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Obama Underwear
Life in Africa can be hard; especially on your underwear. We arrived in Senegal over two years ago with what could be described as a moderate supply of underwear for all members of the family. We even...
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Speaking with a Perfect Accent
Gayle's French is not the best in the world. And she would be the first to admit this. Her conjugations are often confused, her tenses frequently a bit off, and many times she can't quite find the...
View ArticleBuilding a Marriage for God's Glory
Marriage, just like all of life, is meant to glorify God. It is meant to picture the loving relationship between Jesus and His church (Ephesians 5:32). God created marriage upon the pattern of Jesus...
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Being Maimouna Toubab
*I am reposting this today in honor of Hosanna's 8th birthday. Happy Birthday Maimouna Toubab! Hosanna’s African name is Maimouna and it also happens to be the name of her best friend who lives beside...
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Feeling the Weight
Most days we feel the weight. It's the weight that comes from living in a country that is 95% Muslim. It's that weight from looking into the eyes of your friends and neighbors and even the stranger on...
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Football, Fist-Fights, and Fitting In
It’s not easy being a teenager and trying to fit in, no matter where you find yourself. But it is particularly tricky when you are the only American boy in a village of several thousand. Soccer (or...
View ArticleLessons Learned
Certain truths are “known” at a certain level in our mind: we affirm that yes indeed these things are true. But then, after having been forced to live and lean on and rest on and seek shelter in these...
View ArticleLess and Less Clumsy
Before leaving Senegal to return to the US for our several months of Home Ministry Assignment we began preparing ourselves for “reverse” culture shock. Culture shock is the initial “shock” that you...
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Happy 16th Birthday Ez!
Early in our marriage Gayle and I battled with infertility. We tried for over three-and-a-half years to become pregnant before being told by one of the country's leading infertility specialists that...
View ArticleLife, Family, and Everything Else
For the first time in eleven months our family is together in Diouloulou as Ezra and Thea have returned to the village from boarding school in Dakar. Please pray for us as we spend the next few weeks...
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Helping Street Boys in Dakar
One of the ministries that our organization is involved in helps Talibé boys in the Senegalese capital of Dakar through a local Senegalese church. The word “talibé” means “disciple” or “follower” and...
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