Category: Updates and News

Saturday I was invited to a wedding at Dakar with Cecil.  It has never worked out for me to go with her to a wedding in Dakar so I decided to go.  It was also my chance to experience the transport the village people use to get to weddings.  Finally I thought it would be […]

Today I want to share with you of how the Lord has provided.  It is great to note moments like this as they serve as reminders in the hard times that God does provide.  When we came back we began looking for a car.  We bought a car a few years ago, as a temporary […]

Tomorrow marks 1 month since we arrived here.  Our transition back has gone smoother than I thought it would.  Today I thought I would share some of the ways God blessed us this month.   We are beyond blessed to live with family here.  It was amazing to come home and have family here to […]

Our life here has taught me that serving God is not always about big things upfront, but often about the small things.  Building relationships is the same.  Our trips out the village remind me of that truth as the whole purpose of the trip is relationships.  So that means that my roles consist of many […]

Last week after going into Dakar and figuring out what we had on our plates.  We came back and I set to work.  I looked at our calendar and decided what days we would go into Dakar.  Then looking at those days and the people we wanted to connect with, I created a schedule of […]

This past week we headed to Dakar for 4 days and sat in meetings to get caught up on all that happened while we were gone and what we were looking at in the future.  We then started to make a schedule and a plan for how we will accomplish our ministry goals. One of […]

We have arrived!  Jet lag was worse this time for all of us than when we first arrived.  Life here is still really surreal for us.  Things still seem unnatural, but I have had to remind myself to just give it a little time and we will readjust.   Here are a few of the […]

Today starts a new year.  Tomorrow we get on a plane.  There are so many changes, so much excitement and so much sadness all wrapped in one.  However, today is a day to look ahead.  So as we look ahead here our some ways you can be praying for us. Our Flight Tomorrow we begin […]

Wednesday Ethan’s class sent home an envelope filled with good bye cards.  As we read them aloud together the reality hit that it was beginning again – the season of goodbyes.  The season that always rips at our hearts, because it is filled with so many hard moments.  Those moments when Ethan reads the card […]

It has been a while, but it is time to get back in the grove.  We now have 3 weeks left until we return to the hot desert that has become our home.  It has been great to have a break from the stress of life, but we are ready to return.  I will honestly […]