by Joanna Morrison Christmas at Iris begins early. Since products come and go in the shops, we tend to pick up gifts as we see them throughout the year and put them away in the container, marked clearly Christmas. As we unpacked the recent container and I came across boxes of beautiful t-shirts or jackets,
Written by Joanna Morrison I drove to Dyeratu with Chrissy, Aisa, and Dorothy, faithful women and courageous friends. As we turned off the main road we found the pastor waiting for us. His crisp clean shirt and smile gave him away. He climbed in and led us to his church. When we arrived, crowds of
written by Joanna Morrison, photographed by David Morrison ‘Do you see a lot of miracles?’ is a common question from our visitors. I often feel slightly embarrassed when I answer that we don’t see immediate miracles such as ‘blind eyes seeing’ or ‘deaf ears hearing.’ Recently, my embarrassment has caused me to reflect on
by Joanna Morrison March 2012 Storms carry huge potential, both positive and negative, but most of the time we only notice the negative. Lying in my bed, dry and warm, I know that the rain pounding on my roof will destroy roofs and walls in the villages. Families will huddle under trees or squeeze
by David Morrison January 21, 2012 After a prolonged period of insufficient rain farmers needed for the crops to survive, a powerful storm delivered 115mm of rain within a period of only 90 minutes over Bangula late Thursday afternoon. The immense volume of rain caused havoc throughout the villages. The depth of water streaming through