Journey
36 hours of travel. 21 hours in a plane. 5 airports. 3 planes. 4 countries. 3 times through security. 1 time through customs. 6 carry ons. 6 suitcases. 1 stroller. 2 kids. 1 adult. 1 hurricane. Please pray for me as we leave Monday morning for our JOURNEY back home to Senegal. We are [...]
Read onLight and Dark
We have been enjoying some serious light here in California! Its been nice and sunny and we have been taking advantage of it! In Dakar they have been seeing some seriously dark days. The riots are continuing and they are happening all over the city. Our life here in California is totally opposite of life [...]
Read onWhats up in Cali?
Norm is in Senegal. I am in California with the Canaan and Emmaus. So you all get to read blogs from both countries! =) Norm is safe and sound back at home in Senegal. There are some pretty bad riots in Dakar right now. Please pray for safety. Norm is safe and staying cautious. Please [...]
Read onKidney Stone Update
After a lot of running around, going to the hospital, going to the doctor, attempting to arrange insurance, getting x-rays and a lot of time in the car… Norm has finally had the kidney stone removal procedure. PRAISE THE LORD. We really were not sure if it would be possible in two weeks time. But [...]
Read onArrived safe and sound!
Well we are here in California! Feels so strange being home after over a year! Yet it feels so comfortable and normal! Our trip was long and exhausting! But it went smoothly! Our travel total time ended up at 31 hours. When we arrived at the airport we waited at customs for a very long [...]
Read onThe grassy place!
We leave tonight at 11pm our time, 4pm PST. We are headed to California or as Canaan calls it… “the grassy place.” Since we RARELY see grass here… Haha. Please pray for our trip. We will lay over in Spain for 5 hours. Then we have a 12 or 13 hour flight to LAX from [...]
Read onBaptisms!
On Sunday we celebrated baptisms at our church. This was the first time we have had them since our arrival. Being baptized in a muslim country is not easy. If you have a Muslim family and support network and you switch to Christianity, you will likely be cut off from everything… housing, food, work. Life [...]
Read onKidney Stones
Norm woke me up Wednesday morning saying that something was wrong. I jolted awake… which is far from normal at 6 am. He told me he was having some really horrible pains in his stomach. He asked me if I wouldn’t mind getting the kids off to school by myself this morning. Obviously I didn’t [...]
Read onHappy 5th Birthday Canaan Joshua!!!
Our sweet little Canaan is turning 5 tomorrow! What a big boy he has become. He is so tender, loving, selfless, and absolutely hilarious! He loves to entertain us and make us laugh, he loves to give us hugs and kisses when we are sad or hurt. He is learning so very much in school [...]
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