Home Improvements: The Stairs
Different from our last home in Abeche, the stairs leading to the roof of our home here in Iriba are actually inside our house…
Posts by: Jacob
Housewarming Gift
What do you give as a gift when someone moves in next door? Our landlord wanted to welcome us to town and into our…
Nehemiah Turns 10!
Today, our Bucko became our first double digit aged child. Wow, where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday that Sonja was…
Chadian Clothesline
Chadians are renown for getting by with what’s available to them. It’s how they live their lives. When we first arrived at our new…
Chad (Where Feet Will Fail)
One of the blessings that a conference or retreat brings to our family is exposure to some of the songs that churches and believers…
Chameleon In Iriba
Apparently chameleons don’t only exist on the drive up to Iriba, but also in the town itself. Or at least there’s one, as Athanasius…
Christmas Outfits
In Chad, one holiday practice that you’ll observe is the purchasing and wearing of new outfits. At the end of Ramadan or the Feast…
Perpetua Turns 1!
This is a super belated post, but last month our little Sunshine celebrated her first birthday, a LONG way from her Québéc birthplace: order…
Christmas Friends
The last three weeks has been a bit of blur. We moved out of our old house around December 18 to get it ready…
Bedtime in Chad
At the end of a hard day, there is no place as wonderful as the bed. Here in Chad, you often head to your…