It's an experience in more ways than one whenever we visit Cincinnati. We lived in the area for most of our married life, and Lena lived there before we met. We have family in town as well as many good friends. It's also where the United Church of God has its home office. A lot goes on there. The men and women who work at the office coordinate the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom of God to all the world. Once a year many of the elders meet together to make ...

Last Chance - getting everything ready for our time away. As we prepared for a trip to the US, it seemed like all of the important meetings needed to happen. It seemed like just when we were hitting a good pace, it was time for a break. Even though were needed in Malawi, that doesn't mean that were essential. It's nice to be needed and it's nice to feel like we are actually doing some good in giving our brethren in Malawi some of what they might need, but while w...

The last few weeks have gone by rather quickly and have been some of the busiest weeks for me in a lot of ways. The Kubiks were with us not long ago. The Passover came and went and so did the First Day of Unleavened Bread. We had a wonderful Feast filled with fellowship and good conversation. The very next day we had a work party on our property, cleaning windows and leveling the ground. We also bought paint and a few other supplies and added some nice touches to...

It's springtime in the northern hemisphere, especially in places that sit somewhere close to the middle between the equator and the arctic circle. Spring for me has always meant flowers blossoming, leaves starting to grow back on the branches of trees, baby animals being born and learning how to walk, and sunshine a little more often than in the darker months of Winter. What I think of as Spring doesn't really describe what is happening now in Malawi. The seasons...

Last week brought "the Ides of March." This day is always with me. It's not that I obsess over the fate of Julius Caesar or the hurt he must have felt that day when he turned to look his best friend in the eyes after being betrayed by him. I'm not terribly fond of memorizing lines from Shakespeare plays, and I have actually never seen that play. I only know the warning that was given Caesar before his death because others have mentioned it, and because it's such ...