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If one thing is true for missionary medicine is that there is no shortage of interesting cases – hepatitis B, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, sepsis, mandibular mass, congestive heart failure, placenta previa, severe pre-eclampsia, hyperthyroidism, new onset atrial fibrillation, colles fracture, … Continue reading →

One of our supporting churches back home sent us some questions that they were interested in knowing.  So we had fun recording our answers to their questions and thought you might enjoy watching too. If any of you would have … Continue reading →

10 days ago was orientation.  5 days ago was our first days of call.  3 days ago was our first c-section.  2 days ago was our first cast.  Today was our first death. Our team Here in Togo we are … Continue reading →

Masses, Blood, and Rodents – Welcome to Africa We arrived in Lomé on the night of 16th around 7 pm after a long 20 hours of traveling.  Our first observation of our new home was it was already dark –we … Continue reading →

Still a Step behind! (A Short Story) In the beginning living in a foreign country is not easy.  You feel different, odd like you are a step behind everyone else.  Then, you start to understand the language, you start to … Continue reading →

Saturday morning was strange, we somehow felt different.  We felt rushed as we prepared to go to Sursee and Altdorf to visit cousins.  The 7:40 am bus to Neuchatel arrived on time, and as we got on the bus we … Continue reading →

Do you ever wonder why children have so many accidents?  It is simple; they do not fear dogs, gravity and or objects in the mouth while learning to walk.  “Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder.  Surprise me, amaze … Continue reading →

We took time this month to visit family.  For those that do not know, both my mom and my dad are from Switzerland and come from very large families (I had 22 aunts-uncles, 7 have passed away, 4 are living … Continue reading →

How many of you read the last blog about parenthood and thought “What does Noah’s father do?”  Here is my response. There are three great professions in this world, the first two: following God and parenthood –they have their impact … Continue reading →

Mother’s Day, oh, yes, we need to make sure we get a card sent to both of our mothers and maybe a phone call if possible. Would I like something . . . ?  Something for what? This question from … Continue reading →