On this leg of the trip, we visited the Crazy Horse Memorial which was an awesome thing to behold. It is huge and unfinished and a continuing reminder of the terrible way the native American peoples were treated during the formation of our country.
Leaving in the sunshine… Hill City, SD… Crazy Horse Memorial
Recently, at our local Gathering of believing friends, my brother, Jacob Yohannan spoke about the Holy Spirit. This was his planned topic of discussion, yet the spiritual stage was set during the worship time when Pastor Richard Bragg asked for testimonies and sang a song specifically about the Holy Spirit. Neither man coordinated in advance,…
Earlier this week, Dawn and I took a little trip to Kentucky to the Creation Museum. This trip had two purposes. One was to simply get away for a few days for some R&R. The other reason was to celebrate Dawn’s birthday. If you don’t know this about my dear wife, she was born on…
This past Saturday, many of my local extended family members gathered to join with many of Tina and Bill’s family members to memorialize her and gain a bit of closure. Tina Anderson was one of my “up north” cousins. However, she was from the deep south and had a love for New Orleans… more on…
We finally did it! Dawn and I got away for a full week’s worth of vacation. This may sound unreasonable to some of you, but it has been around 20 years – give or take – since we took a full week off. Yes, sure, we have taken two or three days here and there….
So, tonight I went to a Harambee which is a Kenyan tradition rooted in community self-help. The term means “all pull together” in Swahili, Kenya’s national language. My friends, Jared and Angela Okoth were part of this local fundraiser event. They joined with another missionary couple, Robert and Jan Rodriguez, to do the event. Both…
a.k.a… Humboldt Lake! Yes sir, that was the name for a big part of my life. As a young lad, my family spent many many hours on this lake or on its banks, catching fish and enjoying God’s beautiful creation. I’ve caught catfish, bluegill, shell crackers (red ears), bass, carp, and turtles. The lake is…