Author Archives: Jim Baker

04.25.10 – Okinda kids portraits and stories

This is Brighton Majwango. He’s 7 and in the 1st grade. He likes singing and skipping and he dreams to be a pilot someday. It was probably Brighton’s first time ever seeing a plane when we flew in. This is Sharon Awuor. She is 11 and in the 7th grade. She likes to travel and […]

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04.24.10 – Narnia!

Dave (Aslan) and Arielle (Susan) both went to Africa with us. The costumes and the make up were awesome! KT, Katy and Jess. (Jess made a few signs for some of the students that we knew!) Thursday night Jess and I went and saw the Warren County Christian School’s production of Narnia. They did such […]

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04.21.10 – youngsville track meet

Nathan – triple jump Hannah just passed off the baton to Lexi in the 4×400 Heather doing the high jump. This was both Jess and my first time to a track event. We learned a lot and got to watch some of our students compete. They all did a really good job! Back to left […]

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04.20.10 – the main reason I went to Africa…

This is Larisa Adoyo Ongeri. She is 14 and in the 8th grade. Larisa likes playing football, signing and reading storybooks One day she hopes to be a lawyer. Larisa was the first of almost 300 portraits that I took while I was in Kenya. If you’re interested in sponsoring a student for $35 a […]

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04.10.10 – Africa (peanut butter time)

Remember when we went to the Nakumatt and bought all of that food? We picked up enough peanut butter and bread for each kid to have a peanut butter sandwich. Many of them had never tasted peanut butter before so we decided to treat them. They really seemed to enjoy it! This was the only […]

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04.09.10 – i love days off.

Caribbean Cole SlawFresh cabbage tossed in a light vinaigrette, garnished with craisins and toasted walnuts. Jamaican Jerk ChickenGrilled boneless chicken breast marinated in caribbean jerk rub, served with red beans and rice and sauteed vegetables Rock CakeCake with almond glaze and toasted coconut Jess, Andrea and Nicole. So I’m using left align text just for […]

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04.08.10 – photos from this evening

Didn’t touch the white balance on this pic, I’ve never seen the sky so purple. Just going for minimal and soft. It’s been so long since I shot last that when I went to look for my camera tonight I totally couldn’t find it at first. Nate Blick has some new work up on flickr […]

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03.04.10 – HE IS RISEN!

(not a tomb at all, actually lava tubes… closest picture I could find taken 02.27.08) He is risen indeed!HAPPY EASTER! 2 services today at Praise Fellowship you can watch online. Then we’re headed to Ohio to spend some time with Jess’ family. I’ll get back to blogging this week… hopefully. JIM BAKER

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03.23.10 – mo loco attack

breakfast at U TOP IT Kailua Kona HawaiiI don’t know why but I’ve been thinking about Hawaii A LOT latley. Here’s a hawaiian breakfast from a restaurant in town. It’s called the mo loco attack. It’s made up of a pan crepe, fried rice, hamburger patty, egg, brown gravy with a side of spam and […]

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03.16.10 – as promised another Africa blog SUNDAY morning

Sunday morning, Brian and Devo introduce themselves and are interpreted into Swahili to the congregation of over 600 people. Worship was loud and joyful. Click here to see a video of some of the kids dancing. Bishop John brings one of the students forward whose parents were killed in the election violence. Second time preaching […]

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