Dakar

April 24, 2013

These last three weeks I have been in Dakar, Senegal. Here I have been having orientation, having meeting with NTM leadership, perusing important books in the NTM and Wycliffe libraries, spending time with Senegalese believers, buying gifts for my friends in Burkina Faso, studying Jula, meeting other missionaries, and getting some time to rest. It […]

Dear Mr. Pole Vaulter

April 5, 2013

When I was in high school I often played the school harp in the hallway after school. People regularly stopped to talk to me. I remember that one day someone stopped to talk to me and asked about if it was difficult to transport a harp. I told him that yes, it was hard. But […]

Compassion

April 5, 2013

(This was supposed to be posted on 3/17.) Many of you have heard of Compassion International, an organization in which sponsors in the US (and probably other countries) can sponsor kids around the world who are living in poverty. But since most of you don’t get a chance to actually visit those kids, I figured […]

Merry Christmas!

April 5, 2013

(This was written on Saturday, 3/30. But I figured out what was wrong with my posting, so hopefully I’ll actually be able to post what I think I’ve posted now!) Ok, so I know that tomorrow is Easter. But on Monday it was Christmas at my church. The Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes arrived and got […]

Making tô

April 5, 2013

(This was supposed to be posted on March 24th, but it didn’t get posted for some reason. So it’s late, but I hope you still enjoy it.) Tô is a staple food here in Burkina Faso. It is made with flour and water, so is like ugali (for those of you who know that food […]

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