Evendays

Talked to Son 1 yesterday morning. It was evening there. He was exhausted from the two-week Bible camp. He had a good room of boys 7 to 9 years old. He’s going to crash for a couple of days before heading north to work with the church in Geneva and Lille.
A few minutes later, we [...]

Malibu has cooled off the last couple of days. The AC is now off and the ocean breeze is keeping temps in the high 70’s, low 80’s. We will arrive in Fresno this afternoon, projected high of 111.
Our Lausanne home has no AC. When the heat gets grueling, which was the case 3 summers ago, [...]

We have enjoyed the cool weather of Malibu. It only got into the 90’s yesterday. Sister 3 and her husband, both faithful readers of Even Days, have put up with 8 of us relatives for the last 4 days. It’s been great (for us).
Malibu is world famous thanks to Baywatch. In French it’s called Alerte [...]

Son 2 and daughter made it back safely from Ensenada. So today I’m thankful to God for:

Randy and his direction of the team;
The leaders of the church there in Ensenada… Their dedication and hospitality;
The churches that funded the project, from Arlington to Oregon to Long Beach;
Stoogelover and Wifefor keeping the kids until we could pick [...]

The first time I went to camp, I was about 8 years old. I was in Uncle Wes’ cabin. He’d been a camp counselor for years and was a big guy with a big heart, a central valley farmer who’d been through the ups and downs that only farmers experience.
He would wake up all the [...]

Today was the first chance we’ve had to share with our “home” church in Fresno about the work in Lausanne. Wife and I were welcomed by old friends that we hadn’t seen since last furlough. It is neat to be loved in such a way!
Although much of our financial support comes from the Lausanne and [...]

Bobby’s is a greasy spoon cafe with linoleum tables and booths with benches and springs that give you uneven support. Uncle J. had been singing Bobby’s praise so we jumped in the truck and waited in a short line for a breakfast booth.
Two eggs and biscuits for $1.65. A bottomless cup of hot, black water [...]

We just left the city of Searcy, a small town with churches (nearly) on every corner. Aunt and Uncle welcomed us into their home with great love and we had a blast hooking up with relatives, some I hadn’t seen in over 20 years. 
Nana is in a home now. Aunt and Uncles visit her every [...]

Thanks for dropping by to see our new "home". We’ve changed some of the furniture and repainted some of the walls, but we’re still the same old folks at heart and are happy to have you at our new site.
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The last time I tread on USA soil was in May, 2005, so the changes are not as remarkable as other years where 34 months would separate visits. Even though born and raised here, you have to get used to stuff.
Example: Sales tax is not included.
Don’t stare at people who are speaking English [...]