A few weeks ago we heard of a girl who had been burned when a kettle of boiling water turned over in her lap. We do have a clinic here but there is only a nurse on a regular basis and the hours are weekdays, daytime hours only. We assumed the girl had been taken to … Continue reading Where there is NO doctor
Category: Story of the Week
Fast food in the Kalahari
This week story takes us traveling down the Tsumkwe road at 55 mph with 5 Bushman in my truck on our way to the bush. All of a sudden we spot a dead rabbit in the road. So we turn around and check it out. It's winter and last night was in the 40's so … Continue reading Fast food in the Kalahari
Hearse and Grave Digger
Last week I was informed of a funeral of a family member connected to our African family here. Yesterday was the funeral. I showed up in the morning after our church service under the tree. Little did I know my day had just begun. We proceeded out into the bush to the grave site where … Continue reading Hearse and Grave Digger
A Man’s first prayer
Yesterday my lesson for the group of guys I'm discipling was on prayer. We listened to Luke 11 and I gave them a simple way for them to apply pray everyday in their life. When we were done I asked one of the new disciples to pray. I knew He was shy and hadn't prayed … Continue reading A Man’s first prayer
What did you say?
This is a story for every week of our life here in Africa. Even though I do have some friends who can speak English, it's hard to get a clear understanding sometimes. One example was it took 3 days to get a meeting because I didn't understand I needed to have another person present. So … Continue reading What did you say?
