the africa diaries

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servolution: the group blogging project

[scouting the divine] part three: the land of milk and honey
[There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] by Karen Spears Zacharias My father may have done more of the grocery shopping than I credit him for, but the only time I recall him bringing home the bacon was the night he also brought home a sack of bears. “Dave, what in the world is this?” Mama asked as she eyed a row of plastic bears wearing yellow hats and standing in tidy formation in her refrigerator door.

[photo journal] everyday life in kenya

[the africa diaries] day eight: a retreat to remember
Good morning Mount Kenya! The picture above was the view through the front door of my tent as I woke up in the morning. As the sun was rising enough to light up the sky, it still had not risen enough to creep over the top of Africa’s second highest peak. We got up early so that we could go out on another safari drive, which was our first daytime drive. I didn’t thi

[scouting the divine] part two: the harvest
[There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] by Laura Chase The 2nd portion of Scouting the Divine,centers on the theme of Harvesting.  The story begins with Margaret Feinberg, and her husband Leif, spending a summer of Sunday afternoons feeding a group of young college-aged men, in their Alaskan home.   Although unaware of it at the time, Margaret and Leif were going to reap a very rich harvest from their investment of “sowing” into lives and hearts of these eager and very hungry, young men. I wa

being present in your city [opening session]
@bibledude: the best ideas are formed in a collaborative environment… “i see your idea and raise you mine” – @charlestlee #icpnw @laurencetom: “I see your idea and raise you mine” The best ideas are formed in a collaborative environment – !deaCamp values #icpnw @DustinCross: I