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Repairing Storm Damage

With a machete A storm swept through Tsiko, the village where we are located, and the HBB compound yesterday with wind pushing the rain horizontally. Branches went down and the Tusenk’s cashew tree was twisted out of the ground. Clean up proceeded in typical Togo fashion, everything done by hand. Fortunately no buildings on theContinue reading “Repairing Storm Damage”

Week 2: March 7-13

We had rain Monday evening, yay!! And our roommate appeared:

First Week

We are already getting (somewhat) acclimated to Africa 😏. Today is cool, only in the low 90’s and overcast. We arrived in Lomé Saturday afternoon then it took about 3 hours to get to the hospital compound near Adeta. We were tested for COVID at the airport and underwent quarantine here at the Guesthouse. ItContinue reading “First Week”

God’s Solution

Isaiah 30:15b God said, through Isaiah, “In repentance and rest you will be saved. In quietness and trust is your strength.” God’s way is through repentance, 1 John 1:9, and rest, not through worry or doing things, but rest. I always try to fix things or worry about them, like whether we will be ableContinue reading “God’s Solution”

Medical Mission: El Alto, Bolivia

Coming home to La Paz, Bolivia, via cable car after serving in the medical outreach of Word Made Flesh, El Alto