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Ellie and I are back from our week in Nsoko. Lots of people have asked me how it went, and I just keep saying, “Everything went so smoothly, I can’t believe it.” It seems like everything you try to accomplish…

Hey Friends…   Ellie and I leave tomrrow for to be in Nsoko for the week. Getting the 40 women there started sewing for Timbali Crafts has gone kind of slow, but we’re planning on doing a four day “kick…

Internet seems to be fast today, so I’m just going to try to upload a bunch of photos.  Here’s Nelta cutting fabric for bags. The ladies are working hard right now, trying to meet our goal of selling 3000 bags…

In Swaziland they refer to the “Three C’s” of how a guy can get a girl to sleep with him: clothes, cash, cell phone. It’s sick but true…not just true that they talk about it, but true that many girls…

Today I want to talk about my good friend and co-worker, Becca!   Over the last year I’ve heard Becca say, “I don’t know what I’m doing!” quite a few times. The amazing thing is that you look at her life…

Hi Friends…it’s been a while since I posted an update. Sorry about that. 🙂   The summer (winter here) months are always busy ones with lots of teams coming through. I’m not as involved w/ the short term teams as I…

It’s Monday morning, and I’m pretty impressed that I made it into the office after a packed weekend. Although, I’m thinking a short nap on the office floor may be happening soon. 🙂   The women’s retreat was a success!…

Hi…I only have about 5 min. to write this, but just wanted to get a quick note out asking people to pray for the women’s retreat we have this weekend for our Timbali Craft ladies! Please pray that it would…

Please check out our Timbali Crafts website that is finally up and running! www.timbalicrafts.org You can help us out by sending this address on to your friends and recommending that they check us out! THANKS! ————————————————- Pray for Philar… Philar…

Okay, so not everyone is going to like this blog, but I’m pretty sure that my mom, alice, marcia and a few others will appreciate it. 🙂 Last week I got to go on a little overnight prayer(/nap!) retreat all by myself.…