Living in a country that has the second highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the world offers a lot of reality checks along the way. And not only that... but also serving in an area with so much poverty, sickness, and obstacles

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I suppose I'm not quite old enough to be an empty nester... or at least I certainly don't meet the criteria. But I'm definitely feeling the effects after having a very busy home for the past month and a half, and

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Our last few days before Dad and Kelly headed back to the States were spent in Swakopmund and back in Windhoek. I took them quadbiking on the dunes, one of my favorite things to do in Swakopmund. We had a blast!

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To say that the names of places in Namibia are difficult to pronounce is an understatement. Try these on for size... Otjiwarongo, Maltahohe, Okaukuejo, Nkurenkuru, Trekkapoje, and Ombalayamumbweng. I've learned that most w's are pronounced like v's as in Windhoek (VIND-hook),

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It is common to see baboons along the side of the road, especially in the mountainous areas. We happened upon this troop heading back from Sossusvlei. We slowed down to try and take some photos. If you keep driving past they

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Dad, Kelly, and I are still having a great time. It's been fun playing tour guide for my family this month! I've also been able to go to some places I've never been before, so that has been an extra

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Living in Namibia has definitely allowed me to relate more and more to those passages in the Bible referring to the dry and weary land. Namibia is mostly a vast desert, stretching as far as the eye can see. It’s

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Friday morning we headed south towards Fish River Canyon. I was there not too long ago with Falconer and probably mentioned then that it is the second largest canyon in the world (the Grand Canyon being the first). It is

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Dad and Kelly arrived yesterday and we hit the ground running! We had a wonderful lunch at Vintage and they got to meet my sweet friend Nova. From there we hit up the shops so they could see what beautiful crafts

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