The snow sleet. I had not seen snow before, neither knew of the sleet. I was dressed in summer clothes on a very cold winter morning and wearing sandals. And I was walking to school and stepped on the slit and I fell backward and I was hit hard on my end of the bottom […]
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School begins. In the spring semester 1984, we all began school. The late Jotham Wandu joined the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), and the children went to Oglethorpe Elementary school which was located next to ITC. I attended Morris Brown College, which was close to both ITC and Oglethorpe Elementary. Thus, our life’s journey in the
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The weather. We dressed in summer clothes. Inside airports at Amsterdam and Atlanta were heating, we were warm. The Ben family, our close friends, received us upon our arrival at Hartsfield Airport, and they came along with a few other Kenyans. Our first stop after landing would be the Ben family house. Soon after we
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Naomi in the Moab Diaspora – Book of Ruth My spouse. About eight years ago, I lost my spouse. The story of Naomi in the Bible bridges some connections to my own life. Naomi’s husband and two sons died in the diaspora. I would like to share those relations today. Naomi lived in Moab, diaspora
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Ages three to four Going back in time, when I was about three or four years old, I remember my mother told me I was a Gĩkũyũ little girl. Up to now, I have not advised otherwise. I am still a Gĩkũyũ and as well as a Gĩkũyũ mother and grandmother. The Gĩkūyū tribe is
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In the 18th century, the changes experienced in Kenya, as well as the world, trickled down to my own family. My parents were both last born in their families, and their parents, my grandparents, unable to pay their taxes, so they stopped working on their farm. To earn a living and afford the fees, they
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Once you retire, your family increasingly becomes the center of your life. By this time, your children have become adults, and have families of their own. Your children include your own and the in-laws (we do not call them in-laws in our culture. They are our sons and daughters). Your children are now the ones
The websites http://www.marstoncomm.com/matures.html and http://merrillassociatees.com/ describe my generation as a silent generation – born before 1946. The silent generation listened and acted on orders – never questioned or participated in the planning. As a member of the silent generation, I followed instructions and did as I was told. I was the first of ten children,