Well, I have taken my very first exploration into video production! I wanted to create a promotional video for the group that sent me to Africa, LEAD International. They don’t currently have anything like this. So I tried out my chops in iMovie, and I have to say - I think it [...]

Sometimes you just have to step and do something before you are understand how much it will mean to you. I don’t know why I don’t just get out and experience things like I should, because my visit to the Houston International Festival today (with Jessica and Amy) was well worth the time!
The Houston [...]

I spoke today to a class of students at Wilson Elementary in Houston about my trip to Zimbabwe. I told them why I had gone and some of the ups and downs of being in a place like Zim. They had lots of questions, including a couple of my favorites: “Do they [...]

So I have just returned from my first trip to Africa, and my first major experience in a third-world environment (although the PC term these days is “developing world”). Here are a few observations I have:
**I was looking forward to experiencing the truly African way of community, specifically, the way they take care of [...]

I have posted a complete collection of pictures from my Africa trip on Flickr. Click the picture above to see them. (Okay, I actually took over 1,000 pictures. The online collection is only the best 150 or so.)

While at Victoria Falls, 7 of us went whitewater rafting on the Zambezi River. This is the river that separates Zimbabwe and Zambia, and it includes some of the most exciting and challenging rapids in the world. Unfortunately, the first 10 rapids are especially dangerous this time of year, so they close them down and [...]

Just wanted to post a brief message to let everyone know I made it safe to Africa. I’m here in Cape Town, South Africa. Our team will be here for 7 more days before we go to Harare, Zimbabwe for another 8 days. The last few days will be a brief excursion [...]