Aug 19th
OK, this has absolutely nothing to do with this site at all, but is possibly the best flowchart I’ve ever seen and I didn’t want to keep it from you. Via Tumblr:
