What would you do if the water looked like that when it came out of your tap? How about if it looked like this coming out of your shower? The truth is, it doesn’t always look like this for us, either. (Our water had been off all day and this is what it looked like […]
A few weeks ago I posted about my goals for the new year, one of which is to learn Swahili to the point I can speak and teach in it. The need for this was brought home to me the very next time I taught Sunday School. A man wanted to get saved! Fantastic news! […]
As 2017 draws to a close and 2018 careens its way toward us, I’ve been thinking about the goals I set for myself in 2017. I blogged earlier this year about a couple of my goals so thought I’d report on those and what I’m looking ahead to accomplish in 2018. A Look Back at […]
Merry Christmas! Christmas in Africa is, in many ways, the same as Christmas in the US, but in some ways it’s different. The differences surprised us when we first came to Africa. First, and most noticeable, is the temperature. Christmas where we live falls at the end of the rainy season, just as it is […]
Sometimes you have those Murphy’s Law days, also known as “if it can go wrong, it will go wrong.” We’ve had a few of those days this week. It started on Friday when I was making cake for the wedding today. I ran out of flour in the middle of a recipe and, in an […]
Remember when the church at Ngarama looked like this? We didn’t know how it would ever be repaired but we knew God is able to answer prayer. Our church people prayed. We prayed. God provided for the repair. A couple weeks ago it looked like this: It was progress but we […]
Thanksgiving wouldn’t feel right without pies. Growing up, we’d bake as many as 15 pies for the holiday. Whenever my dad would remind us that this was almost 2 pies each, we’d stop to consider this fact and then keep baking anyway. We’d have leftovers for a week. I don’t make that many pies anymore. […]
Let me introduce you to our Thanksgiving turkey. No, he didn’t have a name. We didn’t know him long enough to give him one. James mentioned to one of our national pastors, Zizi, that we were interested in buying a turkey or two. Zizi knew of a man in the church who had two for […]
A few weeks ago, when we were at Ngarama, sitting in the sun because the roof was off, I encouraged the children to pray for God’s provision for their church building. Many of the adults were already there for church so they heard me too. I had Theogene read this verse to them: Then I […]
When I wash my hair, I like to come away smelling like freshly minced garlic, don’t you? Guaranteed to keep the vampires away – or your money back! (Actual shampoo/conditioner for sale at a local grocery store.)