by Tammy | Nov 8, 2010 | Daily Life, Ministry
It came down to the day before our Visas were to expire (November 5) at the end of the work day when they were finally stamped for a 3 month extension. We were actually thinking of how we would get back to the States and I have to be honest my thoughts went to all...
by Tammy | Nov 2, 2010 | Africa, Daily Life, Ministry
Last week I decided to hang out with Chuck during his day. You know kind of follow him around like a puppy and see what he does, plus there still was no electricity so I could just as easily read where he was as at home! He spent the day at the farm (land we are...
by Tammy | Oct 30, 2010 | Africa, Daily Life, Personal
During my electricity withdrawal I learned how very much I depend on electricity throughout my day: Cooking – thankfully we have a stove with both electric and gas burners so we were able to cook up the food that would have been wasted in the refrigerator...
by Tammy | Oct 27, 2010 | Daily Life, Personal
I’ve been on a 3 1/2 day electricity fast – not by choice mind you. Power went out Monday morning and finally came back on Wednesday evening. The first day I worked on the computer until the battery went dead, which meant no more Facebook, Twitter,...
by Tammy | Oct 21, 2010 | Daily Life
You may remember a couple weeks ago I showed you pictures of the rather large cracks in our home. Today repairs are underway. While some are working on the outside (which I didn’t take pictures of) others are working inside: It’s hard to see in the top...
by Tammy | Oct 19, 2010 | Daily Life, Ministry
Seems I’m saying ‘thank you’ A LOT lately, but when I’m just so thankful what else can I say? How about grazie, gracias, asante? Same thing only different language but I don’t want my ‘thank-you’s’ to ever sound practiced or said out of obligation. When I say thank...