Grace visits Loki
Grace wanted to see Lokichoggio and her friends one last time before we leave and I had room on...
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My other offices
Turkana / Rift Valley / Kenya – 3/29/17Spending the day in the Loki office. 3/28/17Flying in...
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Transformation needed
I took a field trip today. Several of us drove out of town towards the mountains which mark...
Read Morelost luggage
Today I flew staff members out of a town that had been overrun by soldiers last week. The soldiers had moved on, but the staff was eager to get out. John, the main coordinator on sight, showed concern about the situation as we...
Read MoreNests and hatchlings
I found a home while inspecting 7DG, our Loki 206. Small weaver bird types had flitted around the wing flaps a couple days ago. I watched one squeeze between the flap surface and the wing, a space no thicker than my finger. This...
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Tutoring mathematical tables
Last week the nearby boarding school shut down. A student beat the assistant headmaster. It was possibly because that teacher had caned the student on the head and it connected to the spot where he recently had surgery. Now the...
Read MoreWithout Me
The experiment began on a rainy day. I walked onto the airport grounds, navigating through the shallowest parts of the puddles, I noticed all the office doors were firmly shut, daring me to even try. I imagined the various...
Read MoreSIL’s last flight in Sudan
An article I wrote in 2011. The last flight: With sunlight slowly spilling over the horizon, my fingers brush over dented aluminum under a plastic anti-abrasion tape. The front edge on the airplane’s tail, has...
Read MoreA Long Road Home
I gave Breanna a choice. She chose flying back to Loki, which I can appreciate. Driving across barren lands with children, one still a baby, goes from being exciting like an adventure to miserably challenging depending on how...
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