by admin | Nov 2, 2013 | Andrew Hillmer, Community Driven, How To, Nutrition, Primitive Cooking
(Need the recipe for kombucha? For detailed instructions, visit How to Make Traditional Kombucha) Kombucha matures—becoming more delicious with age—much like wine. I age mine for two weeks at the very minimum and have found that the flavor begins to truly bloom around...
by admin | Oct 31, 2013 | Appropriate Technology, Community Driven, Michael McDaniel, Mission, Village Life
Not everyone is a Walking Dead fan. Zombies are something you either love or hate (or kill if you are a real survivor). For those who are fans or watch the show regularly (because your friends or roommates make you) you may have noticed a few interesting things in...
by admin | Oct 30, 2013 | Becoming a Missionary Mom, Community, Culture, Heather Webb, Uncategorized, Values, Worldview
Whisper it from the Mountaintops…because shouting would be culturally inappropriate! Becoming a Missionary Mom Part 2 (click here for some backstory) We left the clinic in a complete daze, our eyes wide with shock and smiles of disbelief ready to burst...
by admin | Oct 27, 2013 | Academics, Appropriate Technology, Community, Michael McDaniel, Mission, Village Life
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” This Greek proverb was a phrase that kept coming to mind as the students and I worked together to install a small solar panel at h.e.a.r.t. last spring. This panel...
by admin | Oct 24, 2013 | Academics, Beliefs, Community, Community Driven, Culture, Dr. Mike Webb, Mission, Spiritual Development, Theology, Values, Village Life
Brewster, E. Thomas and Elizabeth S. Brewster. Bonding and the Missionary Task: Establishing a Sense of Belonging. Lingua House. Pasadena, CA.1982. One of the more personally challenging books I have read dealing with cross-cultural...
