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Monday was a busy day. The day started with an appointment with the Vice Chancellor of ILU (Intl Leadership University, formerly Nairobi Intl School of Theology where I taught as an adjunct 1998-2003). That was followed a couple of hours later with an online Apologetics Workshop. I was the Keynote Speaker and needed those two hours to do final prep. Then, it was, eat lunch, pack, and head to the airport. I am at the airport, in the lounge now.
So, the this trip has ended but I have a feeling it is more of a beginning.
Click on READ MORE to read why I think that and to get the link to the
picture album with a few unique photos.

Henry and I have been in Liberia for about 27 hours and it feels like it’s been 27 days. There has been endless issues but I think the most grueling part of the time in Liberia is over. In the past 27 hours, I experienced “new math” and concluded 1+1-4.

Greetings from Liberia. It seems like only 36 hours ago I was getting out of bed at the Red Lion near the Portland airport. And it was! It’s been a mostly (I said mostly) uneventful trip. There were a couple of frustrating, patience stretching moments but they are no in the rearview mirror. Click here to get a few more details, a preview of our time in Liberia, and a link to a few new pictures.

We awoke today to an absolutely gorgeous day. The sun is shining, the temperature is in the low 70’s, and Mount Mulanje is showing off. I was excited to see that for breakfast bananas were available. However, these just aren’t any bananas. They are mini bananas about half the size of those we have in …

Travel Diary 5: Under A Tree Read More »

COVID–19 made the planning for this trip extraordinarily difficult. Travelers are required to have a negative COVID–19 test before entering each country, and each country also has its own timeframe for when the COVID test must be administered. Since our team had to go to Malawi, Uganda, and back to the United States, it meant …

Travel Diary 4: This Is Africa Read More »

There is an African proverb that says every day a gazelle awakens and realizes that if he does not outrun the lion, he will not survive the day. Every day a lion awakens and realizes that if he does not outrun the gazelle, he will not survive the day. Therefore, every morning, whether you are …

Travel Diary 3: Up and Running Read More »

I’ve always loved flying. While navigating strange airports and sitting in a narrow uncomfortable airplane seat for hours on end can stretch the limits of my endurance, it has never quenched my love for flying and adventure. I’m always reminded when I fly that the things that seem so big to us on the ground …

Travel Diary 2: Fly High Read More »

There are times in life when God comes through in remarkable ways that both humble and amaze you. As my team and I made our connection in Washington, D. C. in route to Malawi, where we are conducting our very first ITEM training in Malawi, I was reminded in a fresh way that God is …

Travel Diary 1: God Is In Control Read More »