Coffee with Christine

My other footballer....who is not injured! Vickie is having an amazing season, her team has only lost one game! YAY! Pre-injury : Kathryn warming up with her team before the game. Tony at Brookhouse school during one of the girls football tournament. The school looks like an ancient castle. Kat in action First injury of the season....Giant blisters..........ouch!!!!!!!!! I had to dress the blisters...ewwwww.... Valentine's day!! Tony and his girls at a favorite Japanese restaurant. We thought we would get a family picture since we got all dressed up for Valentine's dinner with Tony. My goofy family fooling around while I was adjusting the tripod...this is what I LOVE about our family - we laugh LOUD and OFTEN and always goofing around....life is serious enough...can't have too much fun, can we???? Vickie made a big girl decision to give up her stuffed animals. We will be donating them to different orphanages...here is her "memory" picture of all her little and no...

I am going to try to make up for my lack of posting with this one! We have been joyously busy since the last time I posted. Like most of you, our lives are busy and full. Here are some of the activities that we have been busy with... Harris and Francis Gichui were our students in Harvesters' Institue of Ministries in 1993. They have been in very active ministry as church elders, ministry leaders and most recently, the Lord laid it on their hearts to plant a church. If I am not wrong, I think they are grandparents to 14 and yet bold and courageous enough to pioneer a new church! Tony went to the opening ceremony. If you click on the first picture, you can see how beautiful the cakes were! What a joy it was to us to celebrate with them and to encourage them. Two weeks ago, Tony had Harris come to minister in our chapel service here at the University to encourage our young people in their ministries. The International Christian Ministry classes started in Beni, Congo with Bethu...

Kathyrn, our oldest went for her CFS trip (Cultural Field Service). Their whole high school were divided into groups of 15 students each and went to different places to do community projects. Kathryn's group went to a village about three hours away from Nairobi. Their project was to help clean a church and various projects for the community. She is my "guest blogger". My apologies for my long absence...it's been challenging lately on many fronts...will try to do better at blogging soon! Anyways, enjoy Kathryn's comments on her trip! This is me and my friend Chris surrounded by all the kids who live in the town. This is this star we made during the little free time we had. This was the local market place. It sold everything from chillies to goats!! This is the gorgeous view from this valley! We hiked up and it was just soo pretty!! This is me and this little girl who is such a sweetheart! This is us in front of the church we cleaned. There were soo many...

BLESSED CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! A few pictures to get you updated on what's been happening at the Phangs while Tony was gone! Goofing around with Max! Decorating cookies...an annual tradition... A very proud cookie decorator! Kathryn's blue man and snow man! Emm....should i decorate the cookies or eat them??? Vickie's "retro" bell! Can you guess which ones are mine? Guess who got to clean up the mess after?? Gifts for Kathryn's Sunday School class.. Each gift pack has a lollipop, candy and a squishy yoyo ball that lights up! Only from Malaysia! We made over 30 packets. Not counting the gifts for the orphans (hundreds! ), I wrapped over 200 + gifts for students, pastors and family, workers at the orpahange, friends, etc. My hands must be tired after that...that's why the photo is blur....shaky hands?? Max wanting to play but we were too busy...see his pleading eyes? He is SO cute! I think he is saying "I miss my daddy" Once again, Wishing everyone a...