The Other Island: Trip 2

January 16, 2018

After the first trip, Payton and I both felt like our perspective was lopsided. At that time, we only had two potential future ministry options on the table (we now have a few more back in the mix). We had seen one, but knew little of the other. It felt odd to try to decide […]

The Land of the Dinosaurs: Trip 1

January 16, 2018

When we first heard about this potential ministry location, I remember someone telling me that flying in there was like flying into Jurassic Park. When we first started planning a trip in there, just to check things out, I really didn’t have much information to go on. Payton had been there before, but we were […]

A Sad Journey

September 12, 2017

Not that long ago, Payton caravanned up to a remote village in the mountains to help deliver some relatives and the belongings of a family who had just lost their dear little boy. The immediate family drove separately with the casket in an ambulance they had rented. They had moved from their village to the […]

Falling Asleep While Reading

March 7, 2012

Well, that’s what I was doing when I decided it was time to update the blog, falling asleep that is. Our Revelation textbook just couldn’t keep my brain connected after a night of not-so-good sleep and a very busy day. I attribute the lack of sleep to my late game of futsol and the adrenaline […]