And the Cow Miracles Continue
Many of you may remember the story from our time in Kenya last year. Our then 13-year-old son, Mason, baking and selling cookies and...
Kenya Kids Can
Carson, Amy, and I went with some RVA friends on our next to last day in Kijabe down to a school supported by Kenya Kids Can. Mark...
The (Wonderful) Unintended Consequences of Buying a Cow for an Orphanage
Our time in Kenya is coming to a close. We leave Wednesday morning to begin our trek home. So, our family was sitting in the living room...
Delivering Faith the Cow!
What started as the dream of a 13 year old boy came true. Mason's quest to buy a cow for Beat the Drum Orphanage has happened. Mason...
It's Scarfing Time!
I overheard my students talking about who they were going "to scarf" and if they had "been scarfed" the other day. Now, I realize that...
Student Baptisms
At the RVA church service this past week, we had a baptism service. Seven young RVA students stepped forward in faith to publicly...
Kijabe, Kenya Shopping
We can leave the RVA campus and walk the fifteen minute walk down the road to some shop areas in Kijabe. We usually take the shortcut...
My Students From Around the World
I blogged previously about a few of my amazing students. They, and their parents, are doing amazing missionary work around the globe. It...
Preaching in RVA Chapel
The students at RVA have chapel for 15 minutes a day, four days a week. I had the great privilege to speak to the student body in RVA's...
ECHS Angels Volleyball - New Members
There are only two sports available to play 3rd term at RVA. One is Rugby and the other is Volleyball. We know very little about Rugby,...
Sounds of Africa
There are so many things about Africa that are different from America. One difference is the birds and the sounds you hear. There is...
Death is Knocking at the Door
RVA has a long history. In the early 1950's, Kenya was in the middle of the Mau Mau Emergency. This was a time of revolution as Kenyans...
A Field Planted in Faith
You have been so generous! We are almost there. We had Pastor Stephen (the owner of Faith the cow) over to our house on Friday. You would...
Cookie the Cat
There are a few people here at RVA that have pets. I think I have seen about 7 dogs total. Some of these dogs live with dorm families...
Preaching in Swahili
A week and a half ago, RVA had a three-day weekend. So, we found ourselves with a rare weekday off. We decided to go zip-lining. Ally and...
24 orphans, 1 liter of milk, unacceptable. Let's buy a cow.
We previously shared about our visit to Beat the Drum Orphanage where each child had HIV. God stirred something in Mason's heart when he...
Going to Hell's Gate
I remember going on field trips as a kid to the zoo, Conner's Prairie to see how they lived back in the 1800's, and going to an apple...
Student talent show
The student talent show was Saturday night. Acts ranged from instrumental, vocal, dancing, bands, videos, to comedy acts. The cultural...
Kicked out of Egypt
I wanted to tell you a couple of stories I learned this week to give you a feel for the kinds of students we are serving here in Kenya....
Blackrock Rugby Festival
We spent the day in Nairobi yesterday. We went with much of RVA to the Blackrock Rugby Festival. Blackrock is one of the biggest rugby...
The Masai
There are several tribes in Kenya. Kijabe is home to the Kikuyu tribe. Probably the most famous tribe is the Massai tribe. As we visited...
Safari to Masai Mara
We have been here a month. Ally and Luke are visiting the past couple of weeks and leave at the end of this week. While they were here,...
Vehicles with Snorkles
Many of the vehicles at RVA are tough, rugged, 4X4 vehicles. The roads are often rough, so the vehicles need to have good clearance....
RVA Library
Along with many books, RVA's library has many DVDs we can check out that have been approved to show the kids. The movies have been...
RVA Chemistry Lab
I just completed my first week at RVA teaching chemistry. This is a picture of my classroom. I have anywhere from 12 to 24 students in a...
Making the Butter
We can get milk from the cafeteria. Before the students arrived, we also had the opportunity to get some cream from there as well. We...
Our RVA House
I thought I'd give you a quick tour of the outside of our house here. We are renting the house of the biology teacher's family who is in...
3rd Animal Sighting - Monkeys!
We got the call from the RVA superintendant, Tim Hall. "There are monkeys in the trees by my house. I thought you would like to see...
Mason is Buying a Cow
Going to the "Beat the Drum" orphanage on Saturday must have touched Mason like it did the rest of us. He's talked the last couple of...
Is that Meryl Streep?
In 1937, Danish author Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke wrote the book "Out of Africa." You may be more familiar with the 1985 movie...
You mean, they ALL have HIV?
Today was Outreach Day at RVA. Carson was not able to go because he made the JV volleyball team, and they had their first match today. By...
Orangutans at the zoo!?
I shared a few days ago that Carson found a Jackson chameleon. This is a pretty cool reptile with three horns on its face and changes...
Read these to get a better understanding
This blog post is dedicated to Joan Patterson and Miss Elaine at Calvary Baptist. I was thinking of you when I wrote it since you might...
Organgutans at the zoo!?
I shared a few days ago that Carson found a Jackson chameleon. This is a pretty cool reptile with three horns on its face and changes...
Dairy issues
Surprisingly, milk has been a whole thing. When we arrived, we had a box of Dairy fresh Long Life Milk in our refrigerator. Our host...
A more restful day
Today, we hung around campus. We are all feeling well. Chad has a small cough and runny nose that has been hanging on from a head cold...
Outskirts of Nairobi
We went into Nairobi (about 1.5 hours away). We drove to a mall. When we got to the parking lot, security guards stopped our vehicle to...
2nd Interesting Animal Sighting
We are feeling much better yesterday and today. The jet lag is wearing off. Yesterday, we were given a tour of the RVA classrooms. It is...
First animal sighting
Tonight, I saw a Jackson Chameleon. This little guy was found right outside of our house. I also found a yellow slug about the size of...
Day 1
We arrived in Nairobi at about 11:00 p.m. local time. We had to wait until our eight suitcases were the last eight to be taken off of the...
Praying for our boys
The boys seem to have a much better attitude about our trip than they did previously. We covet your prayers for them. Please pray for: 1....
Our mailing address
If you'd like to send us mail while we are in Kenya, we can be reached at: Rift Valley Academy Chad & Amy Wallace P.O. Box 80 Kijabe,...
1 Day to go
We are finding out that your last week before you go on a three-month missions trip can be pretty crazy. Through a series of unfortunate...
10 days to go. . .
We are leaving on a jet plane in ten days. We've started trying to pack. It seems like an impossible task to pack for three months!...
Wallaces to Kenya, Africa for 3 months - Overview
The short of it is the Wallaces are soon headed to Africa and could use your help. Chad has been teaching chemistry at Anderson...
