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Tag Archives: Africa
Our Adventure to the end of Africa
Over the festive season (Christmas), we (maybe I) decided to take a day trip to the southern most tip of Africa. This little adventure is about 3 hours from the valley so we got a bright and early start which … Continue reading
Posted in God is good, Our Life in ZA!, South Africa, Townsends to South Africa
Tagged Africa, field trip, thankful
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Wherever He goes, we will follow!
If you follow us on social media or get our family newsletters, you know that this beautiful area that we live in deals with wildfires frequently. The very night we moved into our South African home we watched a line … Continue reading
Posted in Love 'em like Jesus, Our Life in ZA!, Townsends to South Africa
Tagged Africa, blessings, God is Good
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I Don’t Like My New Normal
It’s been a while! I haven’t sat down to type out the words of my heart for a while – two months to be exact. At first, I thought that I had nothing to say; that nothing was happening. Just … Continue reading
Hand-made with Love
“I put a box full of hats in the mail for you.” My heart stopped – worried that THAT package full of hats hand-made with love would never make it to ZA. Worried that the infamous postal service – or … Continue reading
Posted in Light of the world, Love 'em like Jesus, Missions
Tagged Acts 1:8, Africa, blessings, missions
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When their stories are hard…..
Stories of abuse – physical, mental, and sexual abuse. Stories of a young girl repeatedly raped by a neighbor until she becomes pregnant. Then she was cast aside with her younger sister becoming the target. Stories of poverty. Stories of … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Light of the world, Love 'em like Jesus, Missions
Tagged Africa, bessings
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Anyone want some fat cooks?
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all!! Several weeks ago we were introduced to vetkoeks (pronounced “fat cooks). Vetkoeks is a traditional South African treat. Much like the beignets that we came … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, God is good, Learning!Loving!Living!, Love 'em like Jesus
Tagged Africa, beignets, new culture, vetkoeks
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The Beauty of it All!
You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas, who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength, who stilled the … Continue reading
30 Days of Thanksgiving – Day 14
I am thankful to have the opportunity to be a nurse. I am thankful that a job as a nurse helps me provide for my family. I never intended to be a nurse. I did not grow up wanting to … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, healing, nursing, Thankfulness
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30 Days of Thanksgiving – Day 8
Missions! I am thankful for beautiful feet. Feet that share the gospel. Missions! I was only there for 10 days about 6 years ago. But Africa still stirs my soul. I started reading Compassion’s bloggers in Ecuador and feel the stirring in … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Days of Thanksgiving Challenge, Africa, Missions
Tagged Africa, missions, Thankfulness
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