Floyd & Sally McClung

Several years ago, while we were still living in Kansas City, I felt a desire growing in my heart.  It was pretty simple and straight forward……a desire to live by the water.  I must say that I couldn’t understand it!  Here we were, living in Kansas City in the middle of the U.S.  You […]

One of my “heroes” is a lady named Lura Garrido.  She was Floyd’s secretary in Amsterdam many years ago.  Lura speaks Spanish and was very concerned for the Spanish speaking prostitutes in the Red Light District where we worked.  She asked Floyd for half a day a week to minister to those ladies.  Then […]

I’ve been reflecting lately on how many things we know and learn in life that we just take for granted.  They don’t seem like a ‘big deal.’  For instance:

knowing how to plan/organize
knowing how to study
having/managing a bank account
knowing how to use an ATM machine
having a budget
how to mail a letter
learning how to drive

As we […]

Recently I read the story below of the starfish.  It made an impact on me!
“Once a man was walking along a beach.  The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day.  Off in the distance he could see a person going back and forth between the surf’s edge and the beach.  Back and […]

In recent weeks we’ve been encouraged by things that are happening here in South Africa.  At the same time, we’ve also been overwhelmed by the wave of upheaval and violence that has shaken our nation.
Some of the things that have blessed and encouraged us have been taking place in Red Hill (the community that […]

When I was growing up, I often heard my mother say - “when opportunity knocks, answer the door.”  My mother had sayings for just about everything - I only wish I had wrote them all down!  Common sense, fun, amusing phrases of wisdom!
In my mind, the word opportunity has always had a positive meaning […]

The months seem to be flying by in a blur.  We’ve been here almost 19 months now.  For most of that time I’ve seemed to constantly be running around just to trying and keep my head above water.  To say it’s been busy would be a gross understatement!
We’ve just had a week in the […]

When we were preparing to move here to South Africa, we talked about the problem of crime in the country. I wanted to work it through in my heart so that I was prepared for whatever we would face. If God was calling us here, I wanted to live in peace, not […]