by Jess Cropsey Our life in Kibuye is pretty comfortable. We have a nice house with appliances, indoor plumbing, and tile floors, all luxur...

(from Eric) This past week, we hosted a team of orthopedic visitors from Samaritan's Purse.  The two orthopedic surgeons were from ...

(from Eric) Here in rural Banga, we are fairly out of touch with international news.  But Saturday, when news trickled in about a shoo...

by Rachel Our time at Tenwek has come to a close, too soon as always.  Thanks to the support of my gracious husband, who stayed home with ...

(from Eric) We are back in Kenya at Tenwek for a few weeks.  Our family's goal was to get Rachel back into clinical work, with my p...

by Rachel I have heard that the least favorite question a missionary kid can get asked is one of the American standards: "Where are y...

(from Eric) It is a simple statement of fact that my son Benjamin Kenneth Kipruto (foremost in the picture below) is an "African-A...

(from Eric)    There is nothing like banana trees to make you feel like you've been gone awhile.  It's due to their capacity to gr...

(from Eric - you can read a bit more at Jennifer's blog here ) What to say?  A story that cuts, but for us, it guts us and knocks u...

We (Faders) have received a number of email inquiries about the recipe for sukuma wiki (the dish of tasty cooked greens that we highlighted...

When we (Faders and McLaughlins, who are enjoying being together in Ann Arbor this week) told the kids the other day that we were having suk...

As many of you know, I have been collecting the awesome signs of Kenya.   Click here for the collection.  We are in the midst of a long roa...

Sorry for the post lapse.  We've all been down in North Carolina for an excellent conference (more later), except the Cropseys, who hav...

It was 2008.  The McCropders had gathered together at the Global Health Missions Conference in Louisville to find a hospital.  We had all ...

(You can also read about Part I and Part II if you're interested): Alyssa and our family just returned from 5 days on the Kenyan C...

A terrible tension we live in: The micro view: A man stops me in the hospital today and greets me. I recognize him as the father of a 3...

On our other blog, we have been putting up some posts, counting down the Top 10 things we will miss about Kenya. We're about halfway th...

(A Kenyan doctor friend Mike comes up to Rachel and says congratulations, with a gesture towards the baby bump.) Wait a second, Mike. I had...

From one of our correspondents in the field, Dan Galat . Possibly the ultimate matatu decal -- pretty much impossible to beat. The Luxury S...

Most vehicles in Kenya, especially the matatu "taxis", have phenomenal decals, giving a glimpse into the owner's mind. Tangen...