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Slop—slop—slop. “Oh no!” I had gone to meet some neighbors in my new community and just lost both of my shoes in the mud! Nope, this definitely isn’t the US anymore…how often do you have to hunt for your shoes after you’ve already started walking to your neighbors? This past week has been busy with […]

Please join me in praising God that my visa has arrived (in case you hadn’t already heard my scream of joy)! I am also praising God for providing 93% of the monthly support I need for serving in Papua New Guinea. “What does that mean?” you may be wondering. It means that I am able […]

Today started out as a happy day–my Dad’s birthday. Since I’m visiting my sister and her family right now, we all called and sang “Happy Birthday” on the phone to my Dad. It was cute to hear my nephews try to give birthday greetings on the phone–they were almost coherent. The church service was almost […]

Good news! Last week, I finished my formal Linguistics training. That means that I am now “enroute” to Papua New Guinea. Of course, I’ve already spent months working on visa paperwork. However, I’m now spending most of my days wading through a long list of things to be done before leaving for Papua New Guinea.

My newest nephew, Reagan, born August 6th at 8lbs and 4 oz. I love my nephews, and I’m excited to have another even though I’m leaving for Papua New Guinea in a few months and will not be able to spend a lot of time with him as he grows up. The advantage for him […]