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The Fog and A Prayer

It is easy to get caught up in the troubles and the worries of this life.  To get so buried under them that it seems suffocating.  This morning there was a very thick fog that covered the mountains.  It was … Continue reading

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Short Stories

Short Story #1 – They are smiling because I am making progress!!!  I am making progress; this is what I choose to believe The other day in class we read general information about the economy of the European Union.  In … Continue reading

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Il bouge

We’ve been waiting for it and it’s finally here! People have told us to enjoy it while its not here, but we (especially Fred) have been anticipating this moment and wanting it to be here –now we may regret it … Continue reading

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How do you spell Switzerland? -> S – I – B – E – R – I – A

This weekend we traveled to Zug, Switzerland to visit a cousin of Fred’s.  To get there we traveled for about three hours on bus, train and foot.  The first thing Lydia noticed was that she could understand the train station … Continue reading

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We are at 99.6%

 “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19  Thank you for your prayer and financial support!!!  We could not be doing what we are doing without first and foremost God’s … Continue reading

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Bonjour! Je m’appelle Lydia.

Switzerland!  Wow, I can still hardly believe that we are here –a very beautiful country! And French! –wow, is it hard! In some ways, it is similar to English, but in other ways vastly different! I have to say the … Continue reading

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Prayer Requests

We have updated our prayer request page, please visit, so you can know how to be praying for us.  Thank you so much for your continued prayers!

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Where we live!

  The town is called Les Ponts-de-Martel (We do not know how to pronounce it yet!)  Les Ponts-de-Martel is located about 1000 meter above and 20 km from Neuchatel.  To get here you have to go up a mountain, down … Continue reading

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Things I have learned in the last 3 months

Well, we are 13 days from the start of our journey – 6 months in Switzerland and then 2 years in Togo.  As the last things are coming together, I am left to ponder the things I have learned and experienced … Continue reading

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We Passed Our Boards!!

We found out on Thursday of last week that we passed the Family Medicine Boards.  Thank you, God.

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