What I’ve learned from undone laundry
I have to admit, I love having the laundry ‘all done’, if there ever is such a thing. Even when we were in the US, Dan used to tease me that I would be completely happy if everyone in the family would...
View ArticleEscaping the Storm
Zig-zagging between the rain cells like a wide-eyed goose avoiding the farmer’s dog, the weather radar directed us back and forth as we made our way to the remote airfield in South Sudan. I gasped a...
View ArticleIn the Heart of Africa
Easter weekend 2017, I participated in an evacuation of missionaries out of Central African Republic as they were being threatened by an advancing militia. During that evacuation we successfully...
View ArticleWhat is it you are lacking?
Sometimes things in life just surprise you. It was early in the morning and the immigration officer gave me a once over with an inquisitive glance as he looked through my passport. It had been a long...
View ArticleLydia’s Comedy Debut
Last May, while we were still on Home Assignment in the US, Lydia had the opportunity to audition for the Fall play here at Rosslyn Academy. After two late night Skype auditions, she landed the role of...
View ArticleA journey ‘up-country’
hospitality: /hɒspɪˈtalɪti/; noun; the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. Kenya is a varied land with 44 beautifully unique tribes and 44 beautifully...
View Article20 to 30
My flashlight aimed steadily at the mirror I maneuvered back and forth, deep in the air intake of the engine. My hand awkwardly tried to get the mirror to move into just the right position to see the...
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Today I watched from my idling car as the 11 or 12 year old boy, wearing dirty, worn clothes, danced in the street while inhaling his glue. Stoned from his little bottle, he was one of many street...
View ArticleBad Camel Day
Camels enjoying a drink at the river My eye caught what I didn’t want to see, as we sped down the rock and murrum runway. Ten knots prior to pulling back on the yoke in an attempt to find the sky, a...
View ArticleSeeing in the dark
The half-moon illuminates the yellow-roofed huts, making it appear as if huge Chinese straw hats are lying strewn upon a stadium-sized dirt floor. The peculiar design of these huts results in the...
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