SAD GOODBYES AND HAPPY HELLOS

           

BOOK INTRODUCTION

  April 19, 2020 Today I have chosen to use my weekly blog to introduce the beginning of a book which I am contracted to write.  Therefore, sharing one of my possible introductions under consideration seems logical to me. It begins by saying that I am an ordinary person passionately in love with Jesus Christ,

A BRAND NEW THING

During my travels in various countries of Africa, I one day shot this photo of a too frequent commonplace happening in many undeveloped areas of the world. We have been very blessed for several years with our own 200 feet (45 meters) bore hole (well) of sparkling clean water. It recently became necessary to engage

My Life Early, and Later

I now consider my life to be quite interesting, at the age of 86, even though it was seemingly quite commonplace for the first half. I began life as one of two greatly desired twins. Twins were quite commonplace in the family of our mother and she, along with our father, were very, very happy

He Opened Not

We were on our way to Durbin for a holiday………and with hopes and prayers for opportunities along the way to give the Glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ to others – as all of His Ambassadors do. I was traveling with a young South African pastor and his mother and father-in-law and we stopped along the

WATERMELON WITH A QUEEN

Oh, how we danced, sang, and rejoiced by candlelight in the kitchen and out on the star-lighted veranda that night, after a wonderful supper of fried chicken – a favorite.  Because, you see, it had been a very special day. We had eaten delicious finger dripping watermelon with a queen and had shared the Gospel

HOME ONCE AGAIN, A SIMPLE JOY

April 2, 2019 It is time once again to rest and recover from another extended time in, and another lengthy flight from, my beloved Malawi. Now I am blessed to be able to spend a little season in my home apartment in Flint, Michigan. I am thrilled once again to be able to use my

TRAVELING, ALWAYS TRAVELING

As the South African Airways Flight 172 plane turned and prepared for take-off, I caught a glimpse of the long runway on which we would very soon speed for take-off.  It reminded me of the painting, now in the living room of my home in the States, in which Jesus is standing on the crossbar