Breaking the Silence

October 24, 2018

Breaking the Silence Two months ago my life changed forever. I had just finished up a language session with my dear Tanzanian friend, Mama Niko, and went to check my phone before walking home. Missed calls and facetime chats. I was able to answer one call, only to hear the words “He’s gone” before the […]

A Good (and humbling) Reminder

August 2, 2018

Sunday started out like most other Sundays. We woke up, we ate breakfast and got ready for church. Sometimes Sundays can be some of our hardest days, so I was mentally trying to prepare myself. Although we love our church and are SO thankful for how they have taken us in and loved us, it […]

Count Your Blessings (name them one by one)

March 6, 2018

Back in college, for whatever reason, I ended up in an Advanced Grammar class. More than anything, I guess it was the professor who drew me to the class, because grammar just isn’t really my thing. Dr. Sepko was one of those professors who saw potential in students who couldn’t see it themselves. She believed […]

Following Jesus

February 12, 2018

When you choose to follow Jesus to a foreign land (or anywhere for that matter) there seems to be a constant tension. At times it is a question of “Is it worth it?” or even “Is HE worth it?” Other times it is an intense sorrow of never feeling like we are “home.” It’s a […]

My Christmas Gift

January 9, 2018

Can I just be honest? The month of December was my hardest month so far here in Tanzania. It seemed like we were having challenge after challenge and in the midst of all of our transition I wondered how much more I could handle. Moving was stressful. It took a lot out of me. On […]

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 […]