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Fresh Chicken with the family

June 20, 2010

Charles and I recently had the chance to spend a little time with family in his home village. It was nice to see everyone again, now as a married couple. I had the opportunity to cook a chicken dinner with my sisters-in-law. Did I mention that I have 5 sisters now! Chickens go from the […]

Afraid to Go?

June 10, 2010

Many people have asked us if we are scared to move overseas. I suppose there are a lot of ways we could answer this question. Sure, there are times we get a bit queasy at the thought of all we will face, extreme heat, threat of disease, discouragement and so on. Inevitably though, when we […]

Say Ahhhh!

June 9, 2010

There are many things that go into moving to a remote location that you may never think about. I have one word for you: TEETH! Yes, for the last several months or so, Tom and I have been traveling over an hour (one way) to go the the dental school to get much needed work […]

Two Places at Once!

June 7, 2010

No, not a miracle… but our family is currently in two places at once. Noe is in Jackson (MI) working – we are very thankful for two employment positions! He is working a part-time retail job, but also enjoying ministering to a precious group of youth in a nearby Church. The girls and I flew […]

Trip to Town

May 29, 2010

It’s been 6 months since we’ve been out to town. We’re really looking forward to the chance to talk to our families on the phone again, as well as to fellowship with the other missionaries from our region. The kids can’t wait to eat ice cream, and Mommy and Daddy will enjoy having internet access […]

Journey of Grace

May 25, 2010

Recently my friend Jeff Schaap asked me if I would be willing to be interviewed for a video project he was working on as part of a job interview for a Senior Videographer position at Wycliffe Bible Translators. Jeff has been praying for some time about being involved in world missions by using his skills […]

Caps & Gowns for Sisters

May 25, 2010

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (II Timothy 2:15) I can’t help but gush with pride a bit and say a big CONGRATULATIONS to my sisters upon their recent graduations! My sister Chrissy […]

Feasting On The “Meat” Of God’s Word

May 21, 2010

One of the old customs among the Simbari is that they would stay up all night chanting their gratitude to the spirits as they anticipated an upcoming feast which included meat. You see, their diet consists mostly of vegetables and tuber foods, so eating meat is a rare treat for them and one they greatly […]

The Best Donation

May 17, 2010

As we packed up our stuff and prepared for our flight back to Michigan from Oregon, our nephews Wyley & Kaleb motioned that they wanted me to come with them to the bedroom. I followed them wondering what was going on. When we got back to the bedroom, Tom was there and the boys shut […]

A Spokane Weekend

May 4, 2010

Last weekend we ventured up to Spokane, Washington. We left on my birthday (April 30th) and spent about 10 hours (things take longer with a kid :)) to get to our destination. The drive was truly astonishing. Observing the variety of God’s creation just took our breath away. From densely wooded mountains, the massive Columbia […]