Some Things Are Just Hard

May 23, 2016

A Life Saved On my recent trip to Colombia, on the day I arrived in the village, a young Nukak man died. But there was a lot more behind that story. Jack Foster, a missionary working with the Nukak people wrote more about it. The story began back in the 1990s. Derrek* was two […]

A Trip to Colombia

March 23, 2016

A Poisoned Dart It was back in the early ’70s. The initial contact with the Nukak didn’t go as planned. Though Danny Germann was pleased at the seemingly smooth exchange of gifts — the accompanying poisoned dart in his neck wasn’t quite so pleasing. It took time to earn the trust of this remote tribal […]

Celebrating Christmas Along with Us

December 15, 2015

The Greatest Gift of All Christmas is just around the corner. The time of year when we give gifts in remembrance and honor of the greatest gift of all — the gift of salvation that came through God sending His only Son. They didn’t know Him. Last year the Tangguat people of Papua New Guinea […]

It’s All About People

December 8, 2015

Winter in Florida. It means the heat actually kicks on in the house. It means I get to pull out the hoodies and sweaters. It means one of my neighbors acts like I should have a jacket on when taking a walk in the evening. I refrain from explaining that it’s really not that cold outside. […]

No More Stooped Shoulders

August 26, 2015

Depressed or Encouraged? Can a quote be both depressing and encouraging all at once? I think so. At least I read one like that a few weeks back. It was from Tim and Tiffany Lanier. They’ve been working alongside Inapang believers in a cross-cultural evangelistic outreach to a neighboring Tangguat village. And the quote went […]

Thank You!

November 23, 2014

Thanksgiving is just around the corner — and there is so much to be thankful for! Big things like salvation — and almost as big of things like family and friends, being settled into my new home, and being a part of a ministry I love here at New Tribes Mission. And then there’s you! […]

South of the Border

October 7, 2014

I’ve always wanted to visit Mexico. And considering that I’ve been to San Diego multiple times — and Mexico is just across the border — you would have thought a visit would have materialized on one of those trips. But for various reasons, it just never happened. Until now. … I’m finally getting to go […]

A Prophecy Fulfilled

September 26, 2014

It’s such a blessing to get to write about the different Bible dedications that are taking place around the world. Below is an article I wrote for our news website about the Palawano Bible dedication. You can find the original article HERE. Have you ever stopped and wondered what it would be like to not […]

Home Again!

September 23, 2014

Some highlights from my trip up north! Jamie’s Ordination Service… It was an honor to be there for this special day in Jamie’s life. An added bonus was that my parents were able to make the trip down from Canada for the service. (My parents, me and Jamie.) Family Camper Conference… I did a first […]

No Longer a Visitor

March 7, 2013

Walking through the doors of New Tribes Mission’s USA home office, I headed to the front desk to sign in. It was a strange feeling to be signing in like a stranger at a place that felt so much like home. But it hadn’t been home for over six years, and to the woman behind […]