Have you been asked to help with Haitian relief?  We have gotten solicitations for money from s...

From Slow Mail with Love  (page 59)Coming up-country Saturday we drove to Kibimba, A Friend's (...

"Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat..." So goes the lines of an old rhyme to express the ...

My appointment was for Friday and I really needed Leroy to drive me to the orthopedist to get shots ...

From Slow Mail with Love  (page 59)Dear Folks,From now on I'll be writing for content and weigh...

Football is an emotional game. After playing  up the field, with hard-won gains of 1 to 20 yard...

It had been about six weeks since the last lion kill of a person in the Murore area. One morning, Dr...

We met Lewis Hedges, who had come up from Murehe, and had arrived too late for the hunt. He still wa...

That afternoon, I left for Murore, some 92 miles away. We spent the night, and the next morning we l...

In my African travels, I came across many interesting situations. In this one, a lion had killed, to...

I did not seem to be welcome anywhere.  The woman at the hotel was blaming Sabena (the airline)...

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Success with winter photography depends upon imagination, experience and experimentation.  A li...

It is nice to know enough French to make our way around in Leopoldville.  We know what it means...

From Slow Mail with Love page 56 reprinted from The Congregational Methodist MESSENGER, September 27...

From  Slow Mail with Love ( page 55)  Leopoldville, September 9, 1952Dear Mom and Dad,Excu...

Excerpt from  Slow Mail with Love page 55.  Written by Leroy  from Leopoldville, Sept...

This next letter is written after we had spent one year in Belgium studying French. It is an excerpt...

The next morning we had word that the traps were still set. At the inter-station radio schedule that...

(A lion kills two people five miles from Murore)Missionary children are usually born in missionary h...

Many people are fearful about traveling in Africa. However there are not many violent crimes commit...

From time to time I will write a blog that is taken from the book Slow Mail With Love by Gene Little...

A trip to Africa can be one of excitement and danger, as it offers a variety of areas like Egypt and...

Africa is a land of over 50 countries, all with a wide diversity of culture, traditions and language...

Planning a trip to Africa can be adventurous and educational. The ideal time to travel to the count...

The writer of this article points out the need to keep children busy with various crafts to develop ...

When planning on taking a trip to Africa knowing what to pack and what to leave behind is important....

For many, a trip to Africa is the trip of a lifetime. Preparing for this trip takes time. One shou...

Previous blogs told you how we got water on the various stations.  This is the last one.  ...

Running water at Mweya was something else.  This time we lived on a dry, rocky hill and water c...

"Treasures sent by mail" is the description of stamps and postcards in a paper put out by the United...

There is a lot of negative news about Africa. The media focuses on violence, tribal conflicts, civi...

If you are planning to travel in Africa, there are a few things to know about the places you are goi...

On the first blog about water I told you how we got running hot water at Kayero.  The next plac...

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David James Archuleta is one busy young man. He was born on December 28, 1990 to Jeff Archuleta and ...

Africa is a very exotic place to travel to. There are places that are full of great animals and saf...

Knowing health risks before trekking to Africa is important. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) s...

Africa, the exquisite continent of adventure, mystery, and beauty provides an experience like none o...

Research and planning are essential for safe and pleasurable travel anywhere, especially the contine...

An early question when one wants to tour Africa is to decide whether one wants to do it independentl...