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A Snatch of a Dream
We humans shouldn't complain about pregnancy. Though senior missionaries have very relaxed rules compared to younger missionaries, the...
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5 days ago4 min read
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The Rainy Season
WIth the advent of the rainy season at the beginning of April, not only are the residential and outlying areas muddy and more washed out...
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Apr 203 min read
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The Backstory for The Unsigned Masterpiece
Scroll down a little on this website homepage and you'll see that I've added a new book! It may seem strange that I would publish a book...
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Apr 74 min read
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Unexpected Reaction
First, I was recently asked what I missed from home. One thing I've noticed lately is MAIL! We take that daily trip to the mailbox for...
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Mar 125 min read
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My Personal Terrors
You may have noticed that I don't speak too much about the ins and outs of daily missionary work. We spend a lot of our time trying to...
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Mar 25 min read
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The Golden Monkeys
We were looking forward to the trek to the Golden Monkeys but it turned out to be little more than a stroll: less than one kilometer....
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Feb 142 min read
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Learning a culture
We have recently moved to a different apartment. Unfortunately, the new furniture for the old apartment arrived just two weeks before we...
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Jan 276 min read
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An Unexpected Adventure
After 5 months as a missionary in Rwanda, we didn't expect to get to go to Bujumbura, Burundi. Burundi is a tiny country that borders...
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Jan 84 min read
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Christmas in Rwanda
It's been a strange, sweet, troubling season. My birthday came and went last month, We had roasted goat for Thanksgiving, and then...
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Dec 24, 20243 min read
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Nobody is out of reach of Jesus Christ.
Several weeks ago, we went with the other senior couples to visit a furniture factory at the request of President Ignatius, one of the...
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Dec 14, 20244 min read
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20 weddings
We were invited to a wedding of a young man whom we know slightly. All the senior missionaries were invited, as is customary. We...
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Dec 7, 20243 min read
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The Brothers and the Sisters
Thanksgiving is a time to be with family, to heal hurts and to revel in the bounties God has given to us. We will be missing our families...
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Nov 24, 20244 min read
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Today's purchase for the week.
When we first got here, we purchased our produce and eggs in a "supermarket." The quality was nice and the prices were UNBELIEVABLE! But...
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Nov 13, 20242 min read
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Finding the Bridge to Prosperity
One day in seven we take a day off. Not to say that we're on task every moment of every other day, but Mondays are our day to relax,...
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Nov 11, 20244 min read
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Carrying a Heavy Load?
A couple of weeks ago, we decided to vary our morning exercise and walk to the Nyanbugogo market. It's about a five mile round trip, but...
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Oct 29, 20243 min read
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A High Price for Faith
These two cute Sister Missionaries are Sister Edet from Nigeria, (Left), and Sister Mei, Sierra Leon, (Right) One of the duties we have...
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Oct 21, 20245 min read
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The Gift of Tongues
One of the things that has surprised us here in Rwanda is that the majority of people speak only Kinyarwanda. Returned missionaries and...
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Oct 14, 20243 min read
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Become as this little child
For starters, the children here in Rwanda are melt-your-heart beautiful. (I guess I've said that already in previous posts.) Not that the...
bethstephenson123
Oct 8, 20243 min read
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I Met a Young Boy
I met a young boy, probably age ten or twelve; people here tend to look much younger than they are. I was on my way into the compound at...
bethstephenson123
Sep 30, 20246 min read
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Thirty years ago, I built a house. Seeing construction methods here gives me the shivers.
The grass in the foreground is being hoed into the clay and blended in. It reminded me of the children of Israel being punished by...
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Sep 24, 20242 min read
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