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Flashback
Date of original journal entry: November 23, 2016 Our West African way-off-the-grid homestead! Green beans are a new vegetable in our adopted home I’m walking casually across the yard, my long, full skirt is blowing softly in the afternoon breeze. I’m talking...
A Little Humility
I am the type of person who thrives on order and routine; in other words, change doesn’t come easily to me. Every evening, after washing the the day’s worth of dishes, I spread an extra large white linen towel on which to place the rinsed dishes so they can air...
First Love
Date of original journal entry: March 3, 2018 > beep - beep - beeeeeep < I hear it as a far away annoyance and slowly realize it’s Stephen’s phone. Someone is calling from Sierra Leone on WhatsApp. I cautiously open one eye and see it’s still dark; I pull the...
Revealed by Fire
…when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. (Isaiah 43:2b) February 3, 2017 The Trial: And now … it’s quiet. How I hate the sound of the bush fires. The 20 foot elephant grass stocks, all the life’s water sucked...
Kept
Prologue: Upon returning from Mile 91 during the dry season evangelism circuit, Stephen had a unique gift from the pastor of that church. In gratitude for all that GTF Bible Mission had done and provided for the church Brother Suaray gave Stephen the gift of several books which were languishing...
Market Day Fun!
Date of original journal entry: Monday, January 23, 2012 The open markets can actually be a lot of fun after one learns how to play the game! For Westerners new to the scene, the open markets can be a bit daunting. The jostling and the commotion,...
Call To Prayer
Date of original journal entry: Sunday, January 8, 2017 Sunset minarets at a large mosque in Kono Devout Muslim man and his wife listening to the public preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ Our village of Baomahun boasts three mosques,...
Pleasure or Treasure?
Date of original journal entry: July 21, 2017 Proverb 21:17(a) He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man I have just looked at a photo of 15 or so faces - young eager faces. Some of the youth from our church are on a mission trip to Trinidad and...
Pot of Gold
I had been quite unwell for a long stretch, months really. I’d make some small progress only to face another set-back. To be sure I was getting frustrated because I knew what was coming if I didn’t dramatically improve; Stephen was sending me home. The day he came home and...
One Banana
Prologue: It is so good to be writing again! It’s been nearly a year since my last post and I’m happy to be back online and writing to you, my friends. After my last entry we lost our access to internet. Then, as most of you likely know, I returned...
