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My first Christmas overseas, eleven months after my January 2018 move to Africa, wasn’t actually spent in Africa at all.  Instead, I visited dear friends in Europe, […]

Last Saturday, we invited fifteen needy elderly friends, mostly widows, into our home for what has become an annual tradition. We feel compassion for the dire […]

On Tuesday, our family threw our sixth annual party for our co-workers at our organization.  Some are fellow Christians working toward a common goal, and others […]

Let’s call them Jarito and Orlando.  Those aren’t their real names, but they are real people who are close to my heart after our years of […]

What a glorious day this has been!  We met at the church at 9:30 this morning, here in the port city that’s becoming like a second […]

A year ago, I asked you to pray for the women’s Bible reading club I started in our neighborhood.  God answered your prayer with two groups […]

Boniface’s 24-year-old nephew Matthew joined our family in 2018 and graduated from high school in 2019.  After failing college entrance exams for two years in a […]

What a difference three years can make! Three years — and the grace of God. My first visit to this city was in September 2020. As […]

What’s the chance that I’d be boosting my mathematics skills while serving the Lord in Africa?  I might be able to answer that question after I […]

“There’s a problem with my ticket”, Paul told me over the phone on Sunday afternoon. “I’m here at the airport, and they say it’s for tomorrow.” […]