Category: Updates and News

The Boys school has been a major blessing to us.  We know not every missionary has the option of a good school and especially not a good local school, so we consider ourselves very lucky.  It is not perfect by any means, but it has helped our boys in so many ways in their adaptation […]

Just before Joel returned we had a wedding at our church.  It has been a few years since the last wedding so it was a big affair.  It was also an important event for me as I felt like I was an active participator in the preparations with the women of our church for the […]

In the shower past dark In the middle of a movie, especially at key moments – what a bummer! When it is hot and we are trying to go to sleep, it quickly goes from really hot to miserably hot When our water tank on top runs out – without  a pump we now have […]

This round without Joel has been stretching.  I am living by just trying to make it through one day at a time.  There have been quite a few challenges that have added to a normally stressful life. One in particular is a fridge that stopped working the first week.  We went without refrigeration for one […]

This year I am thankful for… The hope we have in Christ The opportunity to serve our Risen Lord Our home in Africa which has really become our home. The multitude of visitors that came our way recently. For my husband who walks beside me in life. EVERY time a hot shower comes my way. […]

I don’t have to kick myself every time I try to speak French to someone who doesn’t speak English Sleeping in my own bed with a familiar call to prayer that my brain already knows how to sleep through The comfort of knowing what is going on even a small percentage of the time Being […]

According to the participants in our training learning a language is like… Putting together a puzzle you are missing half the pieces to Becoming 3 years old again Trying to make a home on a new planet Being lost in the woods with no trail or map When asked to draw a picture of entering […]

SURPRISE: Internet was better than I thought.  However Pictures won’t come until the next post. WARNING:  This post turned out to be long.  So for those who want the short version…God is teaching me a lot here.  However years ago I promised God that when he taught me something I would share it.  So for […]

Traveling Monday I leave for Tanzania.  I am attending a Training Workshop in the language program we are using.  This is the second time that I am going and which means that I will have some extra training sessions and will also be leading a table group during the workshop.  The training will equip me […]

Here are a few of the photo’s from Joel’s Trip to Guinea