31st March, 2010 - Posted by Nancy Winn - No Comments
Friday is the Portland Good Friday Breakfast and things are hopping around the Open Arms Portland office. We have been praying for this event to grow and reach those who need to hear Nick’s story of hope. I admit that I often don’t recognize answered prayers in my life. God’s answer to » Read More
27th March, 2010 - Posted by Matt Tallman - No Comments
We have spent the last two weeks working at the office and spending time at the village helping to get things running with the school and the farm. Of course sometimes things don’t always go as planned down on the farm. Last week we found out that one of the milking cows was not pregnant » Read More
25th March, 2010 - Posted by Camille Cotton - No Comments
As our teams are starting their training for their outreaches this summer, I’ve begun talking to them about their expectations. One of the first questions I ask our team members at our very first team meeting is, “What are your expectations?” After everyone shares, I tell them the reason I asked that question. All of » Read More
25th March, 2010 - Posted by Dave Redelfs - No Comments
DID YOU KNOW… Kenya is an African country with vast mountains and beautiful scenery. It is a diverse collection of coastal waters, sandbanks, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, and deserts. This land is home to a staggering diversity of plants and wild animals such as hippopotamus, cheetahs, hyenas, snakes, rhinoceros, lions, and leopards. DID YOU KNOW… There are more than » Read More
24th March, 2010 - Posted by Nancy Winn - No Comments
Robert is my friend. He lives at the Village. He is seven. Last summer when I visited the Village we had a chance to play together and to tour the home under construction that would soon become his new home. Robert’s photo has been on my refrigerator since December 2008 following » Read More
19th March, 2010 - Posted by Kim Krebs - No Comments
We love when Open Arms supporters get creative to try and help the children of Kenya. Heather Holland is one of these champions. She has connected us with Botanical Interest, a company that sells organic seeds, and they have agreed to donate 25% of what you purchase to Open Arms! Click on the link below » Read More
18th March, 2010 - Posted by Camille Cotton - No Comments
Our spring newsletter is hitting mailboxes today and tomorrow, and I’m giving you a little sneak peek. The newsletter features an incredibly moving story about the street children of Kenya. While you’ll have to wait until your newsletter arrives in your mailbox to read it, here are some amazing pictures of what life is really » Read More
17th March, 2010 - Posted by Nancy Winn - No Comments
The Rwandan Proverb: Buhoro buhoro, inyoni yubaka icyari. (Slowly, slowly, the bird builds its nest.) My daughter sent me an email today with this proverb. It made me stop and think. What’s my nest? What’s your nest? The proverb certainly describes the progress of our Village in Eldoret, Kenya. At least by western standards. Three » Read More
17th March, 2010 - Posted by Dave Redelfs - 1 Comment
Check out this video of Nick Vujicic, our keynote speaker at the Fourth Annual Portland Good Friday Breakfast. To learn more about how you can see Nick in person on April 2 at the Oregon Convention Center, visit www.portlandgoodfridaybreakfast.com. Read More
15th March, 2010 - Posted by Helen Harrison - No Comments
Here in the UK we celebrated Mother’s day yesterday, so it seems only right to post a blog that makes mention of the way that mothers in Kenya are doing what they can to help give their children, or grandchildren, as positive a life as possible. The families that we have links with at Kambi Teso » Read More
