Living Out of Your Suitcase

A few mornings ago I was reading the Word and I came to this particular passage of scripture and God really rocked me and said “Pay attention, this is important for your life!” Mark 10:17-31 The first thing Jesus talked about was how we inherit eternal...

Mozambique ’09 Update 3

== Second Outreach from Pemba ===== Last weekend (Thursday July 23rd to Saturday July 25th) I went on my second outreach from Pemba. I was blessed to be invited to go with Brian & Lorena Wood and their family since there wasn’t enough space for more...

Visitor’s Guide to Dining in Pemba

One thing you learn quickly is that the seven hour time difference from home is not the only indication you are on African time. For example, say you are going to meet people at 5:00pm to go out for dinner. Most likely, the process might look somewhat like this: *...

Reflections on Cleanliness

Clean. What does that really mean? If the phrase, “Cleanliness is next to godliness” was actually in the Bible, you could argue that there is no God to be found in rural Mozambique. In a place where the water has been out more than it’s been on in...

Mozambique ’09 Update 2

Last Wednesday through Friday we went to the district of Mecufí and camped in a pastor’s back yard in the village of Mariata. This was a luxury outreach compared to what I went on last year. We went in two flat-bed trucks instead of one and we only drove...