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“Welcome Home!” ~ A 4th of July Reflection
Rain began falling from the evening sky as I tried to survey each drop cascading down on the 4th of July activities in Short Hills, NJ. Dusk was quickly becoming night as black clouds began to cover...
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God’s Love For Us
Sitting in the Nairobi traffic jam as I return home from work, I gaze through my window at the billboard across the street. I have passed this airline advertisement countless times. The caption reads...
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Faithfulness
Over the last two months, my days have been filled with seeing the Lord work through His servants in a variety of ways. I feel like I have been caught up in a whirlwind of excitement laying witness to...
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An Easter Evacuation
Photo taken just before evacuation take off from CAR Sipping my coffee early Saturday morning this Easter weekend, I’m finally enjoying the taste once again. Earlier this week, malaria had knocked me...
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Celebrating with Sarah
May has been a wonderful month of celebration at the Halvorson home! We are sad to see it come to a close, but are so thankful for the memories it holds. The celebrations began early in the month with...
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Before I start my day
Today, as I drove by the place where the man died, his blood was no longer there. The rains have carried it away. It is early Monday morning. I sit at my desk with a hundred things that I need to get...
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Difficult goodbyes in Kenya…
One of the challenges of returning to the US for a one year home assignment is the difficult goodbyes before leaving. On July14th, we held our final Weekly Kids’ Bible Club. I had been looking forward...
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Back in the Saddle Again
It is great to be back in the saddle again! Our year in America was fabulous, but our work throughout East Africa is such a joy, making it a great blessing to be here working again. We took a year off...
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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...
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Escaping 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...
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In 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...
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What 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...
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Lydia’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...
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A 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...
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20 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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street boys
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...
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Bad 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...
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Seeing 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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