Hey, I’m Krista Entwistle, and I am 15 years old. I have lived in various parts of Africa my whole life. I have moved too many times to count so I guess I just have to call all of Africa my home. I have lived in I come from a very long history of missionaries…in fact I am a 5th generation missionary kid. Currently I am living at a boarding school in Kijabe, Kenya, a thousand miles away from my parents who are in. I have schooled here since the 6th grade. I am in a Current World Issues class at my school.

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