

When life and death feel so much closer
This year our church's baptismal service was a week after Easter and was at a local beach. Most of it was much like most experiences with our friends her: such a wonderful cultural adventure that is really great and also totally unpredictable and very hot. For instance, we were supposed to meet at 8 am. With nearly two years here under our belt, we arrived 45 minutes late and were still about 45 minutes early, apparently. Most of the church loaded up in two trucks and we head