Dying to self Money matters Beti, what do you have in your bag?, the old mama yelled from her house as I walked past. This is none of your business, I thought. I was coming
Humor Covid-19 Travel Rules Since Covid hit the earth, travelling has never been better, mainly because it is free. You do not need visas. And you don’t have to leave your house – well,
Trust God's Corona We have all learned a new word these past few months: CORONA! Well, some of us know about Corona beer … but, that is different. Hebrews 12 starts with a profound
Faith What does your miracle look like? Living with the Iso people in East Africa was challenging. Most were illiterate, poor and hungry. Harsh heat. Bad quality food. Cholera. Malaria. And most didn’t know Jesus as
Humor Tips and hacks for nomads Nomads live in deserts, ride camels or horses and do not have a fixed address. They know where to find water and can navigate over vast areas of sand dunes
Culture stress Culture stress Many people today live overseas. Some go away for their jobs, others for adventure, for studies, others because they have family living in another country, and others because they are
Training The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat The navy seals are those guys who jump out of helicopters at night into rough, icy water to execute some secret reconnaissance mission. The ones who have to be able
history Women of grit Courage — resolve — perseverance — strength of character. That’s grit! Come and run with me through history. Promise you, it is exciting to see what Christian women have been up to
Prayer How to do devotional scrapbooking Christ is my reward, and all of my devotion. Now there's nothing in this world that could ever satisfy. (‘Christ is enough, by Hillsong) In John 15:4 Jesus says,
Food Food rules Disclaimer: The following observations and rules are not based on scientific evidence or sound dietary advice. It is based on confusion. Eater beware. My extensive experience of eating food for
Trust Tower of trust While preparing to move to the Iso people in Africa, I started to get pre-field jitters. Counting the cost became very real. We handed over our sixteen-year old business to
Dying to self I'm rude now, and loving it Eating rice and beans most days was just one custom we had to adapt to when we moved from our home country to live with the Iso people in Africa.
Faith Jesus has a tattoo I like reading the book of Isaiah — it’s full of passion and word-pictures; but some sections are quite mysterious. For example, in Isaiah 33:1 it says, “Woe to
Dying to self Salma's sweets Dressed in the local fashion, and carrying a big bag of roasted peanuts and brown sugar, I struggled through the narrow sea sand streets to Salma’s house. Many greetings,
Food Plucking a chicken, and other egg stories Living in an Iso village for years — with mostly beans and rice as your daily grub — forced me to think out of the box. Decided to build a chicken coop,
Faith Flowers in the desert Weaving through traffic, following the GPS’s instructions like a slave, almost automatically. “At the next stop turn left.” I turn left, without even thinking about it. The GPS’s
Prayer Why I pray Praying. Talking to God. Waiting on God. Thinking deeply about spiritual things – that’s meditating. Asking God. Telling Him things He might not know – yeah right! Pleading with God. Practising
Culture shock Culture shock Don’t talk to me! I cannot believe they eat that stuff! I made a mistake in coming to live here … It feels like you are in a bad dream,
Act of worship Act of worship The scarf over my hair keeps sliding off, and I’m waddling like a duck to keep the tight cloth over my dress — and around my waste — in place. The
Mercy You are there - you do something The strange thing about silhouettes is that you can see what is going on, but you cannot see the detail. Especially when it is hazy too. Almost surreal, like a
Humor If all else fails, smile ... It sounds like gobbledygook. Have no idea if she is asking something, or telling me something. It could be something serious like, “There is a tsunami coming”, or just, “Where
Salvation Slow learner Early every morning, as I prepared to go out, I would put on a headscarf, and standing at the door, I would tell God that I would not go out
Mercy Broken, but beautiful The sun was shining through the hundreds pieces of glass, making rainbows of colour. Diamonds, rubies, sparkles of a thousand different gems. The different shapes and sizes formed an elaborate
Dying to self Loving the unlovable “You must love the Iso very much”, people commented while we were preparing to move to the Iso. Well, to be honest, in the beginning we didn't. We hadn't even
Death Spared from evil Its engraved into my memory. Friday, 6pm. July 9th, 2010. After ten years living with the Iso people, God has called us to move on to Asia to train cross-cultural
