Archives for September 2016

1 year

September 17, 2016

Yesterday was September 16, 2016. I bet most of you remember what you did that day. But do you remember what you did on September 16, 2015? I do. I went sledding down the ramp outside my co-worker Jen’s house. It was the closest thing we’ve gotten to a snow day here in Burkina Faso, […]

Ala bena o nyanabo

September 16, 2016

The other day I was re-reading the story of Abraham and Isaac, specifically the part about when God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. Only this time something touched me that hadn’t before, so I wanted to share it with you. You see, this time I was reading it in Jula. And when you […]

Update on Rachida

September 16, 2016

Thanks for your continued prayers for little Rachida with eye cancer. The last news that I have heard is that she is undergoing chemotherapy in the capital. She has finished 2 rounds already, and I hear that she has 4 more rounds plans in the next few months. She has not had surgery to remover […]

Good news!

September 16, 2016

I have good news to share with you today! Earlier this week, Jen and I visited the last (that we know of) of the main villages of our People Group! We have now visited 19 different villages in the last year. Please pray with us as we are now in the decision-making process of which […]

Produce

September 9, 2016

In my last post, I said that at 5:45 I stopped for some fruits and veggies along the road. Here’s what I ended up with, all for a total of $3.50 (or less, actually, since the exchange rate is in our favor). Sometimes it’s nice to live in Burkina Faso where produce is a lot […]

A Day in My Life

September 9, 2016

Lots of people have asked me over the past few years what a typical day looks like for me here in Burkina Faso. I haven’t been able to answer because every day is so different. But let me give you a glimpse into what this Monday looked like, since it shows some of the joys […]

You know you live in Africa when . . .

September 6, 2016

I receive breaking news e-mails from CNN and BBC. I also receive breaking news text messages from a Burkinabe news source. You know you live in Africa when this was the breaking news text message you received yesterday (direct translation from the French): “News: The research team of the police of the city of Fada […]

Video Games

September 6, 2016

How many of you used to (or still do) play racing video games? For us, it was “Cruisin’ World” and “Mario Kart.” For others, I know there are more off-road type of games and the list is probably endless of different games available. But how many of you have actually driven on a race track […]