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The home behind the old wooden fence…
may prayer letter
May 2008 Dear Friends, I bring you greetings from Freetown and Kroo Bay. At the start of this month at around 5am it started to rain. The rain was so hard to the point that I had some of it shower in my room. But it was okay for me. After a while I got call from…
June Update
Dear Friends, Time seems to be getting away from me, and my communication with you over the past few months has become more scant than I would want. So, I'm stopping to write and to hopefully bring you up to date with what has been happening over the last few weeks and months. Let me…
Stars in the Dark
Dear Family and Friends, Greetings of peace, joy, and hope to you. I hope this note finds you vibrant and abiding in God’s love. Here in Freetown we are thankful. In the midst of the discouraging daily struggles with electricity, water, deception, and the corrupt system around us, there are shining moments of beauty and…
Advent Podcast 2008 – Week 3 – Josh Fowler, read by Mandy Mowers
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Advent Podcast 2008 – Week 2 – Monica Klepac
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Advent Podcast 2008 – Week 1 – Tara Haley
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Beggars Society: December 10, 2006: Sarah on exodus
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April Folkertsma – May. 1, 2008
Friends and Family: And so, I am here. I arrived in Galati just over a month ago and the time has gone so quickly. It must be the newness of everything that causes the days to fly. I am finding my way around, learning Romanian, making friends, and so thankful to be here. I’m living…
Harvest-time
Yesterday we went to the countryside to help our cook's father with his harvest. Don Antonio is a 72-year-old farmer/pastor with the biggest toothless smile you've ever seen. Every day he walks an hour from his house to his fields over rolling hills to care for his barley, potatoes, onions, and turnips. And yesterday, we…
Sabbath
“If you call the Sabbath a delight, the holy day of the LORD honorable… then you will take delight in the LORD.” (from Isaiah 58:13-14) Winter has quickly turned to spring and with the arrival of warm weather the pace of life seems to quicken. Everyone begins spring cleaning, washing windows, scrubbing floors, dragging heavy…