Home (definition: wherever Terri is) is always my favorite place to be, especially after 45 days in eastern Africa. I love Africa and the people there. It’s become like a second home to me. But it’s always good to be back. International travel … Continue reading
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You’ve heard it in movies or cartoons, like Aladdin. I hear daily the eery, mournful cry of the Muslim ‘prayer’ caller crying out to his god, a god who, at best, does not exist, at worst is the angel of … Continue reading
Kenya/Tanzania February 17-March15, 2010 “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 All kinds of problems in the early stages of this trip. One country canceled. Will … Continue reading
I just got back from China (pronounced like ‘cheetah’ with an ‘n’.) China is a town in Nuevo Leon (state), Mexico, about an hour south of McAllen, Texas. I slept on a picnic table and bathed in a lake. Had … Continue reading
As requested, following is an unedited, rambling journal of my recent trip to the Philippines, unfinished sentences and all. Folks seem to like it this way. Nov 8 Found out on the way to church this AM that I’m going to the … Continue reading
It is now Tuesday evening, November 17 in The Philippines. I am 13 hours ahead of most of you. As of today, I have preached 18 times. Fellow evangelist Scott Nute and I are speaking this week in the largest … Continue reading
Dear Prayer Partners When he left Bataan, General Douglas MacArthur made his famous declaration, "I shall return." Well, I’m no hero, of any kind. When we had to leave the Philippines in September because the typhoons basically put us out … Continue reading
Sept 22 Drove to Katy, Texas Sept. 23 Houston to Minneapolis to Tokyo to Manila. Looks like 95% of passengers from Minneapolis are Japanese. Some of the flight attendants are Japanese. Announcements in 2 languages. Just realized this is my … Continue reading
September 14, 2009 Last time, I ended by telling about the salvation and baptism of my grandson, Kyle. The other day, his older sister Kayla crawled up in the hammock with me and said she was ready to become a … Continue reading
Uganda, July 22- August 4, 2009 Years ago, an evangelist whom I thought highly of, told me with a straight face, “Dan, one requirement for being an effective evangelist is to have an over-inflated ego.” He was serious. Even at … Continue reading