Last week Joel traveled down with our leadership team to visit one of the villages we have missionaries working in.  Here are some of the highlights of his trip. Crossing Gambia – This is Joel’s first time to head down to the southern half of Senegal which requires crossing a river surrounded by a separate country.  They […]

This past year we have changed a lot.  We have changed the time we eat, we have changed what we eat, we have changed how we greet people,  we have changed how we interact with our neighbors, we have changed how we shop, we have changed how we use water and so much more.  Sometime I […]

A weekend of fun with some visitors from Dakar Followed by a few days of fun in Dakar The chance to catch up with some missionaries who live in a remote village. The privilege to hear how God is working through their ministry, even though the challenges they face A package we have waited 8 months for […]

The past two weeks I have started going through sections of scripture with my language helper.  It has been amazing!  In French I have to furiously listen to every word to make sure I completely understand the meaning, but this has made me realize that it has been a while since I have done that […]

Coming into Holy week I was battling discouragement.  We have been working on language now for a year and half and yet we are still climbing that mountain.  We have a very high level of language fluency to reach and there are times that I wonder if it is possible.  I know that we are […]