When the opportunity came up to travel to Malaita Island with my friend, Priscilla, I jumped at the chance. Priscilla is the National Coordinator of the Literacy Association of the Solomon Islands (LASI) and she was going with some colleagues to visit Sinasuu Village, where LASI has had a successful literacy program. In addition to […]
Our latest newsletter is ready for reading: New Beginnings – May 2021
A Day Trip to Savo On May 30th, 2021, we were invited to Savo Island to attend a meeting of the Savosavo Bible Translation Committee. It was a full day and a blessing to reconnect with our Savo Friends! On Sunday morning, we drove west from Honiara along the Guadalcanal coast to a place where […]
Chili Tuna Patties We have a number of cans of locally produced canned tuna with chilies. Today, Mr. MacGyver crushed up a package of Beef Biscuits, mixed in a can of chili tuna, chopped green onions, some milk powder and 2 eggs. He made the mixture into patties and fried them on the raclette. We […]
Making our own meals in quarantine is possible! It just takes a little ingenuity.
Mr. & Mrs. MacGyver in Quarantine present Mr. MacGyver Makes an Omelette! Before we left Dallas, a friend shared that she had received a Raclette as a Christmas present. I had never heard of this kitchen appliance, but was intrigued. When I happened to see that a local person was selling a 220 volt […]
Mr. & Mrs. MacGyver Become Trained When we first settled into our hotel room and quarantine, we weren’t sure how things worked. Soon we learned that if there was a knock at the door, we should grab our masks and open the door. A masked staff member would stand at a distance and pass on […]
In quarantine without a blender? No problem. You can make a fruit smoothie!
Mr. & Mrs. MacGvyer in Quarantine Mrs. MacGvyer makes a Dustpan Background: Because we are in quarantine and no one can enter our hotel room, we are not getting room service of any kind. Problem: Our floor was getting gritty and needed sweeping, but we didn’t have a broom. Several times we requested a broom and finally […]
Mr. & Mrs. MacGyver in Quarantine in which Mr. MacGyver repairs the AC Background: While stuck in a hotel for 3 weeks in the tropics with 2 small windows and no fans, we are very thankful for the 2 air conditioning units in our 2 rooms. Problem: When the AC unit in the bedroom started […]
