My mom started saving my letters from Rwanguba in 1985, despite my protests. I’m so thankful she did! My husband and I were appointed as missionaries in 1980. For the next two years we visited churches in the Pacific NW and California to raise … [Read more...]
Daylight Must Come, by Alan Burgess
I read Daylight Must Come, by Alan Burgess (1975) for two reasons – because I liked another book by Burgess (The Small Woman) and because Daylight Must Come tells the story of Helen Roseveare, who served as a medical missionary in the Democratic … [Read more...]
A Resignation Letter
During our first term as missionaries in the village of Rwanguba, in the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire,) I wrote a resignation letter. Not really. But I sure wanted to. So I poured my frustrations into a … [Read more...]
John 10:11 Sheep Need a Shepherd
Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” (John 10:11, New American Standard Bible) When we lived in DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly called Zaire), we often saw farm animals in the … [Read more...]