Look at what I did! This was a new first here in My Country, and I was very proud of myself. Can you guess what’s in my bag? My harp! No, it’s not my big American harp, but it’s still a 4-foot tall harp. I brought it across town to play for an English worship […]

You know something? It’s really hard to let you know about any prayer requests in advance. To say that such-and-such SHOULD be happening soon, even if it’s just a day or two away. And you know why? Because this is My Country, and things rarely go as planned. For example, I want to buy mozzarella […]

The streets here in town can be scary and even dangerous (though not all the time). But there are ways that you can be neighborly when you’re on the road. Here are a few of them: 1. If you are going somewhere with a large group of people, and you’re the only one on your […]

Still no surgery. I’ll keep you updated. Today I called my friend Fatoumata (Rachida’s great-aunt) to ask her what was happening. I couldn’t call Rachida’s grandma, Kadi, since she has stopped calling the family that’s with Rachida in the capital awaiting surgery, since otherwise she cries too much. Fatoumata didn’t have any phone credit so […]

Well, the latest is that Rachida’s surgery is rescheduled for tomorrow. It’s still to remove both her eyes. Pray that it will actually be done so that she and the whole family can move on to think about healing and how to move forward. Pray that it would be done well, would remove all the […]

Thanks so much for your prayers, everyone. But this is My Country, and things take longer than you’d think. So even though she was scheduled for surgery at 8am this morning, it got postponed as she had to have more blood work first. Last I heard is that they’ll schedule it when the results of […]

Thank you so much for your prayers for little Rachida! It’s been a long month of riding this roller coaster and not knowing what’s going to happen, but this week I got news that a decision has been reached. On Thursday she’s scheduled to have surgery here in country to remove both of her eyes. […]