A trip to town at least once a month to the bank, was a necessity for most missionaries. That was at the time Mission support notices were received, along with word that monthly funds had been deposited into ones personal … Continue reading
I had gone up to Kenya on Mission business. While there, the wife of one of our early missionaries passed away. She had been brought to Kijabe for medical treatment but the Lord God “called her home”. The burial was … Continue reading
Furloughs in some ways were always work. No, not the kind you think of, but pleasant “work” – part of missionary ministry, visiting friends and supporting churches and individuals, representing the Mission in conferences and events and meeting new folks … Continue reading
Some time ago I was asked what I saw as one of the major cultural tensions that affected the lives of African Christians. There are any number and as a non-African it is hard for me to identify them. I … Continue reading
If you realize Africa has this many countries (map dated), think of all the languages! Ask Wycliffe. I am sure they could tell you. And, as missionaries go to that continent and into one of the countries think of the … Continue reading
“Truly a Safari is Trouble/Difficult” = the Swahili phrase above! This has been in my “Blogs Proposed” file for a long time. I haven’t posted it because every missionary, everywhere, has had their share of travel woes. But East Africa, … Continue reading
The long dry season is about to end. Harvests, from the previous season, have all come in and if that planting time had produced little food because of scarcity of rain, villages and families were in dire straits because of … Continue reading
I am sure you remember the complaints of the Israelites in the wilderness, at the time when our Lord provided quail for them (Ex. 16:13 – “…that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp:… .” To a … Continue reading
I know. That is a poor heading – but I couldn’t think of anything else. During past days in Tanzania, shortly after independence from Great Britain and the result of early political/financial policies, shortages of essential commodities were the order … Continue reading
Remember the Genesis story – the woman picked – she gave to her husband – he ate – God confronted them – he said, “the woman whom thou gavest me”! Blame shifting; fault finding, etc. Now, in no way is … Continue reading