Monthly Archives: March 2019
Please pray for favor for our Cameroonian visas
We have sent our passports and visa applications to the High Commission of Cameroon in Pretoria, and we are hoping and praying for favor, that we will indeed receive the 6 month multiple entry visas that we’re applying for. We …
Mom is 91!
This dear woman of deep faith has been such a blessing and influence on us all our lives. Her easy going nature and love for God, family and life shine from her. She and Dad are now 91 and still …
Lynn & Gary
Where do I even begin to tell the story of how much we love these two? Lynn & Gary graciously and lovingly opened up their hearts, home, and farm, first to our kids and then to us. We do life …
What cool things are in those cherries that you’re eating?
Let me encourage you to eat some fruits and veggies today with an idea about what good health helps God put in them! This is a reference I use when I do employee health screening at the Genesis Care Center. …
Enjoying God’s creation
We have had a couple of gray crowned cranes and some Egyptian geese visit the farm recently. It is great to be able to birdwatch from our backyard. I’m thankful that the farm’s dogs don’t chase these big guys away. …
Luke in South Africa
Our good friend and missionary colleague, Luke Turk, came from Cameroon last week to stay for a short while with us in South Africa. He had injured his arm in December, had surgery, and because of a concern about the …
Freeway fruit sales, revisited
Finally, a clear photo of our local freeway fruit stands. Too bad I couldn’t get the speed limit sign in the photo also! 120 km/hour or 75 mph. It’s not exactly a safe place to sell mangoes.
Maybe he thinks …
Our church family
I love our church, it is a welcoming place, a place where we can worship God and learn more about how to navigate our everyday life with God at the heart of it. I love the crazy diversity, with all …
Back 2 Eden news
We have a new friend of Back 2 Eden, our ag project. Her name is Jadene, and she’s been volunteering in the nursery and the orchards. She’s in between jobs, having taught science and then visited Thailand with her husband. …
Quick, honey, stop! I want a papaya!!!
Sorry this is so blurry, but it’s pretty comical. Someone doing EXACTLY what the sign prohibits, right next to the sign! People have sold mangoes, squash, and papayas along the freeway for a long time. Yes, I said freeway. We’re …