“What was that?” Jess asked me, slight concern in her voice. “I’m pretty sure it was the tire” I replied as I pulled to the side of the two lane highway. Yep, we stepped out of the car to see…

“How are you doing?” It’s a question we often get from Jess, sometimes we want to open up and talk other times we don’t, but we only get this question because she cares. The other day I was just having…

First, Happy Easter everyone!! Just wanted to give everyone a quick update over the past few days. Every Easter, Pastor Gift and a few other close churches do an Easter camp out, this year it was held at a school.…

Top ten things I’ve missed about home (not including people) 10. Reliable (well most of the time) transportation 9. Soft clothes 8. Couches 7. Internet, TV, and movies 6. College football (and college sports in general) 5. Air-conditioning 4. Tex-Mex,…

For those of you who don’t know, I love babies. Here are a few stories I’ve written in my journal lately about some of them that frequently come to the center. It’s Sunday and finally cool; the morning rains have…

Do you remember those magnetic “How are you feeling today?” boards that were a big hit for awhile? My mom still has one in the office at our house. I’m wondering if there is one that says overwhelmed. I think…

I came out of our room looking for Jessica, she had just been in the kitchen and now I couldn’t find her. It was Tuesday, which for the girls on my team means, Beauty from the Ashes or the older…

A week ago this was the headline in the local Swazi newspaper. It’s a sobering realization that we have a long way to go until the children of the world are protected from such atrocities. ABOUT 80 children have been…