about these amazing children in
Kenya, the more people wanted
to help. Today, ten years later, the
school is thriving.
“As one of the first three donors
in the school, we had my dad’s
name on a plaque on the school,”
Carrie shares. “It’s says ‘In Memory
of Billie Hall.’ Although my dad
was not an educated man, having
to leave high school to go to
work, he was one of the most
intelligent, artistic, kindest, and
wisest people I have ever known.
It is a great honor and a humble
blessing to see his name there, as
he loved all children.”
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John and Carrie returned three
years ago after a rebuild of
the Kiteghe Primary School, to
visit the children. Upon their
return, they brought all of the
children digital cameras and did
a camera workshop, which was
very fitting for Carrie as she is a
talented photographer.
“We brought all of the kids a
camera and we had a printer.
When we beg an showing the kids
how to take pictures, it was funny
because they almost knew more
than we did,” Carrie smiles.
Most recently upon their return,
John and Carrie funded a trip
for 44 students and nine adults,
receiving letters from them
about the trip at its conclusion.
This was an experience they
would never forget. They took
them to Nairobi, the capital of
Kenya, along with many other
locations. “It’s hard to believe
but most of these children had
never been out of their village,”
states Carrie. “What a gift to see
how they lit up.”
“I have never seen such joyous
human beings on the planet;
they love their schools and
they love learning, they love
exploring,” states John