http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/ News from the Rafiki Village in Jos, Nigeria Copyright 2008 Thu, 19 May 2005 18:38:01 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.121 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Just a note to say hi and I wanted you to see one of the girls work. We did a 3 dimensional piece using colored paper.  They had so much fun with this assignment.  This is Rahab.  She is... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/05/19_march_2005_1.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/05/19_march_2005_1.html News from Africa Thu, 19 May 2005 18:38:01 -0800 Dear Family and friends The night is loud with bugs singing and twitching and calling out to each other.  I am playing Handel’s Water Music Suite in F (as if to will refreshment) with all the louvered windows open and... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/19_april_2005.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/19_april_2005.html News from Africa Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:04:58 -0800 Dear family and friends. This just a quick memo to alert you to a common Nigerian mail scheme and fraud that I have experienced.  Some one has opened a letter that had been mailed to me and a bogus letter... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/13_april_2005.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/13_april_2005.html News from Africa Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:29:22 -0800 When I buy produce , I have to bleach it, so here is a picture of it soaking in the sink. Judy... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/7_april_2005.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/7_april_2005.html News from Africa Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:57:40 -0800 Hi.  I just thought you might enjoy these pictures.   The toy truck is hand carved by the locals here.  The part you cannot see is that there are several carved men in the back of the car.  I love... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/5_april_2005.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/5_april_2005.html News from Africa Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:47:37 -0800 I saw a big green snake last night on the way to put out my trash.  I almost stepped on a big frog and as I stepped up the step, there was the snake that was stalking the frog.  They... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/21_march_2005.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/21_march_2005.html News from Africa Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:44:52 -0800 Hi to you!  just a short note to say all is well, and this is my namesake, Judith, with me.  I am happy to say my things arrived this week.  I am so glad to have many conveniences that... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/19_march_2005.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/04/19_march_2005.html News from Africa Thu, 07 Apr 2005 09:39:01 -0800 Hi to you, or better yet, I can greet you with the local greeting. Sunnu!  I am sending on this picture of one of our students and her mom and young brother.  All of our girls come from remote... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/02/6_february_2005.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/02/6_february_2005.html News from Africa Sun, 06 Feb 2005 21:53:13 -0800 Hello to all of you!!! Happy New Year to all.  I hear that the winter has hit the U.S!  I am amazed how little we hear of anything outside our area.  We huddled around the TV in town to... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/02/27_january_2005.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/02/27_january_2005.html News from Africa Sun, 06 Feb 2005 21:37:59 -0800 This is a group of orphans who we have taken in.  They just received their “new” old and used dresses for playtime.  They can wear their “new" old shorts under them when it gets cold or they are in... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/01/post.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2005/01/post.html News from Africa Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:39:26 -0800 Dear friends and family What a privilege it is to be here. Your efforts and sacrifices to minister to the people whom God will choose to put in my life, or me in theirs, as one may see it, is going... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2004/12/29_november_200.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2004/12/29_november_200.html News from Africa Wed, 01 Dec 2004 19:45:25 -0800 I got to work with the girls today.  They are so sweet.  They sing a lot while they work on their projects.  They giggle a lot.  They call out, Good morning Auntie Jude.  Then they all giggle.  They call me... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2004/12/26_november_200.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2004/12/26_november_200.html News from Africa Wed, 01 Dec 2004 19:34:45 -0800 15 November 2004, 6:35 p.m. My dear family and friends, My plane just landed on the ground on the continent of Africa. What a moving moment! I slumped over in prayer and tears. A heart and mind gripping time of... http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2004/11/15_november_200.html http://www.prettypineapple.com/judystokes/archives/2004/11/15_november_200.html News from Africa Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:21:55 -0800