October, 2018 Hello Everyone, I’m back in Africa again for a couple of weeks already, but the first week was a bucket-list vacation: Zanzibar. The idea started with a group of friends who were...
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Hello Everyone, What can I say about Uganda? I spent the first week of November there, both in Kampala, the big capital city where I did not see one traffic light or stop sign,...
The African side of life continues to be interesting. I recently participated for a morning in the Rotary Family Health Days Project. For three days, Rotary clubs in the Pretoria area along with local...
Dear Friends, I know it’s a busy time of year for all – so busy that you might find yourself “Going Bananas.” In the midst of the holiday hustle and bustle, if you begin...
Hello Everyone, You can see by the subject line, I’m back in Redding for the winter but I thought it fitting to share some exciting news with you as it relates to my African life...
Hello Everyone, Time flies as I wind down my last week here for the 11th time. I haven’t written as often as usual but that isn’t for lack of interesting things to write about,...
Hello Everyone, I’m happy to report that since the last time I emailed you, we have had electricity and water almost every day! It doesn’t take much to make me a happy camper these days,...
I have been back in Olievenhoutbosch, South Africa, for two weeks now and finally have a quiet day where I can sit and write. On September 8th, I was picked up at the airport...
Hello Everyone, I haven’t written for two weeks because I was gone for a week of vacation to the Land of Aaahhhs: Tsitsikamma National Park, right on the Indian Ocean at the south coast...
Since retiring from Mercy Hospice in August of 2007, I have spent quite a bit of time doing volunteer work in Johannesburg, South Africa, and through that, have taken so many people into my...
