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Sights from along the way
Cracked
I could swish, but I couldn’t spit. Staring at my bulging cheeks in the mirror I replayed the inner monologue I’ve been scripting since coming to Africa. “You can’t vindicate someone else’s suffering by inflicting your own, Jami”. “That’s true, Jami, but you can be more responsible.” “So rinsing the toothpaste out of your mouth [...]
Cole’s Kiswahili Debut
So here’s one of the benefits of sending Cole to a Kenyan pre-school!
B.O.A.T.S. – 3
He told me his name was Aaron. So when I called my friend to tell her that some strange young man was at my gate asking for her by name, she didn’t recognize him`. “That’s not what we call him,” she told me later. “We call him by his African name. I just didn’t follow [...]
Birdbrain
I didn’t see a thing today. After breakfast I opened my front gate to see if Brian had brought the trash in. Then the boys and I drove to my office and back again by lunch time. It was after I pulled into the driveway that I thought to myself, Huh…I don’t even feel like [...]
B.O.A.T.S – 2
I can’t believe I haven’t told you this story. It represents the reason we are all here and with it a message of His perfect timing and working all things together for good . All I can tell you is that I heard this story first hand. I have re-written it to protect those involved, [...]
The TRUTH you don’t want to see
Many of you may not be able to handle this – but I beg you…read it anyway. And forgive me for praying that God uses it to rock your world right to the core. This woman, Kimberly Smith, is one of our customers. One of our AIM Air pilots took her out of this horrific [...]
Eyebrows
Right now it’s quiet. The only barking I hear is my own accusations. But last night at 3:30 in the morning, my neighbor’s dog was gnawing on my last nerve like a rawhide. What I can’t understand now, is how something that was “right” at 4am could, be so terribly wrong 18 hours later. [...]
Subtle
I often miss subtle moments (so Jami tells me). Whether they are moments of romantic opportunity or moments that mark a child’s life, I usually am so distracted by the task at hand that they drift by unnoticed or unappreciated until a later time. So, as I clambered into the airplane last Wednesday for [...]
What am I doing here?
I didn’t write this yesterday. And there’s a very good reason I didn’t write this yesterday. You wouldn’t want to read it , and I wouldn’t want to confess to the attitude behind it. If you remember, I did say that I wouldn’t shield you from the realities of missionary life. And I stick to [...]
Hoover-ville
“I laugh in the face of flip-flops! muu haa haa haaaaa” I’ve always wanted to be a photographer. I just think pictures always say more than the most elaborate vocabulary. But for this discussion, I’m afraid neither is adequate. I will give you a few pictures and I will do my best to wordsmith a [...]
B.O.A.T.S. – 1
I could hear them as I came up the walk – the sound of the invisible army. As I stepped into the room I took care to notice no one. I looked straight ahead at the words on the screen and listened to the melody I have the luxury of hearing almost weekly. Soon, the [...]