June 29th
There's a young trainee named Oman Okhir Okello. Well, that's not really true. There was supposed to be a young trainee here named Oman Okhir Okello. But this Oman couldn't leave his home to...
I've added two more groups of pictures to the Photo Gallery - some pictures of the students here at the MERF compound (and one of Duane and me), and a group of pictures taken in the bustling...
June 27th
Another interesting day as I settle into the routine of teaching four classes each day. It makes for a pretty tiring day, and I haven't gone to bed so early on such a regular basis in a very long...
It's another cooler, cloudy day today - people tell me that this is the coolest stretch of weather that they've had here in a long time. In fact, it looks like we might get some rain this...
June 25th
I've added a bunch of pictures to the Photo Gallery. I'll see if I can post some video too, but I think the files will be too big. But I'll try, because they are the coolest thing since sliced bread.
It's Saturday afternoon, and I finally got a chance to send an e-mail home this afternoon, at a "Cyber-Cafe" at a nearby hotel. The Internet's still not working... I hope it works before I get...
So far today I've taught my first classes in Doctrine and in Old Testament. The biggest challenge is to work with the material I brought with me and adjust it as I go along. The jetlag was a killer...
June 22, 2006
After spending 15 hours on three different planes of varying sizes and comfort levels, I have arrived in Loki, safe and sound!
What I have learned:
1. Flying would be a...
Finally! The Internet is working! I've been keeping a journal, but I haven't been able to post anything until now, or call home. But here I am!
June 20th
We'll be on our way to the airport in about an hour, everything's packed and ready to go (I hope), so I figured I'd give this thing a try just to see if it actually works.
So far, I think it...