A Word from Curt Thank you for praying for us. I have been well all week with only one day of sickness. I am so grateful. My sweet wife DeDe is the most spiritual person I know. I envy her steady intimate walk with Jesus. I am sharing this with her permission: On Prayer It was the first …
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Three Words
We’ve just posted a new story letter. Click here to read “3 Words” and see the photos. Thanks for being part of The Creek Tribe. Curt
Read More »36 Years and Going Strong
Scroll down for “Director’s Cut Comments” on our wedding photo. 36 Years and Going Strong Let me set this straight. I married way above myself. Men, don’t laugh. Most of you are in the same category. The night in 1976 when I get the courage up to ask DeDe Terry out on is a special date. She said yes. Sometimes …
Read More »End of the Day: Was I true to my 6+ Words?
The Importance of a Daily Review I’m learning. Always learning. I’m committed to being a LLL. A Life Long Learner. About a decade ago, I began the habit of listing keywords for my life. It developed into what I now call my 6+ Words. I adjust or change them from time to time but most remain the same. At the …
Read More »Irony, Solitude, Vocation, and Bob White Quails
The Week that Was It was more than ironic. I spent two days in the culinary capital of the United States: New Orleans. And I have no appetite for their wonderful seafood, soul food, po-boys, and beignets. We saw our doctor(s) at Tulane Medical. They had “good news and bad news.” Good news: none of the tests show any conclusive …
Read More »Ax Head Soup
Scroll down for an update on today’s trip to Tulane Medical Clinic. I was told this story by a South Sudanese. It’s a tale of optimism. The right story to share on the fourth birthday of the world’s newest country, South Sudan. During the worst years of the previous civil war, famine accompanied the violence and displacement. A mother, …
Read More »Update: From Louisiana
Sojourn: a temporary stay. Friday, 3 July You’ve held the rope by praying! DeDe and I have been traveling since Tuesday night. Here’s a quick update: -We left Uganda at midnight on June 30. (Our time zone there is 8 + hours over CDT). On the flights, my system held up pretty well. I firmly believe …
Read More »Walking with the Spirit of Esther
A word from Curt This week is a time of adjustment. Instead of trekking into South Sudan, we’re packing to go to the U.S. It’s time to get rid of Smaug (that’s what I’m calling this dysenteric bug in my gut). I’m processing how I feel about all of this. With your permission, I’ll be sharing transparently this week about …
Read More »“Keep ‘er Between the Ditches.”
A word from Curt Many of you are praying and holding the rope for us. Thank you. My dysentery bug has left me. I hope for good. Pray for our trip this weekend to South Sudan. “Keep ‘er between the ditches.” -Parting words of my friend, Mr. Frank Miller. We spend lots of …
Read More »The Week That Was: Words and Photos
A week in the life I’ll let these photos of the past week speak for themselves. 2 Ugandan school children. We live astride the main road connecting the Indian Ocean at Mombasa, Kenya and the vast interior of Africa. …
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Creekbank Stories Curt Iles, Storyteller
