When the Captain said ‘Keep your hands in the boat!’ He really meant it! Fourteen foot Crock on the River Nile, East Africa.

I am wasting way to much time on chatGPT. Yep it is interesting, but time would be more productively spent working in the garden.

Vanilla bloom. Each one has to be hand pollinated. When the bud blooms, you have about 20 hours to pollinate before the bloom drops. A labor of love.

Either a harmless green grass snake or a deadly green mamba. Popped out of the dining room table as we sat down to eat.

We planted this eucalyptus forest four months ago and the trees are already more than head high.

A five foot spitting cobra on our walking path this morning

The secret to a perfect homemade pizza is to cook the crust first, then add the toppings and cook until cheese is really melted. Perfect every time!

It doesn’t matter how many times I see these magnificent creatures, I never stop being awed.

This little angle finished 2nd grade today and on pace to finish 3rd grade before she turns 7. Can’t wait to see the things she will do and the places she will go.

One of my former math students did a surprise ‘pop in’ on us. He ate a burrito, swam across the River Nile, gave me a box of Cuban cigars, and returned to his successful engineering job in Austin.

Village ministry in Bukedea. Marriage conference followed by a great fellowship.

To all you naysayers out there that said you should not give a six year old cappuccinos, she is about to start third grade.

Love teaching in a place the attendees are excited.

WE HAVE SURVIVED Two years in Africa! It has definitely been the most challenging two years of our life but at the same time the most blessed.

I scored 150 pounds of unroasted coffee beans from Sipi falls. Primo beans and can’t wait to roast the first batch.

Teaching in Village near Kumi. Love the enthusiasm of the couples who attended our marriage conference. By looks of the video, they learned well

This thing bit me today. I spent the night in the emergency room. The two events were unrelated. Emergency room was from food poisoning.

Beautiful evening at the headwaters of the Mighty Nile River. Blessed to have this view from my office.

Converting our lawn into organic gardens.

National Police provides our security detail, and these guys have done a great job for us. They are with us 24/7 and have become like family.