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…
Unusual Independence Day
7/4/98: Celebrated U.S. Independence Day with the Bill & Carol J. at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi today… 7/4/23: Entertainment was by a band from somewhere in Missouri, in just for the…
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…
Still Turning The World Upside Down
7/2/98: I took a few pictures of the ENT Team at Bethany Center today while they were on their rounds… NOTE: The photo above shows an infant patient ready for reconstructive palette…
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…
Bird’s Eye View
6/29/98: Met with Mwaura today. Unfortunately, I wasn’t of much assistance. His equipment is so out of date that I was amazed that he manages to get a magazine published at all….
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….
Hurry Up And Wait
6/26/98: Ruth went off to the hospital, and I headed over to the office to see if there was any work to do… NOTE: The photo above is Ruth. Checking email. Some…
Sometimes Things Get Blurry And Off-Balance
6/25/98: Managed to find a ride up to Kijabe by connections over at the Mayfield Guesthouse, the one run by AIM here in Nairobi… NOTE: The blurry action photo above shows me…
Unexpected Connections
6/24/98: Last-minute errands, the pharmacy and some photos for Doug & Nancy E. Hard to leave after such a great experience… NOTE: The photo above shows a photo of Joe Kadenge, a…
More New Friends In Zimbabwe
6/20/98: Today was sports day for all of Dan & Julie’s boys. Wes and Will (twins) and Jason all play rugby on the Gateway Christian School team. Two of them wound up…
On Being A Life-Long Learner
Stretching my worldview is a practice I first learned when I was a student at Moody Bible Institute (MBI) back in the mid-80s, and then my graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity…
The Multi-cultural Tapestry Of The Global Christian Movement
6/17/98: TEAM staff member Sydney gave me a ride over to Harare Theological College (HTC) this morning. I took photos of the campus and students in classroom settings… 6/18/98: No work assignment…
Helping Without Hurting
6/16/98: Hung out with Nancy E. this morning as she was going through the orientation process with 3 new TEAM summer project members (college students from US and Europe)… 6/16/23: We had…
Contextual Intersection
6/15/98: Ruth went off with Melita this morning for tea downtown. I was glad she finally got to spend some time with someone other than me! 24 hours a day, seven days…
Wrong Side Of The Road
6/14/98: Our train arrived in Harare exactly on time, and we managed to sleep better on this leg of travel. We found a taxi driver who agreed on a reasonable price and…
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…
When Dining Is A Whiplash Experience
6/12/98: Ruth and I went to the National Museum and were quite impressed. Small, but excellent presentations. One display there was particularly interesting to me… NOTE: The photo above is the display…
Very Very Small Antelope
6/11/98: Got precious little sleep due to the constant starts and stops of the train. It was rather cold as well… NOTE: The photo above is a Bush Duiker that we saw…
Crazy People Jumping Off A Bridge
6/10/98: The bridge that straddles the gorge under Victoria Falls now serves two purposes. First it is a border crossing to Zambia. Second, it is a launching point for crazy people who…
Mosi-oa-Tunya: The Smoke That Thunders
6/9/98: A very full day that included a crocodile ranch, a troop of baboons, several grazing elephants and a walk along the upper Zambezi River that ended with a spectacular view…
Zebra In The Mist
6/8/98: Went on a guided safari walk at sunrise this morning, out in Balla Balla Field and Sibayao Pan just outside the main camp. The morning mist lent an ethereal look to…
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…