For this Fun Fact Friday I wanted to point your attention to an excellent photo essay and article produced by AIM and written by our Unit Leaders who live in the capital of Windhoek. This article gives you a great perspective of the challenges and vision for Namibia going forward. It also features our friends … Continue reading Desert Tracks
Category: Namibia
Kroger and Language
Last weekend, I ran the 10K Bridge Run in Savannah, GA. While we were in Savannah, we were going to shop at stores like Joann Fabric and Lifeway. After the race, we headed that way. We found ourselves at a stoplight across from a Kroger. It was a "Super" Kroger too. We live in Statesboro, … Continue reading Kroger and Language
Clicking in the USA
The past four days took me to Richmond, VA to a conference on Oral Bible Translation. The SAN are an Oral culture. Most can’t read or write and they pass on culture and history orally. So as we look for tools to engage them with the gospel, I went to this conference. It was a … Continue reading Clicking in the USA
Fun Fact Friday: Sugar
In the 1990s a study revealed that half of the total calorie intake of most San people came from sugar. The study also revealed that the average body weight dropped by almost 10% as their diet transitioned from being mostly hunter gatherers to based on refined carbohydrates. The result of this transition of diet is … Continue reading Fun Fact Friday: Sugar
Fun Fact Friday: gathering
There is so much change happening in the lives of the San people. But one thing remains the same, the desire to gather. The San maintain their connection to the land in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy through hunting and gathering even today. More than two in three adults still gather and hunt regularly. It may … Continue reading Fun Fact Friday: gathering
Ha3els in Africa 