The girls reading up on evacuation plans in case of an emergency landing 🙂 This past April we got to go “home” to Alaska for 7 weeks! Ty had the privilege of working turnaround at Tesoro doing his exact same job that he left over a year ago. Though the days were long he thoroughly
The second edition of the Schemanski Family Missions Update Scroll down for the second page and click on each picture to enlarge.
We’ve all seen commercials that portray hungry children with dirty faces, barely clothed at times, with bones protruding from their bodies from starvation. It’s easy to dismiss them for several reasons. Sometimes we think the problem is so big and we can’t possibly make a difference so why bother. Sometimes the physical distance between the
Moses, Age 2Belwop Rescue CentreNyeri, Kenya Some of you may recall a blog post from about 2 months ago about Moses, a baby found abandoned near a bush that was rescued and brought into Veronica’s care at the Belwop. You can read that post here: A Baby Boy Well only a few days after that
By now you’ve probably received our first newsletter from our family to yours!We are certainly not pro’s at this type of thing, but we’re having fun in the process… (click to read more and see pics) Believe it or not that one-page letter took many many hours, several revisions, and lots of input from friends
Happy Easter! It’s been a joyous week for the Schemanski family, even though Ty is in Alaska and us girls are in Michigan. The joy of the resurrection fills our hearts with gladness and praise no matter where we are, but we do look forward to being together in a couple weeks! In the mean
BELWOP Rescue CentreNyeri, Kenya FINAL 2 DAYS OF OUR TRIP As I write this we are 27 hours away from possibly winning $50,000 for the building project for these amazing kids through the ‘Cultivate Wines’ charitable giveaway! This has been a 2-month daily-voting competition and we extend our HUGE thanks to everyone who faithfully voted
BELWOP Rescue CenterNyeri, KenyaDay 4 Finally after a good night’s sleep and a Wi-Fi connection that let us skype with our girls we were feeling rested and energized for a full day of getting the feel of Nyeri and how to “do life” there! We enjoyed a scenic drive to 2 more medical facilities, a
BELWOP Rescue CentreNyeri, Kenya Day 3 Three of our goals on this trip were: 1) Look at possible housing options & associated costs 2) Look at medical facilities, hospitals 3) Look at automobile options/prices So, we were off bright and early (again after only 2 hours of sleep) and making progress on our list! (click
Veronica Mumbi, “Mum”Belwop Rescue Centre, Nyeri Kenya Our 2nd day at Belwop started at 9am with Veronica to learn about her journey of leaving her successful job to start Belwop in 2005, the stories of each child in her care, and the incredible family of people that God has used to support, promote, and serve