Two little angels

We were surprised by the little knock on our door when the two little cute cupcake sales girl and boy appear in front of us. The boy was so articulate in promoting his products beautiful tiny cup cakes, that we decided to buy them all. The two of them remind us of our children selling klappertaart in AIIAS, while we were studying in the Philippines back in 1996-1999.

 These beautiful cherub faces make us feel so blessed. After all the struggle for adjusting and finishing the first semester, at last God has sent two little angels to brighten our life and mission here in Helderberg.

HAPPY HOLIDAY

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Charity progam at Tanko Bosman Primary School

Shoe-box program is a charity program where people donate gifts to needy children in orphanages or schools. We joined the one which was coordinated by Pastor Collin Lawrence from the Helderberg chaplaincy office for the children in a primary school. The school was located along the road to Stellenbosch about fifteen minutes drive from campus called Tanko Bosman Primary school. Unfortunately this will be the last shoe -box program for them because the school will be permanently closed by the end of year 2012.
The following pictures are from the Shoe-box program at Tanko Bosman Primary School, Helderberg Western Cape - South Africa

Bara Red Clay Road

This one is not a road actually, but a wide path way along Baraton Sewer system. I took this pictures during the dry season. One can never imagine how Divine and human plan may achieve, and then present beautiful landscape in a place like sewage area which proposes unacceptable odor to us, but becomes a sanctuary for the birds

IBE team: Evaluation of University of Arusha's graduate programs

 I joined the IBE evaluation team from the GC of SDA with Dr. Mike Lekic, Dr. Andrew Mutero, Prof. Patrick Manu and Michael Caballero MBA for the assessment of University of Arusha's graduate programs. It took me four days land travel from Baraton to Arusha to do the two and half days evaluation. A trip which we enjoyed, though it was very long and tired.

The following pictures are from the evaluation session.

Manadonese Masai from Baraton

We have come far away from Manado, a place in North Sulawesi - Indonesia. And after almost five years served as university lecturer in University of Eastern Africa, Baraton - Kenya, we have been part a big Kenyan family. Our Masai students is part of them, and spending time with them both in classes and outside the classrooms has given us a very beautiful memory of this beautiful land. 

The last special one was when get dressed and posed as "Masai couple" for a picture taking with some of them in front of our house, after enjoying a delicious nyama and ugali lunch prepared by them.

The following are our pictures as Masai. 

Memorable and adorable Bizzman