Archive for June, 2006

June 29th

The Story of Lim, a.k.a. Oman

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...

More Photos In The Gallery

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

June 27, 2006

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...

Fine, Fine

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

Lots of Pictures in the Gallery

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.

June 24th, 2006

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...

June 23, 2006

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

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...

At Last!

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

Almost on the way, time for my first post

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...