Lisa Harris's Blog, page 39

Observations of a seasoned traveler

I've been blessed with some unique experiences while traveling whether it's flying over Victoria Falls in a small plane, taking a motorized boat though the Amazon, or a canoe down the Zambezi. Even with all these experiences, there is always something that happens from time to time--like being charged by a herd of elephants for example--that stands out as out-of-the-ordinary.

The past couple weeks have been pretty exhausting, especially for Scott. When he returned to the States for Allen's fun...

Encountering God

Once again, I'm struggling with my internet. For some reason, I can't access the internet or email, but Skype works. Strange as it is, at least that has allowed me to communicate with Scott. He did get me a back up system that works with the cell phones that I can use on a limited basis. It allowed me to send off my manuscripts to my editors this week which I know they appreciated and I was relieved to have them off!

I want to say thank you again to all the wonderful emails of encouragement. ...

Photo Tribute to Allen

I'd wanted to post this short video tribute when we heard Allen had died, but with the internet off for most of the past week and only the use of a slow cell phone modem, I wasn't able to post it. So I prayed tonight that God would please get my internet working so I could talk to Scott via Skype while he is gone and now it works! God really does care about the little things.

It's been a bittersweet day with Scott on a plane back to the states while I stayed finished up a novel due tomorrow th...

Tribute to Allen

For those of you who haven't heard yet, Allen Avery, Scott's uncle, passed away Saturday night after struggling with a brain tumor for many months. I want to thank all of you who have prayed for him during this time, and for his wife, Janelle, and their family.

I couldn't begin to count the number of miles Scott and Allen traveled together throughout Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, and South Africa, teaching and preaching across southern Africa. Allen was our mentor, co-worker for the pa...

What's for dinner?

My youngest recently told me how lucky I was to have a son who loves to cook with me. I agree. He has aspirations of becoming a chef, but also wants to be able to cook for his wife and family. What a sweetie!

Our latest hit at the family dinner table was a new curry recipe (we love experimenting with different combinations) and Naans which are a fabulous yeast flat bread. Everyone loved the meal, so we thought we'd share with you.

CHICKEN CURRY

Ingredients:

3 T oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves mince...

Father/Son Bonding

Everyone is home after their father/son bonding weekend to see the World Cup. As you can see from the photos, they had so much fun!

Sunday Devotional Series: Finding Peace in a Chaotic World

Before I share today's devotional, I'd like to wish all of the fathers reading this (especially my own sweet hubby!) a very Happy Father's day!

My mother and I are going to start posting devotionals on a weekly basis. Today we want to look closer at our Heavenly Father, and as you read through this, we pray that you will be blessed and encouraged as you seek Him.

KNOWING GOD

On Monday, January 9, 1956, five women huddled together at Shell Mera, Ecuador, waiting to hear news from their husbands. ...

Crazy Contest!

Things have been rather hectic lately and I've had to really limit my online time to focus on writing and edits. An Ocean Apart--the new name for my Summerside historical--and macro edits for Blood Covenant, book two in my Mission Hope series with Zondervan are both due by the end of the month. And of course, there is still school and ministry and everything else that comes up.

So for a crazy month, I thought I'd host a crazy, somewhat jiggly contest.

Jiggly, you say? Oh yes.

I've mention...

If you could travel anywhere...

I've spent the past couple weeks researching 1920's New York City for my next release with Summerside Press and have found it fascinating. Between gangsters, food, fashion and music, New York City makes the perfect contrast to Africa for the second half of my story, Oceans Apart.

With around 6 million people, New York was a modern industrial city with a large immigrant population. It boasted of huge buildings, a subway, sewer lines, and water lines and had a huge port for arriving passenger l...

Six Days - One Village

Have you ever read the story in Luke 8 about the demon possessed man from the town of Gerasenes? The Bible says that for a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house. Instead, he had lived among the tombs, often chained hand and foot and kept under guard because he was so violent, and even this precaution wasn't always enough. Often, he would break his chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

Last week, Scott, Luiz, and four of our disciples left for the villa...