Malawi is one of the most unique places we have ever been to in so many ways. There is a simplicity here that you might not find in a lot of places. There's an ease of living that is often overshadowed by malaria scares and thieves in the night. Everything is relatively close by, and yet distance means something else when you don't have a car and when the roads aren't in great shape. There will always be something familiar about driving through the streets of Li...

This time the sunshine was scarce in Dublin. Again Luke met us at the airport and accompanied us back to Dún Laoghaire so we could set down our bags and step back out for another tour of Dublin. We did take things slightly slower on the second round, but that doesn't mean we didn't walk just as far as we did the first day. The city around us doesn't seem to slow down, especially now that Summer has arrived. I think you can tell travelers from locals because ...

The thought was, we should visit one of our congregations close by since we will be in the area. And that's exactly what we did. There is no UCG congregation in Ireland, although we found out later that we do have a few members in the South of the country. We searched and found that we could travel by train to Northern Ireland, fly to the Isle of Mann, or fly to England or Scotland where we have congregations we could go and see. Last year at the Feast of Taberna...

It has long been a fascination of mine to discover some of my history. I don't give it that much thought, but it is interesting to think about our history and those people who came before us. Why are we the way that we are? Is it because we share a bit of the personality and character of our parents and grandparents? Are talents passed down from generation to generation? The older I get the more I feel the desire to find these things out. At a certain point in my...

East Texas got sunny just as we were leaving. That's the way it goes when the rains follow you to different places. We ended up getting to Cincinnati a little later than expected, flying through a rain storm in Miami, Florida. Thankfully the flight out of Miami was delayed enough to give us the time to grab a snack before taking off again. Turns out we were only an hour late getting into Cincinnati. We hit the ground very tired and thankful for a very comfy bed. ...