This has been our week of lasts. Our last time on a public bus here, our last time at fellowship, our last language class, etc. I’ll be honest, it’s not fun. There have been a lot of tears; but also a lot of thankfulness. How could we leave here with anything but...
Every day we pass a community garden area. When we arrived it wasn’t the prettiest area of land with what looked like weeds and old, dried vines. But in time there was tilling and it looked fresh and ready. Next the planting and caring for the sprouts of life. We...
I finally did it! Back story – We live near the village square. There is a huge cement area where the community gathers every night. The area is filled with kids and grownups alike. Some gather to sit and talk, some walk the perimeter for exercise, some play...
It’s been a pretty big month for the Speed family. We are now a family of 5! We spent the first week of the month in the area where our son’s founding orphanage is located. We did lots of paperwork, visited official buildings and basically figured out how to do...
Life is good and we are blessed! And time is absolutely flying by! It seems like yesterday we were wearing our coats and tomorrow the weather promises to reach 100. In some ways it feels like we have been here forever and in other ways we feel like we are barely...
We have been here a little over two months now and there have been many adjustments in every area of our lives. As I think about our time here, I am drawn to the fact that our lives are simplified. We all have a clear focus on our responsibilities and each of us is...
How do you prepare enough for a year overseas? We thought we were ready. We learned some survival phrases and vocabulary, we bought the homeschooling books, we packed what we thought we couldn't live without and we prayed. Be we had no idea! Everything is...
A Brief Update (very brief) We had been warned that the last few weeks before we leave would be a whirlwind. But even hearing that, we weren’t fully prepared, especially when we chose to launch at the holidays! (And we hope everyone will forgive us for not...
By Lee and Beth Speed It’s been a season of yard sales. What is incredible about that is we’ve had 4 and donated to another one. How on earth did we accumulate so much stuff? The mind-boggling thing is that we just moved here about 7 years ago and we had a huge...