All posts tagged: missionary nursing

Filipinas on my heart

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Babies / Breastfeeding / Cross cultural ministry / If Gathering / Traveling

I had the magnificent opportunity to engage with Filipino village women on some topics dear to my heart a few months ago. An opportunity I almost missed because I am fond of leisure and comfort. But in a rare-to-me display, God pressed it on my heart to accompany my husband. Here’s the story, written for a quarterly publication for our denomination. The unwelcome thought was hovering at the edges of my mind at the IF:Gathering […]

Missionary Nurse in Africa for a Day

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Cameroon

Today I am sharing an account of a few days in a two week trip to Cameroon, W Africa a few years ago.  This part was the fulfillment of a childhood dream to be a missionary nurse in Africa, if only for a couple of days! Africa……..the dark continent, so they say. I had little idea what to expect as the plane neared our destination. The sight of the seemingly endless Sahara Desert from the air, the sand beautifully […]