From There to Here

June 7, 2023

Originally sent June 7, 2023 I made it home a month and a half ago and feel like I’ve been on the go ever since! I am absorbing all the good things of being with people here and enjoying the activities like biking and swimming that I can’t do there. It’s all been a blessing. […]

Invested Lives

March 15, 2020

If you’ve followed my email newsletter (I send them about once a month. If you’re not getting them and would like to, let me know) you may remember that I’m doing a Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) study through Acts. Every few chapters it veers off to another book of the Bible— this week it was […]

The Journey We’re All On

January 28, 2020

(Originally written on December 16, 2020.) I know it’s hard to believe, but I’m having a bit of difficulty determining what to write in this, my last email newsletter of my first year in Papua New Guinea. As I traveled today, I was working on clearing out some of the photos on my phone (it […]

It Takes Time

January 26, 2020

(Originally posted November 16, 2019) Something that has started to stand out to me as I continue in this Bible Study through Acts, is the amount of time that passes. In reading Acts before, I was under the impression that things happened one thing after the other in a matter of months. But in reality, […]

The New Normal

September 29, 2019

Isn’t it strange how after awhile things that seem really strange to you become normal if you’re exposed to them over a period of time? Here are my Top Ten examples: The electricity, water and internet are not guaranteed. The electricity might flicker off a few times a day, but thankfully we have generators that […]

New experiences

August 29, 2019

So as the communications manager, one of the things I get to do is test out tools. So right now, I’m testing a Word Press App that should make it easier for missionaries with bad internet to post to a blog site. But I thought I’d use it to share one of the many new […]