How about some true statements for our house in Africa… 25 mosquitoes parked on one kitchen wall 100 mosquitoes trapped in our house by our living room window screen 50 mosquitoes waiting on the net hanging over our bed 10 mosquitoes flying up when I pick up my towel At least 5 mosquitoes flying out […]

The Exhaustion of Progresss This past week we felt the exhaustion of our past month, but it was a good kind of exhaustion because we could also look back and see the progress we have made this month.  We are becoming very close to our host family and have been learning so much from them. […]

Joel and I went into this weekend pretty exhausted.  The past few weekends have been jam packed with cultural events and new experiences.  It is very tiring to be experiencing the unfamiliar and to be corrected constantly on what you say and do.  I appreciate the correction because it is how we will learn, but […]

The other day, as I was coming inside with the boys, a girl walked up and asked for a glass of water.  I told her to hold on and went inside to get water for her.  This is not anything new, it is pretty normal to get asked for water, food and/or money pretty much […]

This week we celebrated Tyler’s Birthday.  Being the youngest, Tyler is probably the one who has changed the most over this past year.  So since most people haven’t seen us in almost a year, I thought I might take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about Tyler. Tyler… Can usually be found organizing […]

As much as is possible in Africa, we have a daily routine established and for those who would like to know… here is a picture of what our day usually holds 6:30: Time to Rise and Shine and take a few minutes to prepare for the day and also review yesterday’s language session 7:00 Kids […]

A Celebration of God’s Word Today we gathered with hundreds of other people to celebrate the completion of the New Testament in the Noon Language.  It was great to see the rejoicing and celebration over God’s Word.  The pastor of our church is from this people group, so it was a big celebration for our […]