Signs of The Times

Living in a rural West African community where most people’s main source of income is farming you swiftly learn a lot about rain, seed, field preparation, fertilizer, and harvest.  What makes farming even more challenging in this climate is that we have two seasons.  Dry season lasts about 9 months out of the year withContinue reading “Signs of The Times”

Different lenses

Having visitors in The Gambia is a lot of fun and a lot of hard work.  Watching new people experience the culture, the people, the language, the food, the weather, the hospitality, the daily life and the spiritual need is always interesting.  Ushering visitors through these experiences can be challenging, exhausting and rewarding.  We tryContinue reading “Different lenses”

Heating up

No one told me that the weather would be pleasant living in rural West Africa, but most of the time you can do things to help alleviate the uncomfortableness. This time of year tends to be the hottest temperatures with winds from the Sahara Desert and temperatures as high as 110’s or even up toContinue reading “Heating up”