I admit that my reflections talk about tea more than most other things, but to be fair, tea helps me connect and reflect more than most....

We expected Thoko and Nixon sometime this afternoon, but we were working on our computers as we waited. After a bit, I looked outside,...

I munched mindlessly on banana chips and a marshmallow. I should eat dinner. I knew better than to eat this junk food at all. But this...

I’ve never spoken to 1000 people before. I might have thought it would have been more intimidating, that I might have prepared for days...

It wasn’t our first time in this garden; we’d been here with ice cream cones on Valentine’s Day and with my gardener on a reconnaissance...

I start the day with an evaluation for the village chief. He has tingling pain in his legs and I am concerned that it could be due to...

I wouldn’t have become a missionary doctor by chance. A pair of surgeons from the church that raised me encouraged me to pursue medicine...

I woke up at 6:00, just right because I went to bed early last night By 8:00 I’ve had some cups of tea, breakfast with Greg, jogging with...

For the last four months, I have enjoyed participating in an online tea community. I sipped and discussed a different tea daily with...

She sat in the dirt in the small, dark room. Her face bright, she sang from a tiny Swahili hymn book. I learned my first words of Swahili...

For the last few years, we have had to burn or bury our own trash. It really makes us come to terms with any wastefulness in our lives....

Our new house came with a dog. He’s a sweet little village mut who has probably guarded this property his whole life. Affectionate and...

I’ve been caring for patients in creative ways during the past weeks, as I finalize logistics to start working in Lilongwe again. I...

I cleared out my things from the office yesterday. The water filter will help Geerten stay hydrated, the tea set goes to Doreen, the...

I like things organized, packaged, labeled. Thus, the obtaining of a label maker at Christmas has brought me great enjoyment. Greg says I...

I’ve been overwhelmed by the love others have showered on us during our season of furlough – love that I could feel with all my senses,...

Dec 2020 For the past 20 days, I’ve rested like I’ve never rested before. Forget not going out, I barely left my bed. I wasn’t too sick,...

It’s that time again, time when we let go of our entire life in Africa and step back into an entirely different life in America. We stay...

“When someone tells us we are doing a good job, it encourages us to do better.” We sat around a table with the six medical students we...

One of my joys these past weeks has been the chance to run. I ran around a beautiful lake and beside a forest. I ran along paved streets...