So you know what happens when you decide to quit your job? You get $2000 in car repairs. Your vacuum breaks. Your well pump bites the dust. Your washing machine just ups and leaves you. It’s almost as if someone is saying: “Are you sure about this faith thing? Are…
Stella and I went blueberry picking today. If you’ve ever picked blueberries, you know it is a long and tedious process. When you go apple picking, you can fill a bag in just a few minutes. When you pick strawberries, it takes more time, but it’s still manageable because the berries…
Pictures. They tell a story. Last year, many of you helped get me to Malawi. Serving on a short-term mission trip with Little Dresses for Africa. And I shared my journey, my story with you here. I also shared stories of the people I met there. The truth is, we…
Friends, I haven’t blogged in a while. I’ve been busy (more on that later) but now it’s time to get down to bidness. I have an opportunity to win an expense-paid trip to Rwanda with one of my favorite bloggers: Jen Hatmaker! When I got the news of this contest, I was…
August 31 I’ve probably spent close to 24 hours on a plane. I’m back in the States and I just said good-bye to my team with tears in my eyes; so choked up I could hardly speak. Partly because I’ll miss them and partly because I’m realizing all that we just…
We had a good night’s sleep in comfortable accommodations. This is the first time we’ve had a shower in our room that works properly (other than the Game Park). I’ve found there are typically two water temps in Africa: COLD and SCALDING. Our toilet flushes too, so we are thankful….
August 27 It was a long drive to the Majete National Park. When we arrived, we crossed a long wooden bridge over the Shire (prounounced shy-ree) River where we caught a jeep to our lodge. We were greeted by our hosts with cool towels for washing our hands and face….
August 25 We woke up to no water. Two buckets of hot water arrived on our doorstep as promised. I washed my hair using those coveted water bottles. Those things do come in handy for all sorts of things! We decided to leave the lodge a day early and head…
Hi friends. I got thrust back into my US life and have neglected to finish blogging about my trip to Africa. I took the time today to finish all of the posts, so I will release them all over the next few days. Nothing like a speaking engagement in 2…
Sorry it’s taking me so long to finish up my Africa story. This post will wrap up week one in Lilongwe and we’ll begin the trek south towards Blantyre. Saturday, August 23 Today is a travel day as we leave the capital of Lilongwe. We had a chance to stop at…
