“And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, got up from the table, took off His outer robe, and tied a towel around Himself. Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples\u2019 feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around Him.”
A little over a week ago, I started to write about my Africa New Life sponsor child. After wiping the tears streaming down my face, I opted to wimp out and just post a few adorable pictures. I also included a video at the end, encouraging readers to consider sponsoring another kid I met named Claudine. Almost immediately, IHGB reader Amy had emailed me to sponsor Stephen. Stephen? What in
In Rwanda, women carry their babies on their backs like this. From day one, my goal was to get one of these ladies to let me essentially take their baby, hoist it on my back, tie it on and walk around blowing bubbles to the other street kids. I was drawn to this baby’s hair. But he wasn’t feeling it when I tried the back hoist. My disappointment was quickly
Today we went to Kubungabunga Park to go on a gorilla trek. We began our day with an African drum line. See anyone you recognize? This is our guide Edward. He gave us canes to help negotiate rocks and mud. Then we set out for the jungle. I was crouched down taking a picture of this baby gorilla… …excited for my friend Ann to come see the baby. She kept
Remember when I decided to learn a skill in 2011 and I picked balloon twisting? Oh yes. You can read about the penis sword by CLICKING HERE! Today was my first opportunity to practice this awesome skill in a mission field. Before leaving for Rwanda, I learned how to make a zebra, giraffe and a monkey climbing up a palm tree. I was excited to share with the kids and
