Surgery Scheduled!!

August 6, 2017

Hello friends and family!! We want to thank you all again for your prayers as Shad has walked through all the tests that lead up to surgery. After a disappointing trip to the hospital and rescheduling of his last test last month, we praise the Lord for a much better visit to the doctor this […]

One more test then surgery…

July 20, 2017

Hello to all!! Thank you so much for your continued prayers as we prepare for Shad’s surgery. In our last update we shared that Shad has been given the green light for brain surgery, specifically left temporal lobe resection. He has had several more tests done since then, and his team of neurologists continue to […]

More Waiting…

April 24, 2017

“Waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts.” ― Elisabeth Elliot Ah, yes. Waiting. Elisabeth Elliot said it well, having seen some of her deepest fears come to reality during her time on this […]

Goodbye Tour

March 30, 2017

Twenty four days. Three full days of travel. Three nights in the Capital City to recover from/prepare for International flights. Three nights on the beach spending quality family time together in the wake of serious grieving. That left us just fifteen days in our former home in the center of a large island that has […]

Practicing Thankfulness

January 19, 2017

“I used to believe that God could bring good things from hard times, almost like a cosmic consolation prize for having endured something unfortunate or unfair. Now that I’ve walked with Him this far through this fight, I am certain of this one truth: Some beautiful things can only be found in the hardest times.” […]

A New Thing…

January 12, 2017

A new address. A new ministry. New friends. A new home. Yes, we made it!! Late on Friday night, January 6th, we pulled into the NTM Missionary Training Center in Roach, MO. Two vans and a Uhaul trailer were unloaded within twelve hours into our new home. We arrived grateful for an uneventful sixteen hour […]

Happy New Year!!

December 31, 2016

Happy New Year!! Here we are, the last day of 2016!! What a year, huh?! For us, the year has been filled with a range of emotions. The symbolism does not go unnoticed as we spend this last day of 2016 packing up our house, ready to begin a new chapter and season at the […]

Packing and Unpacking

December 13, 2016

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you…The God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 1 Peter 5:6, 10 I have a love-hate relationship with suitcases. We’ve been through a […]