We got an insider’s report of the Hati earthquake the other day when we met with Jason and Sharon Nighteingale. They arrived the morning of the earthquake and here is Jason’s report and Sharon’s.  And, we’re sure you could still give to EBM’s work in Hati. Just beating on a drum again…

We got our little dose of global warming in Idaho today. Ok, maybe that’s a tired little joke, and very unoriginal, but here are some of the photos: Update: ok, strike a blow for global warming. The snow is gone and our snowmen are lonely–they’re freaking out it’s so warm! Actually it’s freezing tonight and […]

One of the talks that we give is about discipleship, based on Titus 2:1-8. It’s a passage that reflects how members of the church are interrelated: older men, older women, younger women, younger men. We like to point out that we all fit in one of those categories! And we’re all to teach and learn […]

I would like to start this out by saying that we have the best kids in the world. No bragging, no kidding. They went more than five hours in the car, from Tacoma to La Grande, Oregon without a stop. Ok, having a DVD player in the car helps, but they didn’t watch movies the […]

Tomorrow we leave for Boise at 6 am. The kids are in bed, the car is prepped, the house is cleaned, arrangements are made for people to be here, and Barbara-Lee is packing. Yup, in our household I’m usually responsible for my clothes and she gets everyone else ready. And I’m barely able to get […]

February 1 in Ciudad Juarez (across the border from El Paso) 15 teenagers were murdered when a couple pickups full of assassins pulled up on both ends of the street and shot up a party. Around 14 more were wounded. This is an example of the kind of violence that has plagued Mexico since early […]

One of the realities of disaster relief that I’ve noticed after living long enough to see some major disasters (from a distance always so far) is that people (Americans from our personal experience, not to exclude others) can respond with phenomenal generosity to the initial need (9-11, the Tsunami, Katrina, now Hati). It’s funny how […]

We’re playing around with different photo services for the best, freest, most unlimited, most viewable photo storage and sharing service: Flickr, Snapfish, Shutterfly, and now Google’s Picasa… So here’s a link to a few photos from Pueblo Nuevo, just to see how this looks. If you have any suggestions we’d love to hear them. Ideally […]

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