Missional Millers

After our extended stay in Kenya for orientation and meetings, we returned to a 2 bedroom apartment on the campus of HAU. We are thankful for that space but let’s be honest here- it was getting a bit cramped after a few days. Thankfully, the student center started supplying our lunches which took some of [...]

Progress is being made on the facility that will provide clinical experiences to both medical and nursing students in Bujumbura. The Van Norman clinic is located across the road from the main Hope Africa University (HAU) campus. This new building is still being finished on the interior and equipment and supplies are being installed. There [...]

Last week, we joined FM workers from across Africa for 3 days of retreat. Since we just arrived in Africa, it felt a little strange for us to be retreating. What exactly are we retreating from? Our work is just beginning in Burundi but we are glad that we had this opportunity to join the [...]

Josiah turned 5 on Sunday. We combined our Africa Orientation celebration dinner with his birthday party. Our family (of 40+ friends) for the last three weeks in Machakos joined us and we even had chocolate cake and ice cream! Everywhere we go, people are entertained by Josiah’s expressiveness. When he is telling a story, his [...]

Tomorrow marks five weeks since we left the USA. Five weeks of sleeping in five different homes. Five weeks of wearing skirts, and walking in flip flops (the kids have already worn through their first pairs and we had to purchase all new ones). Five weeks learning to value water and electricity, eating more beans [...]

Living in Africa is not easy to imagine for those who have never lived here.  I cannot imagine living in China or even Italy, since I have never been there.  Yes, we know some things are the same – everyone eats and drinks and sleeps, but the “rules” are different.  Every culture has rules – [...]

We are enjoying our first Saturday in Machakos. Machakos is the small Kenyan town where we are going through Africa-Based Orientation. We are somewhat isolated on Scott Christian University’s campus where we are staying in a dorm. It has been good getting to know others who have been serving or are on their way to [...]

This is our first attempt at uploading video. Since we have great Internet in Nairobi, we uploaded this greeting this morning. Stay tuned for more videos in the days ahead!

                The flight to Nairobi led us back to old friends.  Ken and Letty Myers were with us in Mexico City 4 years ago and have recently been reassigned to Africa.  So it was with great delight that the girls reunited tonight over a spaghetti dinner at Mike [...]

We are glad to report that we now have occasional email and Internet access. It sometimes requires us to hike up to the top of the hill above Kibuye. Kibuye means “big rock”. The surrounding mountains can be seen with their valleys of small villages, banana trees, family gardens, and the mission station including the [...]