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Post 202: Simple Solutions Versus Wild Ambition
There’s a temptation to assume that if missionaries aren’t writing newsletters, then they aren’t doing anything. I think in reality it’s the exact opposite. I […]
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VIDEO: Shopping at the Market
Please excuse the lousy Tok Pisin. Come along with me to the main market at Wewak on a Saturday morning. There are many little markets […]
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Post 200: Our First Tropical Christmas
Prepping for my Exam In the last post I mentioned that I needed to take some more tests. I have to take these tests at […]
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Post 198: Dying from Boredom Is Entirely Preventable
It’s disheartening to have a patient heal from tuberculosis or some other horrible condition only to die from boredom a week later.
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Garage Sale Cultures
In Lancaster County you’re a slacker (which is a slippery slope to a sinner) if your garage sale isn’t churning out revenue by 6 am. Then it shuts down promptly around lunch.
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Yoder’s Bent & Dent Emporium VS the Mission Field
Last time I was perusing the aisle of the Yoder’s Bent & Dent Emporium, it occurred to me that shopping Amish bent & dent stores is a lot like wandering into the mission field.