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The Waiting Game

The Waiting Game

July 2, 2019

So when we “signed up” to live overseas, I certainly had expectations of what I would have to give up. I agreed to eat weird foods, wear different clothes, live in less than ideal conditions at times, sweat in the tropical heat, and get sick with weird diseases. What I didn’t expect was all of […]
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Caught off guard?

Caught off guard?

March 27, 2019

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Caught off guard?: Do you sometimes get discouraged and things just seem to overwhelm you? I felt like that the other […]
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Sanford News, November 2017

Sanford News, November 2017

November 1, 2017

Dear Friends and Family,    We’ve been in Durham for 3 months now and are thankful to be settled in!  Canadian culture has its differences, but we are adjusting to the changes. We have a new church and community to plug-in to, new friends and teachers, and a new schedule.    Classes take place each day […]
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How I Enjoy the Fall in My Desert

How I Enjoy the Fall in My Desert

October 3, 2017

I have loved fall before Pinterest and Facebook made cool posters proclaiming it as a wonderful time of the year.  Before I even met Torre I wanted to get married in October.  Ta-da!  God blessed me with that AND it was peak color season for all the trees in Michigan.   Fast forward to 2008 […]
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Collection 2

Collection 2

September 12, 2017

Here’s a bit more from the past few months. In no particular order. Cool Stuff. Guys from interior meeting about continuing education for their kids that come to the city. It’s awesome how this interior church has continued to grow and his trying to prepare the next generation. If you ever wonder about our sanity…this […]
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Lucha Night!

Lucha Night!

March 25, 2017

As you know, part of our work down here in Mexico right now, besides studying language and building relationships, is studying culture, and of course this is all for the sake of reaching people for Christ. What is culture? According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, culture is “the way of life, especially the general customs and […]
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Speaking to the Heart

Speaking to the Heart

January 30, 2017

I stood in a church service in El Paso, Texas and sang along to a praise song projected up on the screen. The words I was reading were words my heart best understands, they were the words that are the most powerful to who I am as a person, they are able to stir up […]
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Exploring Missionary Burnout, Pt. 2

Exploring Missionary Burnout, Pt. 2

May 16, 2016

Burnout among missionaries is real and it is one reason for why some missionaries leave the field. Sometimes burnout itself is actually the main reason behind why someone leaves the field even when other reasons are given for their departure. According to Webster’s dictionary, burnout is “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as […]
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Home is where…

Home is where…

May 10, 2016

I read a book recently asking the reader where home was. Would home always be a certain place? Do you feel at home where you are currently at? I was explaining to the kids that we were hoping to visit our friends and coworkers Chris and Rachel Thomas in Mississippi on our way back to […]
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Above and beyond…the van need

Above and beyond…the van need

November 10, 2015

  “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,” To put it simply, God has provided the funds for us to purchase a van. We are overwhelmed and humbled watching this all take place. We are able […]
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