Akiiki Nitwija
Uganda
ABOUT US
DARYN
-Birthday: April 24
-Favorite Music: the Black Keys, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Third Day
-Favorite Books: The Cost of Discipleship, Mere Christianity
-One Biblical Person You Admire: The Apostle Paul
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Daryn is a CPA, but has always felt called to work in missions. He used to lead trips to Jamaica. He's been to Mexico and Zimbabwe. Daryn went to Ethiopia to meet Anteneh during the first adoption, and to Uganda for JoAn on the second adoption. He loves to travel and help people. Daryn likes to grill and listen to music. He loves his friends, his family, and his motorcycle, but he's willing to give these things up for a while in order to follow what God is calling him to do.
There are six people in our family.
-Daryn, Brooke, Grace, Anteneh, JoAn, and Luke
Our family began in 2000 when Daryn and Brooke got married. Along with Grace, they lived in West Lafayette, Indiana until 2004, when we moved to Evansville. Brooke got a teaching job at Evansville Christian School, and the kids were enrolled there. Daryn became a CPA and works for a local place. Our family officially decided to move to Uganda just before Christmas of 2014. We've considered it for a while, and decided now was the time. We arrivedin early December of 2016.
Meet Our Family!
BROOKE
-Birthday: July 3
-Favorite Music: Jesus Culture, David Crowder Band
-Favorite Books: 1776-David McCullough
-One Biblical Person You Admire: Mary
Brooke went to Purdue for civil engineering, but decided to stay home with her family. She realizes how important family should be. After a while, she got a teaching job at Evansville Christian School teaching math and science. She's been convinced for quite a while that her family would move to Africa. She has a joyful spirit, and loves to get work done. She listens to people's opinions, considers them, then follows what God tells her, even if people think she's crazy.
GRACE
-Age 14, Birthday: March 5
-Favorite Music: Coldplay, Hozier, Lecrae, One Republic -Favorite Books: Pride and Prejudice, Les Miserables, Percy Jackson
-One Biblical Person You Admire: King David
Grace loves art, words, and music. She enjoys hanging out with friends. She likes
learning about history, playing flute, and playing volleyball. She strives to do
her best no matter what. Grace isn't satisfied with staying in one place when there's
so much to see and so many people to impact. She's always in the mood for a good
adventure. Ever since Grace was young, she's loved traveling, whether road trips or
mission trips. She's looking forward to experiencing life in Uganda.
ANTENEH
-Age 13, Birthday: October 24
-Favorite Music: Lecrae, pop music
-Favorite Books: the Maze runner
-One biblical Person You Admire: Moses
Anteneh was adopted from Ethiopia at age three, and doesn't remember much from before being adopted. He is energetic and helpful. He likes to fix and build things. He's always cracking a joke and trying to make people laugh. Anteneh loves to run cross country and track. He is, understandably, a little nervous about moving, but he's still excited. Anteneh makes new friends quickly and easily. He likes school, especially math, but says he could never sit at a desk all day. Anteneh will do great things Uganda to help people less fortunate than him.
JoAn
-Age 13, Birthday: November 7
-Favorite Music: Matthew West, Pop, dove Cameron
-Favorite Books: Start Something That Matters, Red Pyramid, Divergent
-One Biblical Person You Admire: moses
JoAn was adopted from Uganda. She came home in the spring of 2014. JoAn fits into the family perfectly. She's very witty and likes to make jokes. She enjoys playing basketball and soccer, riding bikes, and drawing. Her favorite subject is math. JoAn is sweet and generous. She's very excited to be moving back to her home town. She's especially looking forward to showing her family around and making them try all her favorite foods.
Luke
-Age 12, Birthday: May 17
-Favorite Music: christian rap; lecrae, Twenty One Pilots
-Favorite Books: harry potter, red pyramid, five kingdoms
-One Biblical Person You Admire: paul
Luke is the youngest in the family, but only by a few months. He likes to skateboard and run. He plays soccer and basketball. Luke really enjoys science and engineering, just like his mom. He also enjoys graphic desgin and working on his computer. Luke is intelligent and funny. He makes an effort to be kind to everyone. Luke is looking forward to moving to Uganda where he can help people on a daily basis.
Scrappy Doo and Cookie have a good life planned for them once our family moves. They'll be adopted by family and friends that they know. We'll still miss them!