On Tuesday I climbed one of the hills near My Village. But I didn’t climb it just for the sake of it.  You see, I was with my host mom and her daughter, chopping down some firewood. But we weren’t chopping down the firewood for the sake of chopping down firewood.  You see, we were […]

Here is the latest picture of my house-to-be, as it stood on Thursday (yesterday) morning. They say that it’s supposed to be finished by the end of April, but I sense doubt even in the voice of the one who told me. So I guess we’ll see! Thanks for your continued prayers!

I thought I’d send you a few pictures to show you the progress on our houses in My Village. The house with the walls mainly up is Jen’s house last Wednesday evening, and the one with the foundation in place is mine that same day. But now that it’s been a few days, I imagine […]

Saturday was my 30th birthday. I’m so old! But I also realized: – When I was 0, I spoke 0 languages. – When I was 10, I spoke 1 language pretty well – English. – When I was 20, I spoke 2 languages pretty well – English and French. – When I’m 30, I speak […]

One time when I came back to the US for a visit, I brought some of this with me. It looks like a little chalky rock, and people here enjoy it as a snack-ish thing. Pregnant ladies especially like to suck on it. Some of you tried it but didn’t think very highly of it. […]

The night before last I had a dream. And like most dreams, this one was a bit odd. But at the end of it, it turned into a type of high school reunion with my graduating class. And one of the guys (whose name I can’t remember for the life of me!) came over and […]

It has now been over 4 years since I first moved to My Country. (January marked the 4-year point.) It’s hard to believe that the kids who were just starting high school when I left are now starting college or that the kids in the 2-year-old Sunday school class I helped with sometimes are now […]

After a long wait, I have an update on Rachida. And it’s an encouraging one! She and her grandmother Kadi arrived back from from another West African country on Saturday and I was able to go and see them on Sunday. Rachida was happy that I came to visit, though she didn’t remember her mom […]