Journals
Nzunga and Kihomi Maintaining the Eye Clinic

In all my years of running the eye clinic, I have learned one lesson: to pay attention both inside the eye clinic–its staff, its patients, medication, equipment–and also outside–its walls. All is important.

Children get Eye Exam

John 39 “…I have come into this world, so that the blind will see…”9. Dear Loved Ones, Greeting. What are all those children doing there? Are they in a school, …

Heavy Hearts…

As Pastor Fausto, his family and congregation journey through this trial, our family has been inspired and touched by their amazing faith and trust in God. They’ve prayed and fasted asking God to do His will…Isn’t it astonishing how God works? We thought we would encourage Pastor Fausto and his family but instead they’ve been an inspiration for us.

Taira Childcare Center Rebirth!

Lee Ann and I boarded the 8:00 express train to Iwaki 13 minutes before departure. During almost two and a half hours on the train, I could quietly rehearse my 2-minute speech in Japanese lots of times!

U.S. Embassy Officers Visit BVTC!

Human Rights Officers Rustum Nyquist and Dennis Amenyitor visited the Baptist Vocational Training Centre 2 weeks ago after learning that BVTC rehabilitates Trokosi victims.

So… what does the body of Christ look like in Nepal?

When I was a child, my grandma and her friends made a quilt of fabric swatches that couldn’t have been more uncomplimentary, and yet everyone called it beautiful, a true work of art. I didn’t get it at the time. But as I matured, I not only began to appreciate the beauty of such “uncomfortable” collaboration, but also the tender care and commitment it takes to make it work.