We arrived safely in NYC late last night and here in Speculator early, early this morning. I am home from Africa.

While I still have a ton of memories to meander through, I just thought I’d keep you updated on my time line. I’m sure some of you are on the edge of your seat, oozing with anticipation of stories; those will come, but not today. On top of some serious jet lag, I’m in a bit of a grieving pattern over the end of this trip.

My intention is to do a bunch of African posts between now and Christmas. Some of them will be simple memories I wish to keep, some of them will be opportunities for interaction with my trip and some of them will be about me and Jesus.

Some things to look forward to:

• cultural observations
• riots
• Nigerian nicknames
• how I acquired a body guard

Buckle up. I’m taking a nap.