Black, thick, foot-deep mud is so much fun to sink into when you’re barefoot, and it’s supposed to be there…inside a house…in every room. This is ...
Congo Cathedral
Today I flew with MAF on a path that took us over the Ituri Forest. As we were heading home to Bunia from Isiro, the pilot, Joey Martin, suddenly ...
Goma Plane Crash – 4 March 2013
This post is primarily for my Goma friends who may want to see more details on the location of the recent plane crash. On Wednesday, I joined a MAF ...
Dust in the Wind – Water Nearly Gone
I’ve concluded two things recently: 1. I hate dust. It has the potential for making me lose my mind (what’s left of it). 2. If I had to choose ...
Jon the Magician
One of my favorite things is watching Jon entertain both children and adults with his magic tricks. When he lands at one of his regular airstrips, the ...
More Good Hair
On my recent flight to some outlying jungle stations with brother Jon, I found a few more females with "Good Hair" (to quote the documentary of the ...
First Flight
I’m back in Congo for about a month to do a story on Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) here in Bunia. Lucky for me, my brother and sister-in-law (Jon ...
Ending Two Years at Virunga
This is my new website, and past time for my once-a-year update although I’m hoping (as usual) to write more consistently. If you subscribed to my ...