I've added a link to the right side of my blog that will take you to my photos. I'll keep adding them as often as I can. (I had originally put these on Flickr, but decided I much preferred Picasa.)Click here

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We woke up this morning to our fabulous host asking us if we liked pancakes. That’s a rhetorical question in my book! :) Her and her husband proceeded to whip us up a huge stack of made-from-scratch buttermilk pancakes, scrambled eggs,

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I arrived safely in Namibia on Thursday. I have been so anxious to finally land in Windhoek!! The last few weeks have been great and filled with wonderful times of learning about the African culture, getting to know other missionaries with

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Sunday was our final day of ministry assignments in Machakos. I was able to go back to the hospital. Mark (not Amach, as I called him last time!) and Gideon accompanied a few of us once again and also a student

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We had been looking forward to last night for several days. The scheduled event was entitled “Celebration Supper”. Indeed it was! We all had the opportunity to collaborate on the menu, and just thinking about the possibilities made our mouths water.

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Each Sunday during ABO, we go out in teams for a ministry assignment. As I shared, last Sunday we went with a group to a local hospital. This past Sunday, I went with three other missionaries and three Scott students to

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Friday was our free day. One of the options for us was to go on a game drive. Over 20 of us piled into two vehicles and headed to the reserve. We drove into the gate and slowly followed a guide

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Yesterday we joined with some of the Scott students and spread out among the town to participate in various ministries. Some participated in church services, some went to high schools, and others to hospitals. I was in the hospital group. Catherine,

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Yesterday most of us went on a hike up Mt. Ilveti. Unlike a hike in the Smokies, where you are mostly under the shade of trees away from civilization, we were trekking past small homes, businesses, “farms“, and schools. So why

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Prior to my arrival at ABO I had been given a couple warnings. #1: The schedule is intense. TRUE. Breakfast is at 7:30am. Our first session begins shortly after that and we’re in learning mode for the majority of the day

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Anyone who knows me well knows how much I love milk! Back home I drink milk with nearly everything! Pizza and milk = the BEST combo! I haven’t had the milk here and in Namibia maybe it will be similar to

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