Thankful Thursday

Thankful Thursday – October 26

October 26, 2023

What I’m thankful for this week: This week I’m especially thankful for our co-workers who just got back to Guinea! Not only does having them back help us work better as a team and share responsiblities, we aslo greatly appreciate the fellowship and encouragement they offer. I’m thankful for clear Scripture. While listening to a […]

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 […]

Thankful Thursday #12

March 19, 2020

Throwing together a very quick Thankful Thursday. Thankful that we are currently safe from the virus. Thankful for internet to be able to keep in touch with all of our family during this time, we’re in 5 countries, but united by the world wide web! Speaking of my family, even more than being able to […]

Thankful Thursday #11

March 11, 2020

This week I’m thankful for: New screens in the windows! The house we’re living in had some very holey screens, so it’s nice to have new ones being put in. Getting to try new foods. I enjoy trying new things. Recently I was given taro, which I had never eaten let alone cooked. (See picture). […]

Thankful Thursday 9 & 10

March 6, 2020

I’m thankful for: A safe trip back home. We were gone for 6 weeks and traveled many miles! I’ve said it before, but I’m thankful for how beautiful of a place we get to live in. See the white bird in the picture? We’ve had a lot around lately. I’m thankful for some of the […]

Thankful Thursday #8

February 19, 2020

This week I’m thankful for: The good trip we had to a village where we have coworkers. The privilege to be here with them. They are working so hard to start teaching the beginning of 2021! That we were able to travel as a family this trip. The kids have been enjoying playing with […]

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 […]