Selamat Sore! That’s how we say good afternoon here. It’s a rainy one over here on the Equator. Normally we’re well into months of dry season but instead we’re getting TONS of rain and different areas in the village are flooding. It’s a very strange weather year. Does the above title ring a bell for you? The popular […]
Het is alweer even geleden dat we een blogje schreven. Daarom eerst maar gedaan. Inmiddels zijn wij veilig teruggekeerd uit V., we waren daar bij Fernando’s ouders. We logeerden in het gasthuis van NTM op het zendingsterrein. Fernando’s ouders wonen aan de andere kant van het dorp. In de periode dat wij daar waren, trouwde […]
I bet this won’t surprise you: my house in the village isn’t done, but there’s progress. And in case some of you are interested in seeing more pictures of a partially-completed house in the middle of nowhere in Burkina Faso, here you go. The first picture is a picture of the outside of my house. […]
A few weeks ago I announced to the internet that my insides were being shredded into confetti by a psychotic mineral deposit that had lodged itself in my urinary tract, and I felt like I was on a slow conveyor belt towards my imminent death. I ended my somber news brief with a plea for […]
Believe it or not, but this might actually be a microscopic picture taken of my brain cells this past week. They were busy thinking about the things that were going on: the water pipe to the village broke, a pipe in my office started leaking. I suspect that the leak had something to do with […]
It has been wonderful spending time with our family since being back in the USA! It is a blessing to have time with our parents, children and granddaughter. There were only a few days all summer when all 13 of us would be in one place so we took advantage of the time to get […]
I have been slow in getting an update out. It has been wonderful to be back with family in the USA this past week! We are almost adjusted to the time change. We look forward to catching up with those of you in the area or nearby. Our first week back has been filled with […]
The week of August 6th campus will once again be bustling with activity. Students arriving, fire pits burning, coffee brewing and children playing while old friends reunite and some new friendships are formed. Once everyone has had an opportunity to move in and get set up, we will gather on August 14th for our annual […]
They say that you don’t really appreciate something until you lose it. I suppose there is some truth in that, but for missionaries, the saying runs a bit differently. For missionaries, it goes like this: You don’t really write about something until you lose it. That is why when you read missionary blogs you will […]
Fun Jungle Facts! Click the link to read this months update, thanks!