From Timor
With Love
Welcome to a world of wonder,
people and miracles,
education and life,
gardening and growth …
the world of Timor-Leste.
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From Timor, with Love
Knowledge Exchange
English classes in Timor have begun! Students with a range of abilities from very beginner to intermediate, as well as young children, have joined us for a 2 month series to improve their English communication skills! 😉 On other front, Elizabeth, a happy girl from Australia, has graciously joined us in Timor to volunteer her…
Building Progress 2024 – part 2
Yet another whirlwind of hard work and good times blew through Gleno for 2 weeks. As we near the dry season here in Timor, this fun filled storm came with showers of improvising at just about every turn. Some familiar faces (Chippy, Roni, Canyon, Orion, River and Luke) along with some new ones (Peter and…
Potato Chayote Soup Recipe
It only took a quick assessment at the local market in Gleno for me to realize that I was about to embark on a whole new world of food that I didn’t even recognize. Not seeing much in the way of zucchini, a common vegetable I was used to, I was pleased to find a…
My Key!
This morning before I began walking from our rental house out to the building site where we are building the community center, I locked the door to our rental house and carefully put the key in my pocket as I began down the dusty road. “Dusty” is key (pun intended!) because anything small that lands…
Building Progress 2024
Our Shipping Container Residence – Part 2 Dear Reader, The month of August 2024 was a busy, but productive one. Regular readers would be familiar with the 2023 project update, but in 2024 we had renewed forces. August 2024 was nothing short of a whirlwind here at the construction site in Gleno, and it seems…
New to the Team
Welcome the Gugu Family: A Beautiful Symphony of Faith and Fun! It’s with the greatest joy and a dash of excitement that we welcome our new team members, the Gugu Family! Imagine the perfect blend of Romanian resilience and American warmth, topped with a sprinkle of heavenly harmony. That’s the Gugu Family in a nutshell!…