Elliot Has A Birthday Party
Elliot turned six today. He’s pretty excited about it. I was pushed into an existential crisis, just like last time he had a birthday.
We Survived Our Bush Orientation
Every new Samaritan Aviation family goes through a “Bush Orientation” which sounds like a formal
Ride Along On A Visit To The Haus Sik
After we fly patients in, we all take turns going and visiting them. Come with our family on a trip to the local "Haus Sik."
Death Warmed Over is Better Than Death Served Cold, But It's Still Worrisome.
Janice picks up some strange tropical disease and Adi gets stitches which causes me to muse about suffering and its effects.
Rejoice! For Our Visas Were Lost But Have Been Found Again.
An unlikely series of events and a needle-in-a-haystack search helps us find our visas and passports.
It Won't Take Long
Traveling is getting easier with each generation, thus losing its ability to shape our character. Maybe this is why our nation is in a moral decline.
Acculturating at Mission Training International
I used to think that the only preparation you needed to be a missionary was an appetite for misery and a one way plane ticket.
Colorado Trip: Episode 5
We finally arrive at MTI but not before visiting some cliff dwellings and driving up a mountain pass while my children give me driving advice.
Colorado Trip: Episode 2
Featuring the St. Louis Arch and not much else.
Fishing, And Other Bad Behaviors
Immediately bait buckets, lead weights, and sharp hooks fly through the air while full grown men throw themselves on something that's slicker than a greased pig.
We Went To Zambia (And Came Back Again)
The whole family travels to Zambia to help a mission organization work on their airplanes.
Nearer My God To Thee
She stood on the brakes as I sat in the passenger seat, dug my fingernails into the dashboard, and hummed Nearer My God to Thee.