African Adventures #6
Greetings once again from Africa. I want to thank you all for your continued support and prayers for me and for the mission team here in Namibia. Here’s a little update from the dusty little town of Opuwo… Dust. …
Category: African Adventures
African Adventures #5
Cleaning. Cooking. Doing dishes. Commuting to work. Checking e-mail. Running errands. Entertaining guests. Fixing things around the house. Do these tasks sound familiar to anyone? What does this have to do with being a missionary? Aren’t missionaries those people who …
African Adventures #4
When was the last time you spent a week in a village on a tiny island in the middle of endless water, grasses, and water lilies? Paddled a dugout canoe to church? Gave a sermon in a church with dung …
African Adventures #3
So what is it like, being a student missionary in a strange country, half-way around the world from home? Well, to tell the truth, not that much different from being at home. We have times of laughter and times of …
African Adventures #2
Dear Friends, What an adventure that past weeks have been! The fun of cooking ovizema (cornmeal porrage) over an open fire, and eating it hot with omavara (goat’s milk) in the shade of a spreading tree, while watching the butterflies …
African Adventures #1
Well, it’s hard to believe it’s been a week and a half since I wrote my last e-mail. So much has happened, time has gone by so fast! Thursday on the way up here to Opuwo, just a couple hours …
Daniel in Africa!
Dear Friends, After long months of planning, fundraising, training, and preparations, Ihave finally launched to Africa to assist the Petersen’s in the Himba churchplanting project. As I type this, I am crossing the Atlantic Ocean en-route toNamibia, Africa! So first …
A Happy Thanksgiving
(Copied from my African Adventures blog) Good News! My application for a visa to travel to Namibia has beenapproved! Praise the Lord–and a BIG THANK YOU to all of you who have been inprayer for me and the Namibia mission …