Tidbits – the-back-story

April 1st

April 1, 2008November 30, 2017 by margiesmanna

Thursday April 1st, 1965 Rome, Italy W.C. Rutchi met us at our hotel and took us to Vatican City so that we could sight see. WE looked all through this and he and his wife met us for lunch. We had a good Italian dinner. After lunch he drove us around Rome, and to the … Continue reading April 1st

March 31st

March 31, 2008March 29, 2008 by margiesmanna

Monday March 31st, 1969 Clinton, Tennessee This morning I shampooed my hair and tried to prepare for my speech tonight by reading my diaries that I kept while in Africa. Dean Buchannon and his wife came by to see us. They told us that they had contacted the F.M.B. about going as missionaries. M.G. and … Continue reading March 31st

March 30th

March 29, 2008March 28, 2008 by margiesmanna

Tuesday March 30th, 1982 Knoxville, Tennessee This morning we went over to Court South for our exercises. Then we came home and got ready to go to Bonny Kate School where we had two sessions of showing our slides and curios. While there we learned that Corky Maner, who is Andrea’s aunt, teaches there. She … Continue reading March 30th

March 29th

March 29, 2008March 28, 2008 by margiesmanna

Wednesday March 29th, 1967 Mombasa, Kenya This morning I shampooed my hair again. Too we enjoyed some more spinach for lunch. Ken didn’t feel up to going to school today so I let him stay home. This afternoon we went down to the Milligan’s house and bought 79 shillings worth of their records that they … Continue reading March 29th

March 28th

March 28, 2008March 27, 2008 by margiesmanna

Saturday March 28th, 1970 Nairobi, Kenya This morning M.G. and I went to Westlands to do a bit of shopping. Phil and Ken stayed here and played. After lunch we took Phil home, picked up Alan, and went by the hospital to see Miller. Barbara rode home with us for she was going to ride … Continue reading March 28th

March 27th

March 27, 2008March 27, 2008 by margiesmanna

Tuesday March 27th, 1979 Limuru, Kenya This morning M.G. and I worked out at the assembly kitchen cutting up our meat. We had 42 pounds of sausage, 5 roasts, 2 packages of ribs, and several packages of pork chops. We stopped at 10:30 and went for an hour of Swahili. After lunch M.G. went for … Continue reading March 27th

March 26th

March 26, 2008March 25, 2008 by margiesmanna

Friday March 26th, 1976 Limuru, Kenya This morning Robert made doughnuts for the Tigoni primary school. He came in about 12:15. M.G. and I went over there about 10 o’clock to make his pictures. M.G. made a trip to Limuru to get some lumber for the Mahinga church. Later in the morning M.G. and Gene … Continue reading March 26th