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Recently I told you about the ride Dave and I had from the international airport in Nairobi to the office compound where our future offices were located. (Click on A sweet small world to read that post.) The date was August 21, 1994. I shared with you that Paul, our driver, had steered the van out of wild and crazy traffic and onto a narrow, quiet lane lined with towering eucalyptus trees. Within seconds, he pulled up to a wrought iron gate with stone pillars on each side, and a blue-uniformed man stepped out of a narrow wooden guardhouse. He swung the gate open and Paul drove us into a small compound. We slid open the van doors, climbed down, and—stepped into springtime. Dappled sunshine filtered through tall old trees, and the temperature felt about seventy degrees. After unruly city traffic, noise, and exhaust, this place was a hushed haven. BTL, photo by Jim O. Anderson Paul explained that our offices would be there on the campus of Bible Translation and Literacy, or BTL, a Kenya...

Bubba here ~ on behalf of all us kitties, twenty-plus of us here,  just wanting to share a little update with all our friends, though first let us all meow thanks to each and every one of you for your purrs, prayers and paws together.  They really do help all of us feel better! As you can see by Two Two's picture up on top ... we're all spending lots of time resting, being quiet, being on our best behavior ... inside the house and outside, so Mommy Marg can rest and take it easy! That's what she needs most right now.   There is a nice lady who comes to help out a few hours each day, she is good to our Marg. We do we miss the he-haws ... Joe and Smoke moved (just temporarily!) to the neighbors horse farm cause it was too hard to go out to the barn and feed them twice a day.  They'll surely teach those horsies some new tricks!  Some of the outdoor kitties miss them and will be glad when they come back home ... it's sort of like they're on vacation! Mz Marg wi...

I’m so excited to tell you about this fantastic opportunity! To many readers of my memoir and blog, Bible translation is a mysterious job and, frankly, it might seem pretty weird. Certainly, the task can be daunting—the lifestyle, the long years of work. But here’s an easy (and relatively painless) way to learn more about the big picture of translation—as well as the smaller nitty-gritty details, too. And you can do it right here on U.S. soil. This five-day event is called Explore Bible Translation Extreme and it takes place near Charlotte, North Carolina, October 28 through November 2. Participants will spend five days in a simulated village setting with up to 25 others. They’ll sleep in hammocks and live in typical huts ( champas ) five feet above the ground. They’ll have a fire to cook meals and gather around at night to hear veteran translators explain their work. Morning and evening sessions around the campfire will offer interactive learning opportunities. And I guarantee they’...

Now Orange Boy knows how to take it easy. Boyzo relaxing.  ******************* Happy Easy Sunday to all.

Joe just enjoying the yellow flowers and  some grass. Joe and Smoke staying in the shade in the cool. ***************** Everyone have a super Saturday.

There is our Missy girl. She mainly stays  inside now since she is getting older.  She is very happy in her bed. ******************* We are joining our friend Sandee  over at Comedy Plus for our Feline Friday ******************** Wishing everyone a great Friday.

We are joining  Brian's Home  for  our Thankful Thursday and  also Pirate day. Smoke being a pirate. And Joe being the other handsome pirate. **************** So Happy Pirate's day to all.

Pumpkin and Precious ***************** Happy Wednesday to all.

We are joining our Happy Tuesday with  Comedy Plus ******************** Tees enjoying the nice shade.  Tees enjoying some fall weather.  ****************** Everyone have a terrific Tuesday.

Young Mary humbled herself, broke open an alabaster jar, and poured costly perfume over Jesus’ head. Guests in the room, indignant, scolded her for the waste. But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She did what she could. Wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered.” In her small but powerful book, She Did What She Could: Five Words of Jesus that Will Change Your Life , author Elisa Morgan sheds light on Mark 14:3-9 for us. Jesus loved Mary — and Mary knew it . Mary carried out an extravagant, expensive act of worship because she loved Jesus — and Jesus knew it . Elisa said, Mary had “absorbed in her soul how very much he truly cared.” “She acted out of her love. She knew that Jesus loved her, and she loved him back. She lived loved ,” writes Elisa . “That’s the whole point of the gospel, isn’t it?” Lloyd Ogilvie tells the story of meeting with a friend who was usually grumpy, a man with a negative attitude. But one day, his friend acted li...

We are joining  Sandee at Comedy Plus for Our Aww Monday. Rosie, the girl Tiny Kitten. Rosie. ************************* Happy Monday to all.

Pumpkin doing his Easy on the big bed. Pumpkin will just curl up with anyone. *************** Happy Easy Sunday to all.

Smoke getting some yummy acorns.t Just having a little snack in the barn. **************** So happy Donkey and Saturday to all. 

We are joining  Sandee  for our Feline Friday ******************* Tip Tail thinks he is hiding. I can be cute sometimes. ******************* Wishing everyone a great Friday.

We are glad to participate in  Thankful Thursday. LG Hiding in the bushes. LG looking mighty good. *************** Everyone, please go visit Ann over at  Ann of Zoolatry   She is need of some help, a very good friend of hers  died and she had no family.  ***************** We sure are thankful for all of you blogging friends. ***************** Happy Thursday to all.

We are joining our friend  Sandee for our Wordless Wednesday. See if anyone can name the three Orange cats.  Of course, the black cat is Black. **************** We will  never forget this day 18 years ago.  ********************** Wishing everyone a wonderful Wednesday.

We are always happy to join our friend  Sandee  over at Comedy Plus for our Happy Tuesday. Queen Mom is still very happy in the house.  She even comes in the living room now and  and sits in some of the chairs. She even takes naps with all of us. So we are all having a happy Tues. She is the Momma to Ohs and Tees. And a  bunch of others that have left us. ******************** So everyone have a happy Tuesday.

Do you know someone you wouldn’t hesitate to call a man or woman after God’s own heart? A person whose heart beats in sync with God’s heart? Or, here’s a similar question: Do you know someone who has a two-way friendship with God? If so, what has that motivated him or her to do? Let’s think about what I wrote last week : Acts 13:36 is one of my favorite Bible verses. It tells us that when King David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he died. Those treasured words tell me David died a fulfilled man. He died with the satisfaction that he’d successfully carried out the plans  God had for him. He’d completed his God-given assignments. In Acts 13:22, Paul wrote that God said, “I have found David . . . a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.” (NIV) Or, as it says in The Message: “He’s a man whose heart beats to my heart, a man who will do what I tell him.” You see, David and God had a two-way friendship and, within that relationship, David sensed ...