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Welcome Home!

January 8, 2018

Oh my, my, my. It has been WAY too long since my computer has felt the tap tap tap of my fingertips. Life, at times, has a way of getting overwhelming, and well, all you can do is just survive! That’s where I’ve been for a little while. Back around September/October (it’s all a bit […]

Time for a Break

October 23, 2017

Being a full-time language learner can be a pretty exhausting task. We were really excited when we saw that Selah had a week-long break in October. We knew right away that would be a perfect time to step away and rest (well, as much as you can with 3 little kids). Planning a vacation is […]

Letting Pictures Talk

August 3, 2017

Long Time Overdue The days are passing by so quickly. I can barely believe that we are already into the month of August. Next week will mark 7 months of living in Tanzania. Wow. Every time I think about writing a blog post, that idea simply gets washed away by the craziness of the day. […]

A Big Step Forward

June 6, 2017

A few weeks ago, our team here in Tanzania took some big steps forward! Tanzania is a relatively new field for Ethnos 360, and because of that, our teammates have been diligently laying the groundwork for the last 6+ years so that one day church planting can begin among least reached people groups here. It […]

My thoughts on our Advanced Language Workshop

May 13, 2017

Chandler and I were given the opportunity to attend an ALW (Advanced Language Workshop) that Ethnos360, founded in 1942 as New Tribes Mission, offers periodically in different parts of the world. The purpose of the workshop is to learn about discourse analysis. Discourse analysis is how we organize what we say so that people can […]

A day in the life…

March 6, 2017

I remember before we left for Tanzania a lot of people asked us what a normal day would look like. At that time, we had a few ideas of what our days would include, but NOW we know. It’s hard to believe that Friday marks 2 months of living here. Time is surely flying by! […]

The Cost to Follow Jesus

February 13, 2017

Lately I have spent quite a bit of time thinking about the cost to following Jesus. Honestly, the reason this has been on my mind is because there have been many times over the past almost five weeks where I have asked myself “is this worth it?” [“this” being the life that we have chosen […]

A Call To Pray

January 28, 2017

Each morning I wake up and as I am getting ready for the day I hear the Call to Prayer off in the distance. Although it is a call to pray for those of another faith, it is certainly a call for me to pray too. Although my heart breaks for those we are participating […]

Our hearts and His glory

December 16, 2016

God’s ways are so different than our own. He works in ways we don’t always understand. I mean, it’s Christmas and look how He chose to send His Son, Jesus. So very counter-cultural. So different than anyone would have ever expected. But, for anyone who has walked with Jesus for a while, hands down, you […]

Like Preparing for a Baby

December 5, 2016

The closer we get to leaving for Tanzania, the more and more I see the parallel between preparing for the mission field and preparing for a new baby. I remember preparing like crazy for our babies, especially for Selah, our first. I spent so much time decorating her room and making sure we had enough […]