Jamie on October 26th, 2009

One of the ways in which MCC provides aid and creates opportunities for people in North America to connect with people around the world is through their Material Resource Department. The following explanation is taken from mcc.org…
As followers of Jesus Christ, members of the Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and Amish congregations are aware of the [...]

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Jamie on September 26th, 2009

Photo Date: August 18, 2009
Location: Choma, Zambia
 
Happy Birthday, Talya!! Our little girl turned 6 on Monday. It’s hard to believe that our little girl isn’t so little anymore. I know – it’s a trite and overused expression, but I wouldn’t use it if it weren’t so true! I won’t get nostalgic and bore you [...]

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Jamie on September 16th, 2009

Photo Date: August 17, 2009
Location: Shampande BIC Church, Choma, Zambia (stained glass window)
 
We’ve all probably seen the classic painting of Jesus as a white man, complete with long flowing hair, soft beard, and very “western” features. It hangs in many homes and churches in North America. It was in my Grandma’s house. It’s in my [...]

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Jamie on September 8th, 2009

In an effort to be more intentional about posting on this blog, we are going to start a weekly feature entitled, “Picture of the Week” (creative name, eh?). We will share one picture and a short (or long, as the case may be) story in explanation.
Since this is our first edition of Picture of the [...]

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Jamie on August 14th, 2009

It’s now been exactly one week since we returned home from our last learning tour with The Meeting House, which in Africa means just enough time to get caught up on laundry, fix the truck, fight off the ever expanding spider population in the house, clear away the dead banana plants that the cows ate [...]

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