Category: God’s Provision

Rotten Bananas and Soapy Candy Corn

Rotten Bananas and Soapy Candy Corn

Friday, my day started off with worms in my bananas, and it ended with my candy corn tasting like soap. Days are like that sometimes, right? But there were good things too—like  we had a lovely prayer call in the morning, and I heard from four ladies wanting to attend a retreat in November. But […]
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The questions we’re asking God today

The questions we’re asking God today

Part of me wishes I had written this newsletter last weekend. I had had a great few weeks (pictures below), when I ran into some discouragements that kind of took the wind out of me. But today, as I was looking back at my prayer journal from 6 months ago, right before I returned to […]
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Sleep Deprived in Port Moresby

Sleep Deprived in Port Moresby

Originally published December 12, 2025 I’m not where I should be . . . or am I?I was planning on writing this update from Hoskins right before the ladies’ retreat I’m facilitating there starting tomorrow, but instead, I am still in the capital city, Port Moresby after three failed flight attempts to get to Hoskins. […]
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Six Newsletters in One!

Six Newsletters in One!

So many valuable lessons to learn! So as I’ve been considering what to write in this update, and I’ve gone back through the couple of thousand photos I took over the last month, I decided to write a newsletter with lots of little newsletters inside it. This last month was so full, that I can’t […]
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The Reliable Character of God

The Reliable Character of God

My current Bible Study, about the character of God, has been different than the ones we normally do about a specific book of the Bible. I can see God’s guidance and graciousness in pointing me toward this study for this season. There seems to be a lot that God is trying to teach me experientially […]
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He Shows Up

He Shows Up

Whenever I have the chance to lead a ladies’ retreat or take the time myself to spend a period of undistracted time reflecting before the Lord, I am amazed at His faithfulness to show up and lead and guide and reveal things to us, ways we can grow closer to Him. He’s there with open […]
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God Always Gives Us

God Always Gives Us

An Opportunity to Trust Him More The last month has been one of those valleys in my ministry, where I had a really hopeful December and had many optimistic goals as I reflected at the beginning of the year, but things have not turned out as I had hoped. I am challenged with remembering that […]
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Moved by Prayer

Moved by Prayer

So almost two years ago, I started watching videos of the classes that Ethnos360 Bible Institute offers. I watch through 1 or 2 classes every 6 or 7 weeks. Right now, I’m studying the Prophets—not something I’ve studied a lot before, and the first book was Amos. I was struck by the exchange of Amos […]
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You See Me When I Travel

You See Me When I Travel

As I was anticipating the gradual decent into Goroka, absorbed in cleaning out the photos on my phone as I always do when I’m flying, I felt the momentum of the plane change. Instead of steadily going down, we were accelerating and turning. Several minutes passed before the pilot came over the intercom to say […]
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Frequently Asked and Not Asked Questions

Frequently Asked and Not Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions 1.  When did you get here? May 10th 2.  When do you leave? Mid-August 3.  What have you been doing while you’re home?  Well, I visit with family and friends, enjoy the things I can’t do in PNG like swimming and biking, stock up on things to take back, take care of all my medical appointments, try to […]
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