I arrived at the Light House Club (see previous posts for more on our youth club) and I was dutifully informed that after setting up our instruments and equipment and playing the songs for the young people with the band, I was also supposed to be a part of the skit team for the evening! [...]
That “special day†came along again…oh dear! This year my birthday fell nicely on a Thursday, which unsurprisingly, is my regularly scheduled Ceasa day. (The central market where we pick up donated fruits and veggies for all the area homes). I was fine with going though because I knew there wasn’t really any way around [...]
We left for Penang at 5:00 in the morning. All this traveling has been tiring but I wanted to stay awake and see everything. I only closed my eyes for a minute, but woke a few hours later in front of our hotel feeling quite rested but like I’d missed something. Still, our room was [...]
Vas Writes: Shortly after returning from the teen camp a little tired, I took a moment with the Lord to confirm if I should meet with my friend A. We had previously arranged an appointment to discuss the idea about starting a band. I didn’t exactly know what the full scope was for this band [...]
We rose early so we wouldn’t miss the breakfast buffet. There was a long line of food, mainly various kinds of curry, rice, or noodles—not my usual breakfast! They did have my favorite choc flakes though so I won’t complain. We had to check out of our hotel by midday so we spent the better [...]
Welcome to the pediatric ward of the Mulago government hospital. It reeks! Babies’ cries fill the corridors and I walk half slow and half hurried…stopping a second here by one child’s crib, and another moment there to inspect the walls of the ward. Today we begin painting the ward—I see the potential improvements in my [...]
It is finally over! There’s that feeling of mixed sadness and joy. Sadness that the same adrenaline rush won’t be there tomorrow, and joy that the long hours of rehearsals and frantic preparation for the theater play are finally a thing of the past. Yes, the run of our musical South Pacific ended today with [...]
Left Kuala Lumpar at 9:00 and arrived in Malaka by 11:00 including a stop along the way to eat. Malaka is a small town on the coast with a lot of interesting history; it used to be a bustling seaport, and has been occupied by the Portuguese and Dutch. Check out the photos…
Joni writes: Today I schooled my oldest children, since the other family we work with that have two daughters are on a trip. Usually the other mother and I work together and take turns home-schooling them during the week. Teaching the four of them together makes it fun and exciting for them and yet it [...]
My good friend and fellow missionary Jere told me last night that he’d lost his wallet with quite a lot of money in it, as well as his driver’s license and a bank card. We went off to an evening Bible-study group we host with a few other homes in the area and during the [...]