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Father-Daughter Games — or Not?

My week began with a jolt:  a tumble down an embankment toward’s Leah’s baptism early Sunday morning left me with scrapes, one of which became infected.  […]

Organizing 4,600 Books

Last month we received the 111 boxes containing 4,600 books we imported to stock our bookshop and reading clubs for the next twelve months.  Before opening the boxes to put […]

Festive Week

This week was a festive one in our home!  Monday was a national holiday, Women’s Day.  Following tradition, Boniface gifted all the ladies in our household […]

Filmmaking in Africa

With hundreds of competitors in a nationwide Scripture memory contest, how do you ensure uniform implementation of the rules at all district matches which feed participants into […]

CT Scan in Africa

Afraid of light?  No, that’s not what photophobia means.  It’s simply the medical term for light sensitivity, which I’ve experienced since 2022.  When Dr. Frederick in 2023 prescribed […]

Sixth Annual Popcorn Party

My popcorn party for my church is an annual tradition to celebrate my January 13 arrival in Africa.  Conflicts in January of this year necessitated its postponement, so […]

Cyclone Jude

You probably know them as hurricanes, but in our part of the world they’re called cyclones.  The one that visited us last week was called Jude.  […]

Parenting Seminar

Which type of roof is more durable:  thatch or metal sheeting?  Fifteen couples responded in unison to our speaker:  metal, of course.  But what if that […]

Darlene Turns One

A year ago, I told you about my impromptu midwifery debut, in which I cut the cord and delivered the placenta for our neighbor Sonia who didn’t […]

Sunday Worship in Africa

What’s your Sunday morning like?  Here in Africa, I leave home at 8:00 am in my red pickup truck.  At the roadside, two neighbor families clamber […]
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