Where things are in Haiti
UPDATED Our family has been having some discussions about where things are as we remember them on the campus in Haiti. We lived in Haiti from 1969 to 1972. Back then, Haiti was a safer place for expatriates. We started getting others in on the discussion and so I started this post so that we…
Read MoreThe Citadelle – Eighth Wonder of the World
From the best I can determine from foggy memory and sketchy data available on the Interent, this is where the Citadelle is located in Haiti. UPDATE: Google Earth now has new, very clear satellite imagery as well as great pictures attached via Panaramio.com and linked information from Wikipedia. UPDATE: Don’t have Google Earth? Here’s a…
Read MoreChristmas 2007
It’s been a busy year. One thing I’ve realized is that I haven’t written much. Not many posts here since last Christmas. I guess that will be my New Year’s resolution… Last summer we took off for four weeks and rode our bicycles from Centralia, Washington to San Francisco, CA. The trip was a lot…
Read MoreBorneo Mission Trip
Keith and I will be going on a mission trip to Borneo in March for two weeks to build two churches. Nearly ten years ago Upper Columbia Academy sent its first group of short term missionaries to the Iban people in the jungles of Borneo to build a church. From this small beginning, the opportunity…
Read MoreNew Jeep and Geocaching
We bought a “new” Jeep Cherokee that was manufactured in 1990. Still in great condition. This afternoon, we decided to do some geocaching in Idaho to give it a test. We went for two caches on mountain tops. The first one was pretty easy and we got there on an old fire/logging road that really…
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