Last Saturday was a first for all 4 of us. It was our first time to go to the ocean. To see it up close, smell the salt water, walk in the sand…and for Calvin…to be clobbered by a giant wave! I was in awe at the beauty of the aqua-blue color and the mightiness […]
Well….as of today, I can tell you that this is Calvin! And this is what he actually looks like: And that he is my son…my forever son, declared by the judge just this morning! Little did we know that 21 months ago when we got a call, “There’s a 4 year old boy who needs […]
As we’ve been getting ready for a missions conference coming up this weekend, I’ve been thinking about so much…the drive up, the display board, making a meal for the teens, what we’ll share, what video should we use to promote missions, if we should use a video at all, and on and on my worries […]
Here’s a few of the highlights of our summer so far: Completing our second semester of missionary training. Accepting a little foster boy into our home! Please pray for us to be faithful to teach “Little Dude”* about his Savior and to show him Christ’s love. Cameron has moved the plane up here to Missouri, so […]
Those words popped out of my mouth today in grammar class. My classmates were discussing how difficult the sentence break downs were, while I was thinking how it really wasn’t that bad….until I realized I was doing it completely wrong… The funny thing is, this isn’t just how my life is in grammar class, but […]
Those words popped out of my mouth today in grammar class. My classmates were discussing how difficult the sentence break downs were, while I was thinking how it really wasn’t that bad….until I realized I was doing it completely wrong… The funny thing is, this isn’t just how my life is in grammar class, but […]
Why in the world do we need to take 3 whole semesters to dedicate to learning how to be a missionary? What in the world are we learning anyways? Here’s just a glimpse of the many things we’ve been delving into this semester: Foundational Bible Teaching – In this class we not only heard about the importance […]
We are excited to tell you that we have been accepted to begin training with New Tribes Mission this August. The Missionary Training Center (MTC) is located in Roach, Missouri, near the lake of the Ozarks. The training lasts for 3 semesters and we will be living there on the campus and going to school […]
This life on earth offers us little in the way of fulfillment, hope, or value. In 1 Peter it says that “all flesh is grass” which withers and dies. In Ecclesiastes, God teaches us that all the works of man are in vain and ultimately pointless. Paul, in his letter to the Philippians, trots out […]