Our friends and colleagues the Cahills recently delivered their third little girl at BMC. Shortly after her birth, Lori’s parents and niece came to visit them. During their stay, they had a baby naming ceremony at Fulbe Baptist Church which they attend in Nalerigu. Heidi’s parents were also in town so we all attended with […]
Trey’s 11th Birthday Party
Trey’s birthday was in August but he postponed his party until all his friends and his grandparents were in town. So on September 4, we celebrated at our house and had our friend Baby bake another delicious cake for us. Some of the games Trey and his friend played were tag, water balloons, capture the […]
Welcome Nils & Marlen!
German NGOs Evivo & Weltwärts have sent two new volunteers to Nalerigu to work at a local private school and feeding center. We’ve served as mentors for each pair of volunteers for the last three years and it’s always been an fun experience. Since we started, we’ve declared Sunday nights to be German Movie Night and […]
Uganda’s Adungu Harp
I was recently visiting churches in the refugee camps of northwestern Uganda and came across these wonderful instruments. Called an adungu (or ekidongo or ennenga in other languages) it is a sort of arched harp. When arriving at one church, I heard music coming from inside. The bass was so clear that I assumed it was […]
BMC Construction
The Baptist Medical Centre where we live and work has been blessed with a very generous donation from the Helmsley Charitable Trust in the US. With the new funds, the hospital administration has been able to finish the new Outpatient & Administration building that was started five years ago. They have also begun a new project […]
Trey Turns 11
This fella turned eleven today! We’re holding off on a birthday party until his grandparents and some of this local friends who are gone on holiday get back. Nonetheless, he got to open some birthday presents and one was a drone. Below are some shots he took with it.
Cathedrals, Huts, Homes: Exploring Places of Worship the World Over
Bricks and mortar, steel and glass, mud and stone: these do not constitute the church. But places of worship differ around the world.
The Bird Trap
The Yellow Fronted Canary (crithagra mozambica) is a popular bird to keep as a pet in northern Ghana. It has a pleasant, uplifting song and chatters all the time. I recently ran across some boys while out exploring on my bike and they answered my question of “How do folks catch these birds?” These kids had […]
Scarp visit with Christine
With Christine in town we had to take her to our favorite lookout point at the escarpment. Dr. Grossman and Richard Jandow, their translator for the research project, accompanied us for the hike. It had been stormy all morning but before sunset the clouds cleared and the cliffs looked more beautiful than I’ve ever seen […]