Sport as Reconciliation
There are a lot of wonderful things about sports. It’s good exercise, builds character…and sometimes gives you a platform to bury the hatchet with…
Archive for July, 2011
Headway English
I just finished two weeks of instruction in the town of Iriba for teachers in the camps of Iridimi and Touloum. The organization responsible…
Finger Licking Good
Here in Chad, most people eat with their hands. The staple food is aish and mulaa’, which is a baked bland-tasting grain (millet, sorghum,…
Our First Pet
Buy Zoloft online That, friends, is a hedgehog. “I’m so excited! It’s our first pet”, said Evangeline, as the kids put it into a…
When Him Come Home?
I received that SMS text earlier this week while teaching up in Iriba, which warmed my heart to know that Athanasius was thinking of…
Playing Games
Many days, our yard is a virtual carnival with numerous children parading in and out. The way Sonja manages the home, the kids’ schooling,…
Poll Positions
Figured I would use a racing term there for the title, since motor racing can’t seem to get any love from you all. My…
Nehemiah Needs You
Today in Math, Nehemiah was learning how to use charts and graphs to display statistics. One of his assignments is to create a poll…
Back In Town
“Nasaara”, a voice yells in the market. The word is used here for a foreigner and we hear it often from young and old,…
A Termite’s Diet
Books can really take a beating here with all the heat and sand, so we use plastic tubs from the good old ” Prozac…
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