J.R.R. Tolkien (one of my favorite writers) said: “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations if you live near one.” The Hobbit or There and Back Again. (1937) We certainly have a live dragon lurking around these days. And yet we have still tried […]
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And the tallying is done. What does the word “tally” mean and where did it come from? It’s derived from the Latin for “twig cutting”, and morphed through the Anglo-Norman French “tallie”, meaning a piece of wood with notches on it to keep an account. So what’s been tallied? In […]
Most days, I tend to go through my day focused on what is directly ahead of me. Work, appointments, menus, grocery store,–you get the idea. Sometimes I have to be reminded to look at all that is good in life and be thankful for it. When I am thankful, then […]
We are able to do what we do efficiently because of the Partners who lend their expertise to our efforts. Our Partner this month is Muhlenkamp & Company, Inc., a family-owned investment business. Ron & Tony Muhlenkamp are father-son investment experts who are also fantastic people. They are helping us […]
Did you know that for the price of a fancy cup of coffee you can give a child in Uganda fresh water for life? Did you know that for $5,000 you can give a whole village fresh water for life? Maybe you can’t give for a whole village by yourself, […]
The response to our request for Good Samaritan Funds was wonderful–thank you all so much! When life exists so tenuously as it does in rural Uganda, simple acts of kindness and generosity go a long way. The good news to report is that CEED is now designated an essential business […]
Dear Friends and Families of CEED, I have been living in Africa since late June of last year. Things were going quite well for CEED and our drill teams. We were drilling for Wells of Life, an outfit from California, and they were keeping us very busy. CEED had […]
What does “love” mean? It’s definitely an emotion yet it is so much more than that. It’s an action of commitment which transcends the feeling. It is not mushy or trite, but strong and brave. When we feel threatened–as most of us do these days–it takes an act of will, […]
We’ve all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many are expressing their fear, anxiety, and grief. Certainly fear of the unknown is at the top or close to the top of everyone’s list. We are navigating new waters with our destination still out of sight. Yet, I understand that millions, […]
When I say that I am going to Uganda, I get a few different responses. The first is one of incredulity: Why would you ever do that? The idea of flying across an ocean and another continent to get to Africa is just not even in their realm of possibility, […]