Today's purchase for the week.
When we first got here, we purchased our produce and eggs in a "supermarket." The quality was nice and the prices were UNBELIEVABLE! But...
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5 days ago4 min read
Finding the Bridge to Prosperity
One day in seven we take a day off. Not to say that we're on task every moment of every other day, but Mondays are our day to relax,...
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bethstephenson123
Oct 293 min read
Carrying a Heavy Load?
A couple of weeks ago, we decided to vary our morning exercise and walk to the Nyanbugogo market. It's about a five mile round trip, but...
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bethstephenson123
Oct 205 min read
A High Price for Faith
These two cute Sister Missionaries are Sister Edet from Nigeria, (Left), and Sister Mei, Sierra Leon, (Right) One of the duties we have...
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bethstephenson123
Oct 143 min read
The Gift of Tongues
One of the things that has surprised us here in Rwanda is that the majority of people speak only Kinyarwanda. Returned missionaries and...
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bethstephenson123
Oct 83 min read
Become as this little child
For starters, the children here in Rwanda are melt-your-heart beautiful. (I guess I've said that already in previous posts.) Not that the...
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bethstephenson123
Sep 306 min read
I Met a Young Boy
I met a young boy, probably age ten or twelve; people here tend to look much younger than they are. I was on my way into the compound at...
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bethstephenson123
Sep 242 min read
Thirty years ago, I built a house. Seeing construction methods here gives me the shivers.
The grass in the foreground is being hoed into the clay and blended in. It reminded me of the children of Israel being punished by...
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bethstephenson123
Sep 164 min read
A Story Only She Could Tell
Last Monday was the Empower the Future graduation for the 6-9 month program for rehabilitating parents of street children and getting the...
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bethstephenson123
Sep 95 min read
A Pole of Forgiveness and a King-sized Bed
It's a woman's prerogative to change my mind. I promised to write about the inspiring efforts the people of this district are making to...
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bethstephenson123
Sep 34 min read
So Many Heroes.
This was a week of extreme contrasts. We've seen transcendent love and the depths of human depravity. From the Genocide Memorial on...
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bethstephenson123
Aug 254 min read
No Drive Sunday in Kigali
After encountering 9 roadblocks, off-roading on dirt roads, driving over a rice paddy, seeing a rural market in full swing and thousands...
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bethstephenson123
Aug 192 min read
Agatogo
This is called Agatogo. It's a stew made with plantains , other vegetables and some meat. The concept is great, but I'm guessing that the...
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bethstephenson123
Aug 152 min read
Welcome to Rwanda!
After 24 hours of travel, the jet landed smoothly. At 8:00 p.m. it's fully dark. The steps rolled up to the front and back doors and we...
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bethstephenson123
Aug 52 min read
First day
After one day at the Missionary Training Center, I'm feeling joyful. It's hard to describe what it's like to sit in a room with about 200...
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bethstephenson123
Mar 222 min read
A Strange, New Land.
A millennium ago, families set out in their long canoes across the sea, travelling (assumably) from Fiji, going almost due south. With...
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bethstephenson123
Jan 91 min read
Biblical ties in Chinese Legends
My friend, Brenda Ong is from Taiwan. She told me that there are very many traditions and legends in Chinese culture with clear ties to...
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bethstephenson123
Dec 8, 20238 min read
Remember the Night of the Star
A Children's Christmas Story by Beth M. Stephenson Painting:"A Snowy Christmas Tree" by Beth M. Stephenson Both the image and story are...
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bethstephenson123
Nov 16, 20232 min read
A Small Town in Southern Germany with a Wise Mayor
When I finish with the current novel I'm writing, the next one is going to be set in the little Bavarian town of Rothenburg ob der...
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bethstephenson123
Oct 8, 20233 min read
Some local Israel insights
Though this is primarily a history blog, I thought my readers might be interested in some things we learned regarding Israel the last...
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