“My Mom in America”

May 22, 2010 Linny Saunders31 Comments

I met this little guy when I spoke at the church in Ssenge Village while I was in Africa picking up Elijah and Elizabeth. He hung around me alot. And then he wanted ask me something. I bent over because he was talking so softly. He said, “Take me home with you to America. I…

Ministry in Africa – update on Dw

May 18, 2010 Linny Saunders24 Comments

**All of the pictures below were taken on earlier trips…all were taken inside or outside the church in Ssenge village where they are ministering at this moment** I know so many of you have been praying for Dw….thank you, thank you, thank you! Really, I think none of us truly understand just what happens in…

Africa Update

May 17, 2010 Linny Saunders20 Comments

**ALL these pictures are from Dw and Emma’s FIRST trip to Africa {2008} 2 years ago, but I couldn’t resist showing you some of the beautiful faces of Africa** These are some of the kids in Ssenge Village… Thank you sooooo much to all who have been praying for Dw and the team. I was…

Crazy Love Challenge #3

May 5, 2010 Linny Saunders34 Comments

We’ve been having so much fun with Crazy Love….infact our church will be doing a series this summer called Crazy Love and the plans are already underway for some Crazy ways to show God’s love to those in our community. It’s gonna’ be a blast! As I mentioned yesterday, today’s Crazy Love is going to…

“You Came to Africa and Told Me”

April 2, 2010 Linny Saunders25 Comments

One by one, I went about tucking the little ones in the other night. I snuggled my face right next to Elizabeth as I whispered to her while gazing into her gorgeous African eyes. She was fully engaged and whispering back and forth with me. I said, “Elizabeth you are so beautiful! Do you really…

Meet My Friend Lisa

March 31, 2010 Linny Saunders18 Comments

Meet my friend Lisa. She and her family came and had lunch with us and spent the afternoon the other day. They live about an hour away. We met in the most Crazy – totally God – way!! A couple of years ago, Dw & I had gone to celebrate our anniversary in a town…

Crazy Love

March 25, 2010 Linny Saunders47 Comments

The Lord has been “marinating” something in my heart for quite a long time. I wrote a post a few days back called, “We Didn’t Get the Memo.” If you have been visiting here at A Place Called Simplicity you will understand how passionate Dw and I and our kids are about following Christ. We…

Haiti – The Reality

March 23, 2010 Linny Saunders30 Comments

Thank you so much for all the prayers for Dw and the team while they were in Haiti. Over the years, Dw has lead or been part of many missions trips around the world. He said that nothing he had ever seen prepared him for what he saw in Haiti this last week. As Dw…

Surprise From Haiti & That ONE comment of Yours

March 19, 2010 Linny Saunders31 Comments

What a delightful surprise from the Lord…..this AM I found in my inbox a letter from a blog lurker {Sara} who came out of the shadows to tell me…. She had been on Facebook and was looking at a video a friend {who is in Haiti right now} had posted….and who should the entire video…

FINALLY!!

March 19, 2010 Linny Saunders49 Comments

Finally! Finally! Finally!! I had thought it would be too late for Dw to call, due to the time zone, etc., but sure enough my cell FINALLY rang just few minutes go…..We made several attempts to talk and each time I could not hear him. I was just happy to know that he was safe!!…

Linny Lee Saunders

Place Called Simplicity

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