Author: Lincoln and Alisha McIlroy

Well, this update might be a little more brief than normal. Alisha has been preparing for a number of weeks for a craft sale that she is contributing to, which takes place today. There is going to be a parade also, so the kids are mentally prepping for that. I have some homework that needs […]

There are a lot of good things about being a missionary. One of the bad things, though, is that you are seldom home. Eventually, I think, you’re not sure where home is. Well, for now, we miss home. But we’re used to that. One good thing is that we always have God’s Word wherever we […]

We got a break from school for Easter this week, so we’ve had the last few days off. Each day felt like Saturday, so by the time Saturday actually came, I didn’t realize that’s what day it was. So howdy from this rested yet disoriented missionary family. As far as homework goes, I am still […]

Every week, we get a little closer to finishing our training here. Of course, we have another 10 weeks in the fall semester, but this summer, we hope to start raising support and start thinking about what needs to happen before we head overseas, and when we will go. In the meantime, we have a […]

It was nice to have a break from classes with the Field Fair last week. It was nice to have a break from homework, too. But it was also good to get back into our routine. In class, we have been dealing entirely with individual sounds and parts of words up until this week. That’s […]

I think we’re about halfway through the semester now. It won’t be much longer before we come home for the summer; and it won’t be a whole lot longer either before we head overseas- a year and a half or two. Earlier in the week, we finished up a section in class with a review […]

Things happen every week, but sometimes they’re mostly routine. That was the case this week. We are finishing up a section in linguistics, so we are working in teams on a big problem right now. One exciting thing that happened was with a guy at the Lighthouse. He had been in jail for driving drunk […]

Good Morning. That’s what it is here, anyways. I write these updates on Saturday mornings, usually after I finish my homework for the weekend. There have been more tornadoes in Missouri this week and in states around us, but none close enough for us to worry yet. Apart from the weather, this week has been […]

Well, another week is over. This week, this kids discovered an amazing new playground and we finished the first section of our Linguistics class, “Phonology”. Today is also Scout’s 3rd birthday party (yesterday was her birthday). The weather continues to amaze us: it’s dry, and a couple of days ago, it hit 71. Last week, […]

Well, we’ve survived another week. The weather has been up and down a lot here. It snowed a few inches earlier in the week, and then rained for a couple days, but yesterday must’ve been in the 60’s. So we can’t complain when we think of all the cold and snow we’re missing back in […]