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The Friendship Lane   The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway. –Henry Boye Here’s a question: for what price would you sell your friendship. What amount of money would entice you to turn your back on a neighbor, friend, or family member. Most of us easily answer, “No amount of money.” That’s the correct …

A Word from Curt (L to R) Alice and Monica at RCS.  Technician Jacob is not shown. I want to thank my friends at RCS Communications for working on my Satellite Phone. This phone gives us coverage when we’re deep in the Bush.                   Today is Don Hunt’s birthday. He’s in Heaven, …

  A word from Curt During July our oldest son Clay and his wife Robin are visiting. Best of all, they’re bringing their four children. Our wonderful grandchildren: Maggie, Luke, Jude, and Noah. We’ve not hugged them since January 2013. DeDe and I plan to make up for that during their visit. I plan on being a full-time grandpa while …

     See more sketches and stories at   http://www.creekbank.net/journals/ A Writer is someone who wrote today. I write. It’s who I am. It’s what I do. I’ll let you in one a little secret. I write for therapy.   I write when I’m discouraged or depressed. The written prayer above is from a day last week. When I’m struggling, …

I guess you could say I did a TransAtlantic  Translation of “The Big Red Goat.”   My Southern-fried tongue gets me in lots of trouble over here. The stories below are only a few of my major gaffes.    A word from Curt: This week I’m “out of the office.”  DeDe is teaching English at Uganda Baptist Seminary in Jinja. …

Microsoft Word – Life Lessons from Navy SEAL Training Too Good Not to Share     Yes, some things are too good not to share. That’s true of the African tree.  I backed up and took this photo.  I’m glad to share it with you. That’s true of the speech below.  With respect and a salute, I share Admiral McRaven’s …

  A Curt* reply: For better or worse, I’ve followed my heart for most of my life. It’s led us to the beauty of Africa and its wonderful people As well as into the heart of its chaos and tragedy.   * The English word “curt” means “rudely brief.” That’s not me.  I’m not normally rude but wish I could …

By Erich Bridges RICHMOND, Va.—Southern Baptists gave an unprecedented $154 million to the 2013 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions, breaking the record for the largest total in the offering’s 125-year history. The 2013 offering, finalized June 5, reached $154,057,852.36. The total represents an increase of nearly $4.8 million over 2012, or 3.2 percent. It tops the previous record, …

Colleen and Gordy at the Game Park A Word from Curt  Safari. It’s a familiar Swahili word that means journey. It’s a trip. It can be an adventure. It may involved animals and if it does it may mean shooting with a camera instead of a gun. Uganda and Kenya do not have big game hunting as some of their …