Late Summer Fun
Don't worry, we're envious of those piles of leaves you get to jump in too...
Rewards
The summer Olympics are over. There were many winners and many losers. But there are some who didn’t win a single thing that are real winners in my book. Like Nikki Hamblin from New Zealand and Abbey D’Agostino of the USA who both fell and then took time to help each other up to limp […]
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They that work, as not working
There is little more satisfying than a job well done. Finishing a day of hard work makes me feel like I’ve earned an evening of rest. Conversely, there’s not much worse than an impending deadline to take the joy out of relaxing. The knowledge of homework due on Monday has plagued many a weekend during my school […]
Counting the Cost
by Pete Hypki Andrew is one of the good guys. At least, out here, he is. Andrew is our neighbor to the south, and a father of 11 kids. He’s short, like most of the men out here, maybe 5’5,” and stout, with a thin graying moustache. Two weeks after we moved into the […]
Tradeoffs: Minimizing Chaos
Here’s a look at how our daily habits and mindsets have started to change as we’re navigating language study and lots of moving: Transitions are by nature hard. You kind of have to go back into “survival mode” and do only the necessary things.…sickness, lack of sleep, and emergencies often force us to take care […]
Following by Faith
One of the most important parts of these workshops we do, is the opportunity we have to gather our kids together. Missionary kids don’t have many opportunities to have something created just for them. Most of what they participate in life they are trying to adjust to and are the outsider in. Although it is […]
Kickball and Missionary Training
Yep, you read that title correctly. So you’re thinking, what in the world does kickball and missionary training have to do with each other. Our ministry here is high intensity student involvement through E-LINC*. As an E-LINC Management Team (EMT) we work towards connecting our students and staff through both formal and informal ways. Friday […]
Tradeoffs: A Thankful Heart
A couple of months ago I kinda fell apart. I felt spiritually drained, malnourished to say the least. We had been in Sulawesi maybe a month. Lots of transition. Lots of chaos. I just came to this point where I was a mess. Whatever I’d not taken care of in my heart for months on […]
“ILLITERATE??? Dial 1-800-READ”
We all take for granted our ability to read and just how deeply entrenched we are with it. Breakfast wouldn’t be breakfast if I couldn’t read the calorie content or the number of grams of trans fat contained in my cereal or eggs. It seems we all are driven by attaining knowledge of such […]
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