Category: Updates and News

God is always at work, but often I can’t really see the work in progress. However occasionally there are times that God allows us to see the masterpiece he has been at work weaving. Those moments are always exciting! Recently God has given we a few glimpses of the masterpiece. We have been working alongside a new believer at our church […]

WE GOT A CAR!!! For the past few months we have been praying and researching the possibility of getting a car.  It is a very difficult decision here as cars are VERY EXPENSIVE and also a huge gamble as to their reliability.  As Joel has been traveling out to visit our village works, we have […]

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 […]

WE NEVER WOULD HAVE IMAGINED That our house help would think it was for laying laundry out to dry How useful it is for getting energy out of our boys in a short amount of time That it would be one of our daily sources of exercise How enjoyable it can be in the cool […]

First Name Sake First Week of School First Party for the Women of our Church First Big Disappointment This week ended with some hard news for us.  We rounded a corner in our French study and thought we were close to the end, but really we are far from it.  It was extremely discouraging and […]

Katie –  You were the first one Tyler called friend You taught Ethan to Read and Tyler to cover his cough You helped us make progress in language and ministry We spent hours talking together about your future We fought off hopeful suitors and set an incredibly high bride price You gave Joel and I […]