26th February, 2010 - Posted by Kim Krebs - No Comments
We just got our first shipment of furniture out to the Village this week for the new homes. While there is still more to purchase, so far we have most of the carpets, a couch set in the living rooms, and some bedroom furniture. The families have just been thrilled, especially because now they have » Read More
25th February, 2010 - Posted by Helen Harrison - No Comments
2 years ago I submitted a small article about Open Arms international to the Christian Medical Fellowship website. It wasn’t done with any great fanfares, just quietly posted with regard to opportunities to serve overseas. One of the people that read that article about a year later was a doctor who is looking forward a couple » Read More
24th February, 2010 - Posted by Nancy Winn - No Comments
I find it hard to grasp the impact of economic conditions in Kenya and other east African countries. I started thinking about this yesterday when I looked up the currency exchange rates for Rwanda and Kenya. Today the currency exchange rate for the Kenyan Shillings is 78. So, in Kenya, 7800 KES equals » Read More
23rd February, 2010 - Posted by Dave Redelfs - 1 Comment
Yes, things really are growing at Open Arms Village. It’s not just that our children are growing up, or that the number of children in our custody is growing in number. We are also growing livestock and crops! In addition to cows, sheep, goats, and rabbits we have begun raising laying hens, and are now collecting » Read More
22nd February, 2010 - Posted by Helene Frost - No Comments
Last week our Founder Rachel was in Nairobi to source some furniture for our new children’s homes. Whilst she was rushing around the busy shops she received an amazing phone call. It was from the District Children’s Office to say that two little girls, sisters aged 4 and 6, had been abandoned by their Mother and needed » Read More
19th February, 2010 - Posted by Kim Krebs - No Comments
One of my favorite songs is “Albertine” by Brooke Fraser. She’s a Christian singer/songwriter from New Zealand and her stuff is amazing. The inspiration for this song came after a trip to Rwanda where she met a young orphan girl named Albertine. Here’s the chorus: Now that I have seen, I am responsible Faith without deeds is » Read More
18th February, 2010 - Posted by Camille Cotton - No Comments
I wrote this when I got back from my second trip to Kenya this past summer and thought I’d share it with you. Exactly one year ago, I walked the property at the Open Arms Village in Eldoret, Kenya, watching David Gallagher (OAI founder) point to sections of land and describe in detail the future buildings » Read More
17th February, 2010 - Posted by Nancy Winn - No Comments
I encountered a book that left a lasting impression on the way I see the world. Material World by Paul Menzel documents 30 typical families from around the world by showing us all their material stuff. Each family is beautifully photographed outside their dwelling with everything they own arrayed around them. In » Read More
17th February, 2010 - Posted by Camille Cotton - No Comments
We are preparing to leave Kenya for a forced vacation, courtesy of the Kenyan immigration office. Not that we aren’t complaining, we are actually looking forward to a little rest and relaxation. However, we were supposed to leave Kenya on Friday, heading for Tanzania, but a funny thing happened as we were about ready to » Read More
16th February, 2010 - Posted by Dave Redelfs - No Comments
Open Arms Academy commenced classes on January 7, 2010 in our two former orphan homes, which became available when the children moved into their new homes. The Old Tumaini house is where the classrooms for Standard 1, 2 & 3 are located, and the Nursery and Standard 4 & 5 classes are held in » Read More
