I felt sad to be leaving, as if I had only just begun to settle. The Samoutou family has been amazing to me, as has everyone else I have had the pleasure of meeting here. Luckily, the journey to Brazzaville got me looking forward to civilization and a hot shower […] [READ MORE]

I went to help build another house on Tuesday. Instead of slapping on the mud, I was taught how to use branches, sticks and vines to bind together an amazingly strong skeletal framework the size of an extra large garden shed. A lot of the houses are made of one […] [READ MORE]

About 15 thumb-sized caterpillars lie there in front of me, clustered in a bowl-shaped leaf. Picking one up, I observe its Riga Mortis body, coloured black but tipped with an amber head and tail. It is long dead, but in my mind’s eye its worm-like body is still writhing a […] [READ MORE]

On Sunday I went with Guillaume and Sarah to an Aka Pygmy church, made of fire-hardened bricks from the local soil, located further North of Impfondo. The Aka live in a Matriarchal society, with women holding the power and authority. It was amazing to watch and listen to how they […] [READ MORE]

I had a good weekend of it getting out and about, exploring Impfondo and its surroundings. On Saturday I was taken for a tour of the town by Sarah, a missionary who has been living and working here for 20 years. It shows, because pretty much everyone in the large […] [READ MORE]

The equatorial storm is like none other. When it rains in the Congo jungle, it absolutely chucks it down. The thunder doesn’t clap here, it bellows with a rage only Mother Nature could muster. Lightning splits the thick cloud in two with an electric purple. Once the rain stops and […] [READ MORE]

I have spent the last couple of weeks working with Joyce on the new website content and on various administration and organization aspects of New Sight. My regular blogging has been doing a seemingly good job on boosting the hits the current New Sight website receives. We have just got […] [READ MORE]

Whenever I visit an exciting new place, I am always keen to spend some time at the local market. For me, the energy and etiquette of the market is always a colorful representation of the country’s wider culture, with a melting pot of merchants trying to flog their goods to […] [READ MORE]

Thursday’s community health screening trip to Nkoko was one of the best bits so far. We set off due-North from Impfondo on the same road which runs straight through town. It was tarmac-ed but within a couple of minutes driving its flat surface began to give way to Africa. The […] [READ MORE]

On Monday night I finally hauled myself out to go to a bar. As I pedaled my bike through the slowly fading heat of the evening I caught in my eye a square, door-deprived frame radiating a yellow light. There were a couple of people sat out front in the […] [READ MORE]

Join our brand new guest blogger Rowan as he visits and explores Congo for the first time! [READ MORE]

Thank you for your love, care and prayers.  Our family is thrilled to announce that Joyce saw the hospital specialist again this morning and has been given the go-ahead to return to Congo!  We will be able to leave the UK on 14 July.  If you would like to pray […] [READ MORE]

Hi.  They do say, 'Better late than never!'.  Here is our latest newsletter albeit released in April 14.  Please click here for the English version and here for our very first Chinese version!Thank you for your support  […] [READ MORE]

Up until a week ago, we were all getting sad to leave the UK and excited to fly back to Congo today.  However, due to some very unexpected problems with Joyce’s health, we had to follow the hospital specialists’ advice and remain in the UK for another 6 weeks.  We […] [READ MORE]

3-day count-down until we set off on the biggest trip of our lives.  We will be on the roads for exactly 5 months.  Here are the 10 things I most look forward to as well as 10 things I am most anxious about as we prepare to re-enter civilisation. Our former world feels like a million miles away..

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