When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, a door was opened for me in the Lord. . . thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. 2 Corinthians 2:12-14 Missionaries aren’t the only Christians […]

Every time we see this campus it has grown more beautiful, but the real beauty is in the ministry carried on through the wonderful and dedicated staff led by Pastor Donne Pougini. Each session about 70-75 men and women receive instruction in the Inductive Bible Study method. They listen to Pastor Chuck Smith’s teaching throughout […]

I’m going to tell you a real life story of Romans 8:28. “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 Almost 30 years ago my husband and I moved to Huntington Beach. A little jewel of a […]

Yep, I’m the only one awake on this plane not wearing a Lufthansa uniform. I’m lousy at sleeping on planes. It is frankly a weird feeling, but when out of boredom I raise the window shade I realize the upside. For the first time ever we are flying over the Great Sahara in daylight. Flying […]

My husband’s sleep-sounds blend with those of an African dawn.   A medley of chirping, thrumming, cooing and crowing means the sun can’t be far below the horizon now.  There’s no going back to sleep, so I slip out of bed and find the thermos of boiled water and ‘tea things’ laid out on the […]

The Sahara Desert from 35,000 feet Carried aloft 35,000 feet above the earth reminded me just how small we humans are and just how great God must be.   Great though He is, He is always thinking about us. For the first time we flew to Africa through Frankfurt Germany and during daylight hours which […]

There’s a strange relief when you finally take off on a long trip.  I don’t mean relief that the plane took off safely, I’m talking about the absolutely wonderful feeling that whatever didn’t get done is beyond being dealt with, by me anyway, and can wait until I come home. Everything becomes like clothes in […]

Zero to Hero Challenge Day 2 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/zero-to-hero/ This assignment made me think about the name I chose for this blog and in doing that I realized that on the surface it’s a TERRIBLE NAME. Who wants A REALLY FULL LIFE? Everyone wants a SIMPLE LIFE. AN EASY LEFE. A PEACEFUL LIFE. A PROSPEROUS LIFE. MAYBE EVEN […]

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/daily-prompt-strange/ My husband and I are involved in ministry in Ghana West Africa. On our last trip there I blogged so that our friends at home could follow our trip. I rarely had electricity and Internet at the same time,but when I did I posted to my blog. Africa is by far the strangest and […]