Apr 03 2008
Have you ever participated in a mission’s trip? Often mission trips are conducted during summer months in locations that are extremely hot. Frequently these trips involve a lot of manual labor, to include digging ditches and constructing churches, clinics or schools. The heat is intense as you work long hours and the thought crosses your mind, “I sure hope they don’t run out of water.”
Mar 18 2008
Distressing news about a friend is much more difficult to accept when you have a long history with that friend. For years you have heard me talk about my friend, former General Adolphe Onusumba, who was one of the rebel leaders in the recent civil war in the Congo. We were friends throughout the civil war.
Aug 04 2006
The vast world in which we live in is actually quite small when you think about it. How could the tsunami in Asia, the earthquake in Pakistan and Hurricane Katrina affect Rivers of the World (ROW) in Africa?
Aug 03 2006
During the dry season, around May to October, in areas south of the Equator in Africa, the rivers either disappear completely or turn into a little trickle. My wife, Mickie, and I were near Kinshasa in the Congo and walked in a dry riverbed filled with thousands of people.
Jul 06 2006
I hear it all the time, “I’m just too…young, old, smart, dumb, fat, skinny, poor, rich to be able to serve the Lord.”
Jul 04 2006
AIDS is a fact of life in much of Africa and its victims include countless children. The Lord has led Rivers of the World (ROW) to establish an orphanage in the Congo for 400 children left parentless due to AIDS. A well is needed to provide clean water for these 400 children, the staff and teachers of the orphanage, the clinic and the school. The cost is $26,000 for a well, which would provide this basic necessity of life.
Jul 03 2006
I do so enjoy Girl Scout cookies! So much so, that I even carry a box with me when I am out in remote jungles. It is amazing how one simple box of Girl Scout cookies can lift spirits and change moods. When we are surrounded by nothing but the jungle canopy and everyone is depressed or discouraged, eaten up with bugs and weary from the hot weather, I pull out a box of Girl Scout cookies and instantly, life gets good again!
May 04 2006
I just love to eat! I especially enjoy going to the grocery store, buying some food, coming home and rustling up a bunch of grub!
May 02 2006
When you come before the throne of grace and present your petitions to God, what do your prayers sound like? Sometimes as I pray aloud to God, my prayers sound like I am whining, complaining or even begging. I forget about the most important aspects of prayer—the adoration and the praise. Most of all, I sometimes fail to remember the power of prayer.
May 01 2006
Have you ever seen a ship christened? This is when a ceremony is held complete with a bottle of champagne that is whacked across the side of a ship. Earlier this year, my wife, Mickie, christened our newest ship based in the Congo.