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It’s Fall Y’all

The seasons do change here in The Gambia, but we only have two; Rainy Season and Not Rainy Season. Late October and November are the much needed welcome to our dry season (aka not rainy season). This means that most days the humidity is low and the sweating is much less; we have cool/crisp morningsContinue reading “It’s Fall Y’all”

Gorilla Glue

The climate and everyday life with lots of dirt and bugs is hard on “things” here in West Africa. So, you have to get creative sometimes. As many of you know, I am not very handy at fixing things so sometimes I admit I have to take short cuts. One of the best things thatContinue reading “Gorilla Glue”

Coffee

I actually cannot believe that I have yet to make a blog post about coffee, but here it is finally. Many of you know that I enjoy a good cup of coffee. It isn’t just the fabulous smell or the little caffeine jolt, but it is the whole experience of slowing down, really being presentContinue reading “Coffee”

Saturday Morning Errands

Yesterday was what is probably a typical Saturday agenda for many of you, a bunch of errands. However, running errands in The Gambia looks a lot different than my Saturday mornings in the US. The day started off with our diligent new watchman not wanting to bother me because my door was still closed soContinue reading “Saturday Morning Errands”

Jubiliant Joy

For the last few months I have been studying through Psalms and yesterday in Psalm 68 I read about the righteous being “jubilant with joy”. Wow, that word “jubilant” is certainly not one that I use very often and when I looked it up (thanks google) it is defined as “feeling or expressing great happinessContinue reading “Jubiliant Joy”

Unique Opportunities

One of the things that I really try to do is to take whatever opportunities are available to share biblical truths. I am not saying I don’t miss many opportunities that the Lord provides, but I try to be on the lookout for them. So, yesterday I met the plumber at our guesthouse for theContinue reading “Unique Opportunities”

Distance Living

As this entire world is navigating through what life in the midst of this coronavirus pandemic looks like many of you are doing life virtually. Most of us have heard of the term “distance learning” in relation to online education and this made me think of “distance living” since many of you are “living” inContinue reading “Distance Living”

Ch, Ch, Ch, Changes!

Anyone else find themselves singing that line of the song ch, ch, ch, changes hundreds or even thousands of times over the last few months! Yes, the theme of 2020 is probably changes and you know what, as hard as these changes are many of them are great things. Today, I had “planned” (missionaries learnContinue reading “Ch, Ch, Ch, Changes!”

The Cost

For those of you who love your overseas workers and desire to understand our hearts, our prayers and our struggles better here is a beautifully written article. The vast majority of this article could easily have come out of my own heart and from my own keyboard although I definitely would not have said itContinue reading “The Cost”

Weeping and Rejoicing

The book of Romans calls for the Christian to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep and for us to live in harmony with one another. The last few weeks have had some rejoicing, but there has been a LOT of weeping alongside of my Christian brothers and sisters. I don’tContinue reading “Weeping and Rejoicing”