We were just watching the BBC and a spokesperson for the European Space Agency put out a Europe-wide call for new astronauts. Apparently they are down to 8 and need a team of 16. The real attention grabber here is not the fact that they are casting a very wide net, but the requirements to… Read More The Plight of Standards
After spending more time getting to the airport than I did sitting on the plane, I stood in Belgrade’s airport and took a final moment to wonder what I would experience in Serbia. Only weeks before my arrival I had watched on the BBC as people took to the streets surrounding a declaration of independence… Read More Serbia or Bust
While bringing the laundry in off the clothes line today, I noticed the resident Lexus pulling up. Sticking my head over the balcony I saw the lady who yelled at us re the BBQ. In a moment of international-man-of-mystery proportion I ran to get a broom and dust pan… I took off into the main… Read More In Your Face Nancy Drew!
So we went off to church this afternoon leaving our house guest Rod to man the fort. While we were gone another neighbor paid us a visit. There came yet another knock on our door, this one of the angry, pounding variety. Rod calmly answered the door with his biggest smile and politely tried to… Read More BBQ… What BBQ?
So yesterday morning we were still quite grieved by our BBQ experience. We decided to do something to show the whole building that we were sorry for all the fuss. So with broom, dustpan, bucket, bleach, cleaner and two cloths in hand we cleaned the stairwell for the building. While cleaning we got to meet… Read More When BBQ’s Fail
With summer approaching, we have turned our sights to our balcony intending to make it our summer escape. We have visions of herbs and flowers growing on the balcony rail, 2 patio chairs and a small charcoal BBQ. Last week, inspired by the sunshine, we began to make this dream a reality when we bought… Read More BBQ’s = Not the way to Make Friends
Buckle Up – here is the last month in a few paragraphs…. On January 7th the pace of our life was completely re-defined when we were given official permission to go. Within 24 hours we had booked tickets to Toronto and made our travel plans on to Slovakia. We found ourselves moving quickly to pack… Read More Going, Going – Gone!
Intense, rapid, fleeting, encouraging, exhausting, whirlwind, fun, stressful – all descriptors of our last few weeks in Canada. Now, we call Slovakia home. We arrived safely at the end of January and have been moving quickly towards getting settled. Internet access is still a work-in-progress, so for now we just wanted you to know that… Read More Somewhere Over the Atlantic
Though we got our un-official approval yesterday (to which there was much jubilation expressed in the forms of hugging, screaming and jumping around), it was made official today. We’ve been given the green light to go ahead with our transition to Slovakia! All missionaries with our organization need to raise at least 75% of their… Read More We’re Leaving on a Jetplane
the price post 