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We had a baby at a Kenyan mission hospital

Our Ezra was born in October of 2022 in the same Maternity ward that I have worked for the past 2 years at Tenwek Hospital… Kevin asked me to recall the event here on the blog to showcase the Tenwek Maternity process. I am writing this in the only way I know how to write these days, through dictation software.

Moselle Writes, Hospital Life, From Kenya, FamilyKevin StarkFebruary 8, 2023Maternity Ward, Pregnancy, OB/GYN

Stark book list of 2022

Kevin Writes, Family, From KenyaKevin StarkOctober 13, 2022books, lists, reading, family

Parenting in Cross-Cultural Catch-up Mode, Part 2 – Swahili

Help! We are over 1.5 years into living in Kenya and my kids still don’t speak Swahili. How can this be? My kids attended a Kenyan school.

Part 2 of a 2 part series.

Kevin Writes, From Kenya, FamilyKevin StarkAugust 30, 2022Language, Parenting, Swahili, Homeschool

Parenting in Cross-Cultural Catch-up Mode, Part 1 – Venturing out

Help! My family has been in Kenya for almost two years and my children know less than I thought they would about what life is like for our local neighbors.

Part 1 of a 2 part series.

Kevin Writes, From Kenya, FamilyKevin StarkAugust 17, 2022Parenting, Culture, Kids

Video - 1 Second Everyday 2020 pt 3 - September through December

We made it to the end of 2020. Pretty amazing to look back and see what God has done. Check out our video of the last 4 months of 2020, including our transition out of the US and into Kenya. Exciting stuff!

Kevin Writes, Original Media, From Kenya, Family, HMA, Transition, ReflectionKevin StarkDecember 31, 2020Original Media, COVID-19, Transition, Kenya

Life by the slice (pt. 2)

Well, I got tired of posting and checking Facebook all the time, so I stopped posting individual slices for a while. Here are the leftover slices that never got posted.

Kevin Writes, From Kenya, Family, TransitionKevin StarkDecember 31, 2020Family, Kenya, Transition

Catching up with Life by the Slice (pt 1)

We spent our first month and a half in Kenya (relatively) off of social media, making an effort to focus on our family’s transition. That was a very fruitful time for us

Kevin Writes, From Kenya, Family, Original Media, TransitionKevin StarkDecember 28, 2020Transition, Snippets, Family

Sketches from Quarantine in Kenya

We have heard folks from WGM quoting Proverbs 16:9 again and again, “We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.”

Kevin Writes, Family, From Kenya, TransitionKevin StarkNovember 20, 2020Transition, Kenya, Unknowns, COVID-19

Video - 1 Second Everyday 2020 pt 2 - May through August

Kevin Writes, Family, Reflection, HMA, Original MediaKevin StarkAugust 31, 2020Original Media, COVID-19, Family, Transition, Nature

Photo Journal - Final 2 weeks at MTI in CO

CO trip is in the books. It was very good for our souls. Here are some images from the final 2 weeks.

Kevin Writes, HMA, Family, TransitionKevin StarkAugust 19, 2020Family, Transition, Nature

Photo Journal - Mission Training International (MTI) in CO - the first 2 weeks

Images from the first 2 out of 4 weeks spent in CO at Mission Training International.

Family, HMA, Kevin Writes, TransitionKevin StarkAugust 5, 2020Family, Transition

The Last Cucumber

I have never seen a game create such a thick atmosphere of mystery and intrigue with so few requirements: a few friends and a plate of chopped cucumber.

Kevin Writes, HMA, Family, TransitionKevin StarkJuly 15, 2020