I heard from our worker this morning that his daughter (who was bitten by a rabid dog last Sunday night) is doing better and better. She slept well last night, and is in school today, in part because exams start tomorrow. Praise God! But there were two people at his Read more…
Over dinner just now our family discussed just how wild a day we have had, and Kent asked, “Are you going to blog about this? Because if you don’t, I will!” You see, I had a peaceful, quiet extra Sabbath day of rest in mind. Today is national election day. Read more…
OK, it wasn’t a real exit poll, but I was very interested to know how the voting went today, so I asked the night guards when they came on shift. I was able to ascertain that: There were MANY people voting. They ALL got a chance to vote. There were Read more…
Several of you have busy little boys like our Joel. He preferred motion to stillness from the womb! Once he learned to walk, he never stopped. So when it came to schooling, I knew we would struggle with a conventional 6-hour-desk day of learning ( you may recall…).Here’s an update Read more…
I almost forgot! To go along with the fascinating sermon on the Fall and it’s effects… I did happen to notice that right in the midst of the part about the serpent, a wayward bat lost his footing in the rafters and flew two circles over our heads trying to Read more…
Yesterday at church we heard a fascinating take on the Fall. There were several points that stuck in my head – maybe you will also find them thought-provoking: – All in the Family: From an African perspective, family relationships define most everything and the terms, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, etc. Read more…
This week James had a great 9th birthday and I had a wonderful time turning 25 again. =) (For some reason, Anna kept calling me 25. She just knows that when my ‘number’ changes, hers is soon to follow and she can’t wait to be 5!) So here’s the birthday Read more…
Congo is in the news this week! Help is being sent for problems ongoing and seemingly unnoticed by the world at large for a decade. I’m infused with hope. This land I call my home frequently goes unnoticed.I’ve heard it called lots of different names this week: ruggedisolated‘Wild West’troubledpoverty-strickenbackwoods forgotten Read more…
Cooking comes naturally to some people. I’m not one of them. When we lived out in the jungle (where it is definitely a WOMAN’s job to cook), people were often puzzled that Kent would help in the cookhouse. We skirted the impropriety by explaining that Kent studied Biochemistry. He was Read more…
I spent most of this weekend in bed with a colossal headache, trying to figure out if I should be taking malaria drugs or antibiotics for a sinus infection. Thankfully, I chose the latter and am finally surviving without high doses of Tylenol. So today I am kind of copping Read more…