The all black school in Galena Park before integration in 1970.
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Foreign Smoke
Gazing outside the window of our thirteenth-floor room, gray hazy views limited visibility to the downtown Chicago skyline. Faint burning smells permeated the inside of our room. Morning television news anchors declared, “Worst air quality in the world today!” Melanie, Elle and I were present in Chicago, IL on that day as Canadian wildfires raged.ContinueContinue reading “Foreign Smoke”
Fearless Faith
Fellow International staff- Melanie with Chelsea Old Friends – Leon and Pastor Dhati Lewis Birthday dinner with Leon Mack Tom Fritz and Leon Best While in South Africa, Leon and I had an opportunity to serve with a local team that incorporated several different target audiences. Over the years we have grown to enjoy collaborationContinueContinue reading “Fearless Faith”
Life Happens
Can a missionary really take a break? Life happens!
Leon & the “Seoul Stealers”
Three cult members and Leon sitting in a coffee shop… At the shop, decadent pastries captured my eyes and aromatic coffees permeated my nostrils. I indulged in an immoral hot chocolate when three twentysomethings cornered me in my sensually soft chair. After comparing Covid stories: their friend was a 30-year-old father who leftContinueContinue reading “Leon & the “Seoul Stealers””
Girlfriends & Gifts
After one year of Covid-19 in South Africa… From 22 – 24 March, Leon and I attended the Campus Crusade for Christ – Southern & Eastern Africa (CCC – SEA) Celebration Staff Conference. It was three mornings on Zoom listening to the great leaders from different countries share about God’s goodness. We experienced a senseContinueContinue reading “Girlfriends & Gifts”
Recovery
“Mrs. Best you have to relax. Don’t try to sit up!” When those words were uttered I felt pain and remembered that I just had surgery. One of the side effects of being under anesthesia is feeling disoriented. I usually wake up ready to walk a lap; however, six weeks ago nurses were telling meContinueContinue reading “Recovery”
Glowing Embers
The year-old embers of the #FeesMustFall protest burst into flames recently on South African campuses. Young people’s distress of annual tuition fee increases evolved to demands of free higher education. For the past two weeks, violence and vandalism caused by protesters has shut down major universities. Students frustrated by government officials’ unwillingness to come toContinueContinue reading “Glowing Embers”
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