Dear Anonymous

August 8, 2024

Dear Anonymous, I can’t send you a personal thank you note, as I obviously don’t know who you are. Maybe you’ll see this post though, and if you do, I want to say, “Thank you!” I may not know who you are, but God does. He sees your generous and faithful giving towards missions and […]

Thankful Thursday – November 16

November 15, 2023

I’m thankful for: Fireflies! They’ve been so beautiful lately! Sometimes I think I see a shooting star, then realize it’s a firefly. Co-workers! Don’t know what we’d do without them. The longer we’re in this line of work, the more we see the need to have others to make decisions with and work alongside. […]

Thankful Thursday

October 19, 2023

I’m thankful for: I’m incredibly thankful for my friend F (that’s what I’ll call her here). I could give a big long list of reasons why I’m grateful for her, but for now I’ll just give the most recent one: She’s become my language helper! After way too long, I finally started back language sessions!! […]

Thankful Thursday – Oct.12

October 12, 2023

It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these (I just checked, apparently the last one was March 19,2020!). I’m thankful for: The beautiful sights here. From our front porch I’ve seen the most vibrant rainbow, stars agains the dark night sky, colorful sunsets that slowly change as the sun goes down and […]

Keep Your Nose in the Book

July 4, 2023

“Keep your nose in the Book!” That’s a quote from one of our Bible school teachers that’s stayed in my head these past 17 years. Unfortunately I haven’t always kept that advice. I get busy. I want to sleep in, or start my morning by getting work done. I can read the Bible later. Then […]

Leaving Check List

August 30, 2022

A lot goes into preparing to head back to West Africa. We have to make sure we’re ready in all realms. Passports, visas, and other paperwork all up to date? Up to date on required vaccines? Clean bill of health from the doctor? Do we have all the necessary books for homeschooling the kids? Have […]

Keep Me Burdened

March 21, 2021

I look at the delicate little girl sitting at my kitchen table. Will she ever hear the Gospel in a language she can understand well? If so, will she accept it? Will she be able to marry a believing man? Will she have children that she teaches about Christ? ***** I hear the wailing. It’s […]

Thankful Thursday #7

February 12, 2020

This week I’m thankful for: The good trip we had to another town. We arrived without any problems. The pick-up ran well, the road was in solid condition, and we’re all healthy. Some rest. We arrived here at another guesthouse on Sunday. The last few weeks have been busy, so it’s been wonderful to be […]

Thankful Thursday #6

February 7, 2020

Helping Dad clean car parts I’m thankful that we finally found out what I had…malaria (which we had tested for first but had gotten a negative). I’m thankful to KNOW and therefore was able to take treatment. I’m thankful we were in the big city with good medical help and the guesthouse with so […]

Thankful Thursday #5

January 30, 2020

I’m thankful to be in a big city at the moment, where there’s plenty of options for doctors and medical labs. I’ve had on and off fevers for almost 2 weeks, I’m getting different things checked out, trying to figure out what it is before we hit the road again. Prayers appreciated. I’m thankful for […]