Things I never knew I never knew
Growing up my favorite Disney movie had to be Pocahontas. I loved daydreaming about mysterious lands far away where people lived & dressed differently and spoke different languages. I loved Pocahontas’ wild, independent spirit & how she chose to follow her heart. My favourite song in the movie was ‘Colours of the wind’ & even as a kid, the words …
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First impressions of Kivuli Kijijini
It’s been just over a month now since we arrived at Kivuli Kijijini. It was night time by the time we arrived & I was full of excitement as we turned off of the mud track road into the compound. The last time I was here was 2018 & we had built the main building but left it half done. …
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Do they know it’s Christmas time at all?
I consider myself lucky this year to have managed to escape one part of a Western Christmas which by this time would be grating on my nerves: Christmas songs! Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate all of them and when they first play there is usually a twinge of excitement in my heart because Christmas is around the corner. …
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What will you harvest?
In Kenya, and especially in rural areas, I always enjoyed how most people would grow crops no matter how small or large their land was. One time Lox and I offered to plant maize for his mum who lived in Nairobi at the time. We travelled 7-8 hours to her patch of land and got to work. I was thoroughly …
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The technology trap
One thing I weirdly enjoyed when I lived in Kenya was when we had power cuts. Yes, it could be frustrating when I was in the middle of something (like baking a cake in my electric oven) but most of the time I loved the simplicity that came with it. We would take longer to cook and longer to enjoy …
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Kilifi during the Covid-19 pandemic
Written by Lox:For the past couple of months the world has had a big pandemic surprise, COVID-19. Africa hasn’t been spared and with poor medical facilities, few medical resources and those that are there being unaffordable to many, many communities in Africa have either suffered directly or indirectly. Love Your Neighbour works in a remote area of Kilifi (Bungu area)) in …
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May 10th, 2020
This story starts in 2018. We had spent a few weeks in Kenya building the community centre & it was now our last day before starting our journeys home. We wanted to celebrate what had happened so far with the team & the community & so we invited everyone for a party. People gathered & among them was a young …
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Living in the ‘now & the not yet’
Part 1: written on the morning of Monday 20th April 2020:We’re all in a strange season right now as we watch Covid-19 sweep across the globe. For some, it has brought devastation & loss. For others, financial uncertainty & poverty. For some, life has become busier as they serve on the frontlines in keeping countries running while for others life …
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