Getting To The Other Side by Sharon Johnson Pond is a collection of devotional stories written about the years when the author, her husband, John, and their son, Marcus, served as missionaries in Central Africa. languages, finding a place of ministry and then losing that place, and the difficulties of trying to continue ministry in war conditions. by the person who actually experienced the events which happened during times of peace, but also during the tumultuous war years in both Rwanda and Burundi, Africa.

"What in the world is a jigger?" "A Nairobi what?" "Are there any lions in Africa?" "How many snakes can one person deal with before freaking out?" "Which is smarter, an author or a parrot?" "How full of praise to God can a person's heart be after experiencing the wonders of African nature?" From Jiggers to Blind Elephants answers these questions and more, although admittedly not in a scientific manner, showing the delight of the author and her family in the beauties and wonders of Africa's wildlife. This book is for animal lovers as well as those fascinated by life in another place, another...