Snakebite

Dear readers, I’d like to share a short story about a neighbor boy who survived a bite from a Sand Viper. One morning, I walked out to talk with our head mason for the wall project, but he was not there. "He want out to the field," the…

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The Cries of Beaten Children

Dear friends and family, As I wash dishes I hear a cry, no a wail, of a child. The wailing is continuous, filled with pain. I think, "Probably another child being beaten. I’ve heard this so many times. It’s so terrible!" I look out the …

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a church building for Dabgue

Dear friends and family, A short time before I arrived in Tchad in early May 2009, the Bere church had put on an effort in Dabgue, a small village about 7km south of where we live. A small group was meeting there under the shade of a mango tree,…

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"God knows where it is"

As the sun sets, here we are walking along the river enjoying the birds. Jonathan and I, Kel and Josie have just traveled by motorcycle 11 kilometers out into the bush of Chad, Africa. Our plan is to spend the evening and morning looking for and …

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