28th April, 2010 - Posted by Nancy Winn - No Comments
Next week I will travel to Eldoret, Kenya with Rachel and Belle. I am eager to see my friends at the Open Arms office and everyone at the village. May 5th sounded like it was far away and now it is upon me. We use our airline luggage allowance to move supplies » Read More
22nd April, 2010 - Posted by Dave Redelfs - No Comments
Eldoret, in Kenya, was once just a sleepy backwater town in an upcountry farming community that never hit the headlines-other than in brief business reports about the state of Kenya’s wheat or barley crop. But now Eldoret is the heart of a number of financial ‘empires’. The new source of wealth has nothing to do » Read More
20th April, 2010 - Posted by Nancy Winn - No Comments
“Kenya Loses $4 Million a Day On Canceled Flights” reports the Daily Nation. Kenya exports produce and flowers to Europe and those products are piling up in warehouses awaiting transport. Because they are perishable much will probably spoil before the planes resume flying. The recent Icelandic volcano eruption is having a terrible » Read More
16th April, 2010 - Posted by Kim Krebs - No Comments
We’re having an Open House at Open Arms! Please come by our office for a tour, to meet the staff and hear the latest update from Kenya from our Founder, David Gallagher. There are a lot of exciting things happening at the Village and we’re excited to share them with you. Dates/Times: Monday, April 19 from 4pm-8pm Thursday, » Read More
16th April, 2010 - Posted by Camille Cotton - No Comments
That was the topic of our second meeting for the outreach team members serving in Kenya this summer. More than anything else I teach our team members, cultural sensitivity is the most important. Serving on outreach is not just about doing something good for other people - if you don’t go in with openness, an » Read More
14th April, 2010 - Posted by Nancy Winn - No Comments
This morning I had a two hour meeting with my colleague, Linda, to work on the bookkeeping for Open Arms. Of course, I was in my kitchen in Oregon and she was in her home in Eldoret, Kenya. Perhaps it is because I am old enough to have learned how to use a » Read More
8th April, 2010 - Posted by Camille Cotton - No Comments
We concluded the end of our first term at Open Arms Academy with a small ceremony on April 1 (no joking!) with a brief ceremony raising the Kenyan flag on the property (the first time we have done that) and with all of the children in their new Open Arms regalia. There » Read More
6th April, 2010 - Posted by Dave Redelfs - No Comments
Watch it here!!! Nick Vujicic, of Life Without Limbs, spoke to nearly 1300 people at the Oregon Convention Center for Open Arms International’s fourth annual Portland Good Friday Breakfast. When Nick gave the invitation to receive Christ 45 people stood. It was a great morning. You can view or share Nick’s message by clicking here. Read More
2nd April, 2010 - Posted by Helen Harrison - No Comments
They don’t do hot cross buns in Kenya - in fact out at the Village they don’t do bread of any type, but for three UK volunteers who are out at the Open Arms Village for a couple of weeks being at the Village is certainly giving a different perspective to life. We (the threesome, plus » Read More
