Murray & Candace's Adventures

Throughout West Africa, Europe, South Africa, the USA, and the South Atlantic Ocean. Our adventure continues as we seek God's will for our life after Mercy Ships.

Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Riaan's Lego Moria Scene...

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Riaan built this amazing scene from The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring recently. It depicts the Fellowship as they run along ...

Sunday, 10 August 2025

Bench Swing...

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We brought Candace's grandpa's porch swing (that he made himself) with us from Indiana to Michigan a couple of years ago. We had bee...

Saturday, 9 August 2025

Luna Moth Caterpillar...

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We came across this bizarre-looking caterpillar in our back garden last month. After some quick research, we discovered that it is the luna ...

Thursday, 7 August 2025

Pretty Princess...

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Another beautiful artwork courtesy of our middle child. :)

Wednesday, 30 July 2025

New Playset...

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Candace's parents visited us a couple of weeks ago and assembled the children's belated Christmas present in our back garden. It was...

Monday, 28 July 2025

Pine Cone Kids...

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Our three children are such good helpers. They helped gather some pine cones for our bonfires and braais for the next while. Picking up stic...

Friday, 25 July 2025

Parasitoid Wasp...

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After taking too long to emerge, we discovered that some of our swallowtail chrysalises had been destroyed by a parasite. Some of the remain...

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ABOUT ME

Murray Tristan Crawford: I am a 40-year-old South African whose journey with Mercy Ships began in 2007 when I joined the M/V "Africa Mercy" in Liberia. I met my wife Candace in Sierra Leone in 2011 and together we served with Mercy Ships until December 2012. We worked with Mercy Vision in South Africa during 2013, and are now settled with our three kiddos in the USA.

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