Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Greetings from North Carolina. Well, actually I’m in Pennsylvania right now to spend Christmas with family, something I haven’t been able to do for a while, but the greeting is still the same. I thought I’d better update all of you as to what has been going on this past year. It has been an … Continue reading Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! →

Two Weeks and Counting

Can it be just two weeks before I leave Kenya? Time is flying by, and my emotions are running wild. Yesterday they had the Staff Farewell Tea after school, saying goodbye to all the staff that are leaving at the end of the term. Quite a few are leaving for a home assignment, and will … Continue reading Two Weeks and Counting →

A New Beginning (I think I already used this title before, but it fits here as well)

Well if you are a Facebook friend of mine you've probably heard the news. If you're not, then today you get to hear the news. I've accepted a teaching position for next school year. I'm the newest teacher at Triad Baptist Christian Academy in Kernersville, North Carolina. Where is Kernersville, you ask? Well it's in … Continue reading A New Beginning (I think I already used this title before, but it fits here as well) →

He Has Risen Indeed

Happy Easter, Praying Friends, Two great theologians. Johnny Hart and A.W. Tozer. “If man had his way, the plan of redemption would be an endless and bloody conflict. In reality, salvation was bought not by Jesus' fist, but by His nail-pierced hands; not by muscle but by love; not by vengeance but by forgiveness; not … Continue reading He Has Risen Indeed →

Almost The End of Term 2

Greetings Praying Friends, Well it's almost the end of 2nd term here at RVA. Just a week and a half left before we get a bit of a break. A lot of fun things happened this term. I've finished my first class on my Masters program, got a 98.71%, so could have done better, but … Continue reading Almost The End of Term 2 →

Happy New Year!!!

Greetings praying friends, Well the New Year has begun. I didn't quite make it to midnight last night. I went camping with the Myrick clan at Hell's Gate National Park the night before. Sleeping in a tent is great, except when you don't sleep so much. Those tiny pebbles on the ground under the tent … Continue reading Happy New Year!!! →

Life Still Goes On

Dear Praying Friends, First, I want to say "Thank You" for all the kind expressions after my last prayer letter. I know that leaving RVA after 20 years is going to be huge. I was afraid that people wouldn't understand, yet the vast majority of comments on Facebook, through e-mails, and even in person have … Continue reading Life Still Goes On →

20 Years Later, What Is Next?

Greetings praying friends, There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: (Ecclesiastes 3:1) I believe this is going to be one of the hardest prayer letters I’ve ever written. Not quite the hardest, but close. The easiest thing for me to do is to just write it. I … Continue reading 20 Years Later, What Is Next? →

Twenty New Beginnings

Wow, can you believe it? I'm starting my 20th year teaching here at RVA. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like bananas. (Wow that's an old joke.) First day of school photo, like all my students Today is the first day of school. I'm teaching the same classes I've taught for the past couple … Continue reading Twenty New Beginnings →

The Plagues of Egy . . .RVA!!!

What can I say. It's the rainy season. And we've had great rains. But with rains comes these little critters. Here in Kenya they're called Nairobi Eyes. They should also be called "The Spawn of Satan.". They're only about a centimeter long, and a millimeter wide, They don't bite or sting, but their bodily fluids … Continue reading The Plagues of Egy . . .RVA!!! →