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Tuesday, December 2nd 2008
Just a few notes from the last week: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Today I went to play soccer again. This time since we were in the field and had more time to play, we played an actual game, if I hadn’t already known that I was in over my head I did as soon as
On Broken Glass
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 One of the pastors came to visit me today and greeted me with these words. “I hope you brought plenty of gospel with you.” I in turn hope there is plenty waiting for me when I return to the US in December. Today I got outrun by an African wearing sandal,
Kausoon
November 25, 2008 Sunday evening after church in Port Harcourt I arrived in Efa village at the Bible institute and missionary house. It never takes very long for people to hear you are here and they come with good intentions to welcome you at all times of the day, which is great but it makes
PH
Sunday, November 23rd 2008
As soon as I left the airport in Port Harcourt I knew that I was really in Africa. Lagos doesn’t count. It is an ecosystem all to itself. An ecosystem that has absolutely nothing ot do with anything green. But Port harcourt threw out the welcome to Africa banner loud and clear, green and lush
Friturday
Saturday, November 22nd 2008
My Journey to Africa was one of those long endless days that somehow stretches its bounds and leaves little left of the following or even skips a few and dumps you in a time you shouldn’t be at yet. It is impossible to keep track of the time much less the day. Constantly switching you
Here we go!
Tuesday, November 18th 2008
7:00am CST November 19th I head out for Africa. I hope to post plenty of updates about the work there in Africa over the next three weeks. -Matthew Ude
Overflow
Sunday, November 16th 2008
I have mentioned, I believe, in previous blogs about the state of my water supply here in Chennai India, but for the purposes of this blog I will review the setup quickly in case any have forgotten or never heard. On top of my apartment building there is a big black plastic container. It is
Praise be to ???????
Tuesday, November 4th 2008
A while ago a friend of mine mentioned something about me being over here in India away from the greed and materialism of the western world. That made me chuckle and as a said then materialistic greed is certainly no less prevalent over here. If there was any doubt in my mind as to the
Cubans, Cows, and Camps
Thursday, October 30th 2008
Just a few quick notes about today that I thought you might like to hear: Before I go on to my next point I have news for you all hot of the presses. An email from John Bobek literally just landed on my desktop, in which he says, “Thanks for the info. Your dad doesn’t
Breakers
Monday, October 27th 2008
Today is Diwali but I have already written enough about that. Today I only want to make a quick note that I was scolded by an Indian electrician for attempting to fix something myself. This naturally makes me feel proud as a true American. This morning when the electricity was still not back on and