Posted in Africa on Jan 28th, 2009
I’ve received lots of kind words, emails, and concerned phone calls over the last couple of days—thanks for everyone’s kind words and thoughts on our little job situation. I use the word little because that’s really what it is—don’t get me wrong, I’m still battling worry, but the Bible is very clear about worrying about [...]
Posted in Africa on Jan 19th, 2009
Imagine orphaned or abused children with no where to go, and no one to turn to—that is exactly the plight of many children in Africa. For 84 children, those days are almost over!! Seven houses at the Tree of Life Village will be ready for occupancy in late May in Lusaka, Zambia. It is a [...]
I have had a sore mouth for a month, but after my root canal today I feel good!! – so I am thankful for my dentist! I am also very thankful for insurance-I don’t know how people without insurance can do it.
I am also thankful that Josh is home safe from Zambia. He’s going to start [...]
This last week has shown us a lot about ourselves—we are definitely a country, a society, a people of excess! Wall Street’s debacle is just one example– we are spending more than we can afford to — the news media continues to interview men who have lost millions of dollars this week, yet they still [...]
Posted in Africa on Aug 8th, 2008
While in Zambia we were able to tour the Tree of Life Children’s Village. As stated in their publication, “The strategic mission of the Tree of Life Children’s Village is to proactively and permanently address the cyclical and multi-faceted problems of depression, poverty, and AIDS that plaque the lives of the children of Zambia by [...]
It feels good to be back home. The time in Africa was great, but the trip home was a beating—21 hours in planes and 16-17 hours in airports—DFW never looked so good!
The Royal Livingstone was awesome! It was a great adventure before we started camp, but it was made especially awesome because of the people [...]
Posted in Africa on Jul 18th, 2008
Okay some days are the pitts and some days you hit the jackpot–today I hit the jackpot!!! We got an email earlier today that our hotel at Victoria Falls in Zambia had been overbooked, so we had been upgraded to the 5 star hotel right next to the falls!!!~~!! Check out how I will be [...]
Posted in Africa on Jul 15th, 2008
I am just one week away from heading off to Africa! Last year, while a terrific experience was really hard. The Sudan is much in the news these days for all the unrest that is happening there. Zambia, where we are going this year, is a country that is pretty stable. Poor but stable. We [...]
Tonight was our last meeting before our Zambia trip— it’s a little overwhelming and totally exciting to think that in less than 3 short months we will be in Africa!!!! I can’t wait to see what God is going to do in the lives of the children we meet, and in our lives as well.
I got [...]
Posted in Africa on Apr 11th, 2008
Last summer I spent an incredible three weeks in the Sudan. I learned about mission opportunities in a worship service at Irving Bible Church, and decided to see what kind of things they would be doing. “Teaching teachers” seemed right up my alley, after all, I had not only been a teacher, but worked as [...]