It Took a Village

Villagers in the Congo believe they brought me my daughter 21 years ago. Now I am returning, to give thanks for the prayers and…

The Sun Also Accelerates: Solar Power Dominates One Corner of Congo

I was among the hundreds of thousands of Northern California residents who were without…

Hurry Up and Happily Wait

Day Two in Kinshasa and though we’re stuck here until Friday — we got bumped from the flight to Kananga in central…

Chapter Excerpt: Morning Sickness

Day Four in Kinshasa. We have confirmation of our Congo Airways flight to Kananga on Friday. That is…

The Road to Kamponde

We did it. We made it to Kamponde — and it only took three years!

Why She Couldn’t Go

I hadn’t been in Kamponde more than 10 minutes when one of my students from long ago approached, welcomed me with back with…

Origami Microscopes

One of the handful of side projects I’ll be working on when we get to Congo this weekend is showing up at schools and…

A Life of Reconnecting

Within minutes of arriving in Kamponde, there were a handful of people I…