- Welcoming Lent; or, Being Grateful for 40 Days of Clean Water [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHPDFvn2ztg] Starting tomorrow, I am going to begin this 40 Days of Water thing (not a water fast, but a just-drink-H20 thing) to benefit Blood:Water Mission in Uganda. It is a really sweet thing. I think it makes Jesus happy being that Lent is such a season of preparation and cleansing and such. I, for […]
- Live Blog: Nuru International [Video only] “The Big Idea” – Nuru’s You Tube that’s gotten over 500,000 views [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yprNOFFeIq8&feature=related]
- Live Blog: On the One Campaign to End Poverty Presenter: J. Mark Brinkmoeller www.one.org The One Campaign to End Poverty His role is to lead the team of NGOs and faith-based partnerships within One. There are about 150 organizations that partner with One to end global poverty. The power of One is in the collective weight of all its members: 2 million people. One […]
- EKG Me, Mr. Prophylactic I had to go to the E.R. tonight. I’ve been having these weird heart-palpitations since I got back from Africa, and today they were on the rise. I was just shrugging it off as little-girl excitement over my transcontinental-skipping and my upcoming move to California. That was until nurse Mama Rose said, “I think you […]
- Things I Like Abut Tanzania – Part 2 (Continued from Part 1 here) 10. Learning from Byron how to wear my Maasai blanket like a proper warrior. 11. Dala dalas mini-buses with (curious) names such as, “Pimp My Ride – Go to Church” and “Jealous People Never Win,” painted extravagantly on their back windows.12. Making friends with the geckos that sometimes chill on […]
- Travel Log #03 – Arusha to Dar es Salaam Click to watch (Soundtrack by Sia, “Breathe Me”)
- Tsunami Warning Ladies and Gents, I survived my very first tsunami warning. We took a nice road-trip down to Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian coast to visit Young Life Africa’s illustrious Dyan Larmey. (Oh, I love Dyan!) It was such a nice visit. But then late last night a guy out in the road yelled in […]
- Mid-morning Passions “Karibu, dada!” Lilian hands me a plateful of passion fruit, watermelon, and peanuts as she calls me “sister” with a smile. I like having new Tanzanian sisters. I’m sitting at the computer in Chase and Leighton’s room sorting through piles of video clips of beautiful Maasai women making beaded creations. I’m getting lost in the […]
- Peace, Love, and Chapatis Things I Like About Tanzania – part 11. The taste of hot fried dough with milky sweet chai in the morning. (I would like a t-shirt that reads, “Peace, love, and chapatis.”)2. Raw, rich beauty streaming from the smiling hospitality of impoverished African mamas.3. Seeing Byron come alive as he speaks Swahili.4. The adventure of […]
- Travel Log #02: On the Way to Tanzania Well, I arrived in Nairobi, and then took the lovely, long, beautiful (but bumpy) Impala Bus ride to Arusha, Tanzania, where the Bordens threw their arms around me. I happened to sit on the not-as-scenic side of the bus because I missed most of Mt. Kilimangaro. But my side caught the Maasai tribe and the […]
- Off to Africa In just a matter of hours I’m getting on a plane to Africa. My destination: the Borden’s house in Tanzania. I’ll spend a couple of weeks with these dear friends who are more like family, living alongside of them, and getting a feel for what life is like working with their Wild Hope International. I’ll […]
- A Kind Goodbye Sunday night was my last hurrah at the church. We played CTF 5000 (Capture the Flag insane-o style) and ate too much pizza. And then the kiddos blindsided me with the sweetest surprise: thank you cupcakes. A handful of them stood up in front of the group and said things they’d miss about me, they […]