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The Mango Tree
Prologue: As I prepare to return to Sierra Leone from my 20 month separation from Stephen and our beloved field of service, my heart was directed to share this journal entry from nearly six years ago. At the time of the original writing, I was struggling with cultural adjustments and...
Suffer the Little Children to Come
Mark 10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Children and adults alike hearing and seeing the story of Jesus...
True Fire
Date of original journal entry: January 14, 2012 But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. Jeremiah 20:9 Learning small nuances of our new culture can be very instructive not only...
Hard Lessons
Date of original journal entry: Sunday, November 14, 2010 Psalm 69:20 And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. My heart is broken and full of heaviness as the scene before me crystallizes into a lesson. A little girl,...
Beyond the Horizon
"And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight." (Mark 10:51) In July 2014, when we first made the decision for my return to the States, Stephen and I thought...
Who Is Your Master?
Post Prologue When we first moved to Sierra Leone in November, 2009, we rented a home in Allen Town, a suburb of the capital city, Freetown. Here we lived behind a 10 foot cement-block “wall fence” which had razor wire coiled on top, a large gate for the vehicle, and...
Lessons from the Honey Bee
The bees had already finished their morning work by the time I snapped these cucumber blossoms Early morning garden ambling is always instructive; it’s a time I love in my cherished place. I have two full, beautiful mounds of summer squash which are now blooming and...
The Life of a Servant
Though work-weary, the women of Sierra Leone have lovely peaceful countenances. In the early evening dusk, a small figure emerges from the dense bush. A woman is on her way home after the day’s work. Her face is worn; partly by age, and partly by the...
