One of the things I love about living in Africa is how we frequently come across things that you just don’t see in the United States. Sometimes it is as simple as being cut off by a herd of goats while jogging, or seeing a man somehow manage to dangle multiple live chickens from the […]
I’m a missionary and I struggle with hospitality. There, I said it. Hospitality does not come naturally to me. Often times it’s work rather than a delight. To be sure, I enjoy inviting people into my home and sharing a meal and life with them. I truly do. However, I am slowly discovering that there […]
The security situation where we live degraded last week, here in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It’s all “part of doing business” for overseas missionaries, but still there is something inside our human hearts which reminds us that this unrest isn’t normal. It’s also a good reaffirmation of one of the reasons why we are […]
Our family recently returned to Papua after a four month furlough in the States. Many transitions during our overseas term had left us tired. We relished furlough. We enjoyed travelling around the States and visiting friends and family. The roads seemed so wide, and the traffic so orderly (even in Southern California)! People followed rules, […]
This week marks the 15th anniversary of 9/11, a day that will forever be etched in my memory.
Our family had just arrived in Indonesia to begin formal language study. We were so brand new, we could barely get around without a “handler” to help us.
It was actually September 12th in Indonesia when we heard the […]
Wings perform marvelous feats. With them we soar like eagles and race with the wind. Without them we wish. With them we cross continents, leap oceans, and vault mountains. Without them we walk.
Wings perform marvelous feats. Photo by Jim Manley.
We tried for a long, long time to understand them, to imitate them. But, […]