Last night I went with Carl to a guys night at their church, GLOW Church, and watch the first of three State of Origin matches. WOW were these guys into this match or what. The best way I can …
Posts under ‘Opinion’
Apr 17
Traveling with the President
Some days I don’t need any reminders that this culture is different than my own. Saturday, April 14 was one of those days as we traveled from Gemena to Gbado-Lite in caravan with President Mboka. This is only a distance …
Jan 16
A new look?
Like my ‘do and earthy foundation I was sporting after riding outside from Gemena to Karawa on Saturday, Jan 14th? I think the foundation is applied a little unevenly, but beggars can’t be choosers.
Jan 12
Travel Mishaps
In Congo you may be delayed on your trip not because you get stuck, but because someone else has a problem. This is what we encountered when we went to Karawa a couple weeks ago. As you can see from …
May 17
Ekstrand Loan Association?
That’s the question– did we start our own Ekstrand loan association? Sometimes it seems like it and honestly sometimes we, Pete more than Cindy, tire of dealing with loans and keeping track of their repayment, but that’s life here. Here’s …
Sep 04
Comfort Food
What are your comfort foods? Several weeks ago we brought an expensive ($20) pound of cheese back from Bangui and were able to have one of ours: grilled cheese sandwiches! YUMM! Were they ever good. Since we don’t have a …
Jul 24
WHAT A ROAD!
I’ve tried to come up with adjectives that can best describe the road I drove to Loko on Thursday and I don’t know that any are adequate. It was probably the most treacherous road I’ve driven here. Treacherous because there …
Apr 22
A TREAT – COLD COKE!
What is a treat for you? This afternoon we stopped at Le Chantilly, a bakery, ice cream parlor and restaurant on the way back after our walk through some of downtown Kinshasa. We each ordered a “junior coupe” (2 scoops …
Mar 05
Food Security Issues in Kenya
This article is a good introduction to some of the food security and production issues even in Kenya, a country which can produce a lot of food.
IRIN report: Experts voice food security concerns
As we find many places, the …
Mar 04
Important news from CNN about Islam
I am glad to see these two articles on CNN. They point to an important issue that has too often been misunderstood in our churches, that Islam is not a religion of terrorism and violence, but one of peace. I …
