Category Archives: Running the Race

Street preaching, praying with Islamic Imams and Family Worship!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by The Stearns Family

Why have I waited so long to send you dear friends and family an update?  Now I have so much to share.  The last time I wrote was on the day Shelley and the rest of my family left the … Continue reading →

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Exactly where God desires us to be

Posted on July 23, 2011 by The Stearns Family

Yesterday, Dave and I celebrated 21 years of marriage! How time flies. For a quick second, I thought, if I had known that 21 years ago that we would have been celebrating our 21st anniversary in Africa, what would I … Continue reading →

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The One Month Mark…

Posted on July 15, 2011 by The Stearns Family

Well, tomorrow will be a month since we landed on African soil. So much has happened that it seems much longer.

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My experience with the Jehovah Witness’

Posted on July 11, 2011 by The Stearns Family

Yesterday afternoon (Friday) these two ladies walked in our gate area with their son. I was talking to my neighbor friend Annie and I asked Annie, “Are those the Jehovah Witness’ ?” and she was said yes. They had come … Continue reading →

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Virginia’s First Post

Posted on July 11, 2011 by The Stearns Family

Hello Everyone, I have been here now for 3 weeks. I love it here, the people are so kind and there’s so much to do. This week has especially been a fun one! We started of the week by on … Continue reading →

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