Video: Togo 2010

We made a video again!

This one highlights our last six-month outreach in Togo. We attempted multiple times to upload the video to blogger...???

So, instead, you can simply access the video here. Click on "Togo 2010." For your ease, the "wmv" is for Windows, and the "mov" is for Mac.

Enjoy! :-)

(For our ship friends, the file is too large. Sorry-O) :-(

home.sweet.home

After 2.5 days of traveling, we are HOME!! It is so surreal, we are taking it all in...


The first thing I noticed as I stepped out of the airport and onto American soil was the air. The smell. It was fresh and clean. I could smell "summer." You see Africa doesn't have seasons. We are enjoying the sweet presence of family and friends. And gawking over the VERY FAST internet! :-) What a luxury! We are also eating all the fruit we can get our hands on, like berries and orange oranges :-) Our first night home I couldn't get over the fact that it was after 9pm and it was still light out! I'm lovin' it. We also are still trying to get used to how QUIET it is around the house. Without the sound of the ship's engine alarms, motors, and a/c, I swear I would be able to hear a pin drop in our bedroom. And where are all the people??! :-)

I won't be posting as regularly during our visit home, but will resume when we return to the ship in a few weeks. Stop by again then!

winner!

so sorry for the delay...

congrats to Howard Green, winner of the Africa necklace giveaway! Howard is the father of my bestest friend on the ship. He has been following our journey through this blog and my dear friend, Allison (his daughter). Allison's friendship is a blessing and her joy is contagious. I am so thankful that God has brought her into my life, a constant amidst continual change. Howard, the necklace is in the mail. :-)

a big thanks to all those that participated... we'll have to do it again :-)