At Chicago International Church we are enthusiastically preparing to celebrate Christmas, less than one week away now. I have been preaching through the Advent narrative in the Gospel of Luke this month,…
Category: Devotional
Bridging Boundaries
12/13/98: A day of bridging boundaries: getting past language, culture, tradition, race, and iron bars… We went to church with Sean and Jan at an Indonesian church… It always encourages me to…
Bleary Eyes and Frayed Nerves
9/16/98: Travel day… Arrived in Bangkok at 1:30AM, the hotel by 3:30AM, in bed by 4:30am, and we were too exhausted to fall asleep… Bleary eyed and frayed nerves all day, lead…
A Heavenly Dwelling
9/13/98: Up before dawn to catch a train to visit a church in Agra… I was asked to preach and drew up on Hebrews 7:24-8:2 as well as 2 Corinthians 6:16… The…
I Have Sung In Mountain Cathedrals
9/6/98: The weather is overcast, so no clear view of the Himalayas yet… But I was up very early in hopes of catching glimpse of the mountains, and I was not disappointed……
Go Where You Are Needed
8/28/23: Today I read a well-meaning, but, I think, errant post on some social media feed, something like: “Look after yourself, go where you’re appreciated, do what fulfills you…” As mentioned previously,…
Longing For A Hotter Fire In My Own Heart
8/14/98: Prayer meeting at a small Pentecostal church… I felt awkwardly intrusive, but the people were so fervent and focused that they were oblivious to the camera clicks and flashes… As I…
A Sunrise For My Soul
7/26/98: Wow!!! What a day! Attended the service at New Life Church… three hours… Together with Christians from India, Iraq, Kenya, US (besides us)… Prophetic words and interpretations… Invited to share a…
Out Of Africa
7/20/98: Up early, a busy final day in Kenya, before a terrifying flight to India… 7/20/23: Re-reading my diary entries from our time in Kenya was a surprise to me. I recalled…
Job, Career, Or Calling
7/17/98: More errands downtown, including another visit to the Embassy of India because we still don’t have our visas. We ended the day with dinner and a game of UNO with the…
History And Danger Go Hand In Hand
7/16/98: Up late, demonstration, lunch out, railway museum, lots of walking. NOTE: The photo above is from the facebook page of The Nairobi Railway Museum. 7/16/23: Our visit to the The Nairobi…
Always Be Prepared
7/13/98: We walked downtown to do several errands: obtain visa for India, confirm flights, use internet cafe, drop off film… NOTE: The screen captured photo above shows the website front page of…
Engine Trouble
7/9/98: Up way too early at 5:00AM so we could head upcountry with Dr. B and Bill J. for an overnight trip to some villages for “house calls…” NOTE: The free stock…
Water To Wine: Do Whatever He Tells You
7/5/98: Went to church at Africa Inland Church in Kijabe. The sermon passage was John 2:1-11, the wedding at Cana and Jesus’ first public miracle… 7/5/23: I still remember that worship service…
You Reap What You Sow
7/3/98: More photography today. Annd Bill and I went back into Nairobi for more errands… NOTE: The photo above is a student assembly at Rift Valley Academy, in Kijabe, Kenya. 7/3/23: Rift…
Yearning No More
7/1/98: 100 days on the road! Still feels somewhat unreal, but for different reasons… NOTE: The photo is the sunset above the clouds from near the 10,000 foot summit of Haleakala, on…
Thank You, Lord, For The Rain
6/30/98: Bill, and his assistant, Edward, had to go into Nairobi today to pick up some new folks, so I joined him and attended to some errands of my own in the…
The Great Rift Valley And The One Christian Church
6/28/98: Today is Sunday, so Bill & Carol J., and family, took us to a Masai Church down in the Great Rift Valley. The overcast weather matched my gloomy attitude, but the…
Seeing Clearly Through A Chilling Fog
6/27/98: Lazed around and did not much of anything today. The hospital campus was decidedly slow in activity, I guess because it was the weekend, and we had no formal assignments yet….
View Of The World
6/13/98: Arthur had to work, but Sylvia, determined to show us even more adventure, took us to the Matobo National Park… NOTE: The photo above is a detail of the cave paintings…
We Began To Feel Self-Consciously Embarrassed
6/7/98: Up early for a nice breakfast. It is getting to feel rather extravagant to be so well taken care of! The H’s, W’s, and Q’s have brought an abundance of delicacies…
Kind Of Blue
6/2/98: Both Ruth and I are finally experiencing our first real case of homesickness… NOTE: Photo above is a village home, or musha, that I photographed on one of our forays…
Shona Gospel Hymns
6/1/98: I led devotions in Chapel this morning… NOTE: The photo above is me giving the devotional message in Chapel at Karanda Mission Hospital. 6/1/23: I was a graduate of…
A Difficult Work Worth Doing
5/30/98: More hospital analysis for Ruth and more photography for me. Today I took photos of the Awana Club children’s outreach program. Also finally reached Arthur and Sylvia H. in Bulawayo. Friends…
The Way To A Peaceful Heart: Be Thankful, Pray And Rejoice!
5/28/98: More photography around the hospital campus, including vaccines for children, and Dr. Dan doing surgery… NOTE: The main photo above shows a nurse at Karanda Hospital giving a vaccination…