Trip for Another Women’s Seminar

This year’s trip for a women’s seminar in the town 430 miles away was more comfortable than the trip I took there last year in a bumpy bus […]

A Board of Busy Bees

Our National Bible Bee-hive is buzzing with activity!  We want our countrymen to memorize Scripture, so we’re offering handsome academic scholarships for the winners of the first […]

Turning Fathers’ Hearts Towards Their Daughters

In a culture where closeness between dads and daughters is eschewed, the father-daughter banquets our family hosted in 2022 and 2023 for 100 participants from 40 families broke new, exciting, ground.  […]

Translating Children’s Songs

Twenty-five years ago, I met Aaron W. Baker at a Christian music training program we attended together.  He later married Laura, with whom I’d crossed paths […]

Sloshing Along African Roads

One of the challenges to driving in Africa is the condition of the roads.  Paved streets develop huge potholes, while dirt roads suffer erosion creating deep, […]

Firefighting in Africa

Welcome to season seven of Do It Yourself, African Style.  This episode features the harrowing adventure of firefighting in a country without 9-1-1.  We’ll explore the […]