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But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 3:10-11)

Fifteen pastors graduated from the Seminary of the Lutheran Church of Cameroon in 1999.  For a variety of reasons, only seven of them are still active in the pastoral ministry. By God’s grace and with the help of the Wisconsin Synod, I was called to train a new batch of pastors and set up a “continuous seminary,” so that the Lutheran Church of Cameroon will able to train new pastors on a regular basis. Continue reading “Built on the Rock”

Beth and Gary Evans serve the Central Africa Medical Mission (CAMM) in Malawi in the capacity of Head Nurse and Manager of Operations. This is not the first time they have lived overseas. In fact, they first met 33 years ago in Malawi, when Beth was serving as one of CAMM’s mobile clinic nurses and Gary was working as a civil engineer building water supplies with the Voluntary Service Overseas (the UK’s version of the Peace Corps). For both of them, the second time around is sweeter. Continue reading “Sweeter the Second Time”

When I arrived in Malawi ten months ago, I didn’t know what I was looking at.

I saw men riding bicycles with short sticks of wood piled up on the back bumper. How did they stack them that high, and what was keeping the load from crashing down on their heads? How did they keep their balance, and what can you build with sticks? But these guys weren’t trying out for the circus – this is a matter of daily survival. These guys sell firewood for cooking in order to feed their families. Continue reading “What am I seeing?”