Missionary Blogs

Joe and I were out for a walk. People are staying at home, as we should, but allowed out for exercise if we keep appropriate distance from others. There was no one else around, so ... read more

Pandemic.  Covid 19.  Social and/or physical distancing.  The stalled economy.  I have no new or creative thoughts to share on these topics.  That being said, I encourage anyone reading this to look elsewhere for public ... read more

I am hunkered-down in Lincoln, Nebraska, observing the many new ways of doing things that the Coronavirus pandemic has forced upon our many school systems. Face-to-face instruction indefinitely postponed; athletics suspended; even standardized testing has ... read more

Hello all! As you may already know, last night South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa announced a 21 day national lockdown starting on Thursday. This means that almost everything is shutting down, and I’ll be required ... read more

Hello everyone, This is Pete’s friend and website admin Holly. Pete came home early from Tanzania due to the coronavirus. Pete has been traveling since early Friday morning, and is now finally home, in quarantine ... read more

Up through this past weekend, my life in South Africa was mostly unaffected by COVID-19. But now, life here is shifting dramatically. We only just broke 100 confirmed cases yesterday, but as early as Sunday ... read more

Hello Everyone! I apologize (once again) for the long gap between blog posts. First, let me assure you that I am healthy, happy, and safe here in Oman. Like much of the world, we are ... read more

It’s been a little while since I’ve checked in. I’ve delayed writing this post for days now, leaving it undone from my daily to-do list each day. My hesitation is not because things are bad, ... read more

The children make life here so pleasant when things are so tough all around them. Many times the eldest girl takes care of the younger siblings in the family. In this picture the girl has ... read more

Hello everyone, It’s good to be back here at St. Philips Theological College. Here is some of what I’ve been doing.read more

The ‘Earthkeeping: Creation Care in Global Mission’ conference at Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis, April 29-May 1, has a terrific set of plenary speakers in Katharine Jeffers-Schori, Leon ... read more

South Africa is currently going through ‘load shedding,’ planned rotational blackouts throughout the country to prevent the power grid from collapse. Load shedding was introduced by Eskom (South Africa’s power company) in 2008 and has ... read more

I’ve delayed a bit in creating my final blog post but am now sitting down to write you all an electronic letter. I am back in Nebraska, but have my 2 last days in the ... read more

Many Dominican Development Group (DDG) members arrived in Santo Domingo late Sunday night . . . or was it Monday morning early? Anyway, the decision was made to delay our meeting a bit Monday morning ... read more

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord ... read more