I have been telling people about the Ladies Retreat Weekend  from which I  just returned.  It was a weekend of Bible Study, prayer, singing, eating good food, playing games, swimming in a beautiful lake and sitting around talking and laughing about nothing.   I was using the word “retreat” frequently in my conversation,  when it suddenly [...]

The scorching sun beats down.  The earth is dry with very little signs of life.  Everyone carries this film of dust on their skin, some more noticeable than others.  We have gathered at the funeral of one of our employees, Mr. Thangaludzu.  He had worked for Lutheran Mobile Clinic faithfully for the last 25 years. [...]

It took seven years. But if you ask me, it was worth the wait.  And judging from all the joyful comments, the crowd was thinking the same: “God has really blessed us!” “This is history in the making!” “I’ve never seen anything like this before!”
On September 13, 2009, members from five area congregations gathered at [...]

For years they weren’t there.  The ground lay dormant.  No one tilled.  No one watered.  The garden was really no garden at all.  Just hardened earth.  Rocky soil.  Unattended land.  Then one day attention was given.  A plan was made. The soil tilled.  The weeds removed.    The land watered.  Seeds planted and fertilizer applied.  And [...]

“Too bad we hafta go to bed.”
Spoken matter-of-factly. Stated sincerely. Said to no one yet heard by everyone. Everyone, that is, who was on the truck.
At least a dozen of us were seated or standing on the back of a 4 X 4 Landcruiser. We were on safari. No guns, [...]