” Better to love God and die unknown than to love the world and be a hero; better to be content with poverty than to die a slave to wealth; better to have taken some risks and lost than to have done nothing and succeeded at it. –Erwin Lutzer “
Ranomafana
Two weeks ago, over Pentecost, we had a long holiday weekend... after all, doesn’t everybody have Pentecost Monday as a national holiday? Along with our guests, we went to a lush rainforest, Ranomafana (literally translated as Hot Water because of the natural hot...
Gavin’s Birthday
It’s still hard to believe that last Sunday we celebrated Gavin’s 1st birthday! He’s a sweet, fun-loving, quiet little guy, his eyes twinkle and he brings smiles to all he meets! He loves to stand on chairs, open and close the dryer, take all the tupperware out of...
A taste of home…
Last week we received our first guests from the States... friends, Nolan and Elizabeth Hunt. For the year or so before we left, they also lived in Santa Barbara, attended the same church, we were in Bible study together and they often babysat for us. How precious...
Only in Africa
There’s a lot of “only in Africa”-type of things our kids get to do... one such thing... we get to let our kids pretend to be airplanes on a working airstrip.... after all, planes only land here once every few days. READY......
POTW
Fall is ending and winter is beginning here in Madagascar and with it, the glorious and HUGE poinsettia’s are in full and vibrant bloom!
Early Missionaries
Last week our Malagasy class w ent on a field trip to a center for adults who are blind. This center teaches them a variety of trades so that in time, they may be employed as rug weavers, scarf and sweater knitters, basket makers, etc. The center and the people were...





