Paging Western Union
For the last two days I have been telling my friends, “Ana mufallaz”. It essentially means I am poor or I have no money. …
Posts by: Jacob
Ramadan Begins
Thanks for your prayers yesterday. Athanasius and Evangeline are both markedly better today (they have smiles on their faces). Today marks the beginning of…
Driving Lessons
Our blog posts may be starting out like this for awhile (while our bodies adjust to Chad), but since we desire your prayers, Evangeline…
Riding Bicycles
Bicycles don’t move that well in sand, but you can find them here in Chad. Many roads are packed well enough that they can…
April Showers Bring…
…technically it’s not April, so I guess we’ll need to rework some of these rhymes. But, while running around outside in the rain in…
Elliana Under The Knife
On Tuesday, little Elliana Schrader walked back into the operating room for a procedure she is all too familiar with, jaw distraction surgery. Doctors…
Crazy Uncle
Do any of you have a “crazy uncle”? You know, that member of the family whose a little wacky and eccentric to the point…
Multi-Generational Toys
When I was a kid, we had an enormous backyard. There was only one problem. It was utterly incapable of growing grass. It would…
A Disgusting Song for Father’s Day
Hold on…it’s not as bad as you think. Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there and especially to our fathers, Deland Broten…
A Horse Race With A Beaver
Have you ever been in a horse race with a beaver? If you’re thinking the horse reference means that this post will have something…