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Brisket served with a side of Singing. At Jack Keaton’s BBQ & Grill, Regina, SK.

October 18, 2014 – 3:04 am No Comment

This week we performed at Jack Keaton’s BBQ & Grill in Regina. Enter customer: Dinner time… oh wait, who are these folks in red clothes and heavy jewellery singing and jumping sky high in the corner? Should …

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Roller Coasters: Through Maasai Eyes

August 17, 2009 – 10:08 pm | One Comment
Roller Coasters: Through Maasai Eyes

The first time I went to Maasailand I dreamed for a full week of how to explain a roller coaster to a Maasai (Masai). After taking the En-kata choir on the Steel Eel at Sea …

Through Maasai Eyes: Day 2

August 15, 2009 – 10:16 am | No Comment
Through Maasai Eyes: Day 2

“What does the machine do with the money??” -Isack- referring to all the coins we pushed into the laundry machines… when there was a coin clinking around in the bottom of the load it confused …

Through Maasai Eyes: Day 1

August 15, 2009 – 1:13 am | One Comment
Through Maasai Eyes: Day 1

On their first day in America, after going to Wall Mart and going to the Alamo, and talking to people on the Riverwalk, Isack said to Jacob:
“If I were a cow, you could have sold …

Fish the size of houses & roller coasters

August 14, 2009 – 6:13 pm | 4 Comments
Fish the size of houses & roller coasters

Fish and the Maasai (Masai) are not really things that go together. For example, Yona’s mother won’t eat for a week if anyone even mentions the word ‘fish’ in her presence. It’s like me asking …

Some Friends we met at Sea World, San Antonio

August 13, 2009 – 9:35 pm | No Comment
Some Friends we met at Sea World, San Antonio

The kindest of ladies, Bernita Cox and her sons Reginald and Jonathan procured free Sea World tickets for us! What a day! Here are some of the wonderful people we met.

Thank you all So Much …

Day 4 and the Dallas Cowboys

August 11, 2009 – 4:27 pm | No Comment
Day 4 and the Dallas Cowboys

We went to see the Dallas Cowboys today!… but first there was a trip to the grocery store to purchase some meat! Yona and Kardone were delighted to pick the fattiest cut around! (I have …

Day 3: Worship, Horses, and Cows with big horns

August 11, 2009 – 2:18 am | No Comment
Day 3: Worship, Horses, and Cows with big horns

Day 3 was full of God’s grace. We loved the time of worship at Destiny Church.
Isack’s quote of the day is “They put the words up on the wall!.. and they yelled at Satan ‘GO’!”
Yona …

Day 2: Laundry, Fish, and Barbies.

August 9, 2009 – 3:48 pm | 2 Comments
Day 2: Laundry, Fish, and Barbies.

Day 2 was a whirlwind of activities here in San Antonio, Tx.
At home, the Maasai (Masai) do their laundry by hand in a basin. Yesterday they learned to use a washing machine! Their favourite part …

En-kata Maasai Choir Day 1. in San Antonio, Texas

August 8, 2009 – 5:20 am | 5 Comments
En-kata Maasai Choir Day 1. in San Antonio, Texas

Everyone was awake before 8am! Showered, dressed and excited for the day!

We drank a lovely cup of Chai, made by Jacob (although we were informed that Jacob’s ‘chai / sweet milk tea’ does not measure …