Happy Life on KamemeTV

25 August 2018: KamemeTV

Happy Life Children’s Home was featured on August 25, 2018, on KamemeTV for their performing arts pieces during the Kenya Music Festival. This television station came out and filmed on Saturday, 18 August 2018 and the story aired around 10:20 AM (Kenya Time) on the 25th. KamemeTV is a Kikuyu-based broadcasting station. They were featured … Continue Reading

14 August 2018: Mission Not Complete

What is crazy about all of this is, my mission here is not complete yet. I know that God has more for me to do before I leave, so I am just waiting for the next instruction. As some of you may know and have seen, I never reached my financial goal for this mission. … Continue Reading

Happy Life Children's School, Indian Group Dance in Nyeri County, Kenya

9 August 2018: Indian Culture Group Performance

  • August 9, 2018
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Congratulations to the Indian cultural group dance performance team today! They received a score of 86%. The highest score was 90%. Their position was either #3 or #4. Not sure which one because the position number wasn’t announced. But, there were 24 schools that participated. Please note that they had judicators directly from India, flown … Continue Reading

Tetu Girls Primary School - Nyeri County Kenya

8 August 2018 – Afadhali Yesu (Cover)

  • August 8, 2018
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These girls are Soooooo amazing. I met them while staying at the Tetu Girls Primary School for the Music Festival. I am the only American that is here that I know of. Well, after talking with a few people, I started to head towards my room. A few of the girls stopped and said HI. … Continue Reading

8 August 2018 – O Give Thanks

It was on August 29. The final term was back in session, and there were a couple of classes I had not visited. I made it a point to visit this and other classes so they could experience music in a formal setting. As simple as it may be, teaching them O Give Thanks from … Continue Reading

Images representing city life in Kenya. Traveling to Roysambu from Juja Farm This photo represents areas outside of Nairobi City, in such areas as Roysambu. Image taken in Dec. 2017 by Kennesha.

3 August 2018: To Market

  • August 3, 2018
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So, I am just now leaving a market in Nairobi City to head back to Juja Farm and the woman in the store thought I was Jamaican. I don’t know how but when I told her I was American, she and her coworkers were very interested in me. The lady was shocked to see a … Continue Reading

Happy Life Children's Home Kennesha Edu

3 August 2018 – From a Special Child

  • August 3, 2018
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You could call this a momentous occasion. Last night (August 3, 2018), when we came in from a long day, I was greeted by Edwin (Edu) at the window. He actually said my name for the first time to me (Kennesha). I have never heard him say my name nor was he pushed to do … Continue Reading