Surviving War, Fighting River Blindness and Not Giving Up:

Originally posted on Edward Echwalu – Documentary Photographer:
“River Blindness….?” Christopher Oulanyah, a carrier of the disease over the last decade pauses, takes a few seconds to ponder his next words and then, with a light smile continues, “….15 years ago, that was the least of my worries.” ? “A portrait of Christopher Oulanyah, 65yrs,…

Oaxaca’s Pacific Coast: Puerto Escondido, Zipolite, and Mazunte

Originally posted on TheAdventuresOfDr:
Back to Puerto Escondido. Back to electricity, showers, flushing toilets, and contact with the outside world.  It was bittersweet to be in Puerto,  both good and bad to be back in the urbanized beach town. But I believe that lessons learned from living with surf bums for nine days will stick with us.  Surfers tend to have a good…

Guanajauto

Originally posted on TheAdventuresOfDr:
I feel that a short preface prior to this post is necessary, although it has nothing to do with the actual post itself.  Hence the following. I am astonished and completely floored by the attention that my last post received.  I never anticipated, although it has always been a goal for…

Don’t go to Salinas de Guaranda. You might not leave.

Originally posted on TheAdventuresOfDr:
Bus rides between destinations in the Andes carry an almost certain guarantee to have some of the most dramatic landscapes you’ll ever see.  After leaving Riobamba we enjoyed another long encounter with Chimborazo, specifically the southern face of the dormant volcano. I could easily get swept up into a myriad of…

Hospital Visit

Last week I led the base intercession time and it went really well. Sandy is here now doing ministry with me, which has been such a blessing. We are still working with Aquaponics and the International Cafe. We have also been working alongside some of the ministries that the team from London has been doing. … More Hospital Visit

Christina’s House

This picture doesn’t even begin to describe what happened this night! Christina’s wonderful mom came over and made us amazing Moldovan food…until three o’clock in the morning! She went down into their families cellar to bring us homemade cherry and apricot juice that she makes every summer. She doesn’t speak a word of English but … More Christina’s House