Thankful for the strength of the human spirit. The future of Kenya and East Africa lies in how these children succeed.

American Goldfinch on the tube feeder.

Last of the fall crocus with a bee fly.

Last of the perrenials. Obedient plant "Vivid".

The sun with decorative grass.

Late season calendula.

Preparing to clean the birdhouses.

Halloween 2009: Doing the scary job of getting the last of the gutters cleaned and twigs off the roof.

Last of the fall flowers, helenium.

When you absolutely positively need to get there on a bike in snow.

Ash makes great firewood.

These are children of the Safe House holding our letters we wrote last week. Most are orphans. Some have been abused, subjected to child labor or living on the streets of Nairobi before concerned neighbors brought them to Pastor Fred at Candlelight School

This is Evelyne; one of the girls my wife and I sponsor for their education in Uganda.

This is the truck my wife and I paid for to fill the water tanks at Candlelight School.

This is a picture of a family in Uganda without parents. The brother is getting married and leaving the area. The girls are all by themselves except for a grandmother that cannot really take care of them.

A hummingbird with lilies.

This garden spider has captured a grasshopper.

Children in the Safe House. Most are orphans and are victims of bad circumstances. Yet you can see the resilience in their faces.

These are some of the children of Candlelight School in Kenya that my wife and I sponsor.