I wonder how many of us remember being comforted as a child by a mom or dad in times of anxiety, pain, or fear. I do not have such clear memories, though I am sure they happened, as my parents were normal, loving parents who cared about the welfare of Read more…
We were in Kijabe, Kenya waiting for the birth of our 3rd child. Kijabe is home to a mission boarding school, a mission hospital, and a Bible school. Since we lived a good 2 ½ hour’s drive away from the hospital, we typically would come a bit earlier than the Read more…
I am sure most of us have heard of the expression “He’s the strong, silent type”. After our second son, Samuel, was born, I came to really know the meaning of this phrase. Even as a baby he was very quiet, rarely making any noise. I even at one point Read more…
Ah, what a nice break this was! We were in the U.S. and it was wintertime…up in Wheaton Illinois. There wasn’t a lot of snow that year, but oh, was it bitterly cold! My tropicalized body complained bitterly that winter! Mine wasn’t the only one either. Both our boys were Read more…
For those who know where the title for this writing came from, no I did not make a mistake. This saying comes from Isaiah 43:31, which in the NIV translation says, “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they Read more…
Not being an entomologist, I find myself in that large category of people who find insects unpleasant, often gross, and generally threatening. It is amazing when I think about it how something as large as a human being can feel so threatened by a tiny living organism…but then often those Read more…
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 says, There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to Read more…
On July 4th we celebrated our 40th year in Kenya. This auspicious occasion for us stimulated some reminiscing back to our early days in Kenya, recalling some of the things both fun and annoying, strange and cool, even weird at times. I remember the day I learned that there are Read more…
What a wonderful retreat that was! It was nearly Christmas, and we had just returned from our mission’s annual retreat for the missionaries in East Africa. It was at a nice lodge at Lake Naivasha…idyllic, comfortable, peaceful, good service. What more could we ask for? We had no sooner arrived Read more…
We were so happy and proud of our new acquisition. No, I’m not talking about our new baby (though we were even more proud of him), but the brand-new video camera we brought from the U.S. We saw this as a necessary item since all 4 grandparents were so far Read more…