it’s been a while

November 1, 2018

Hi there, remember me? I used to blog in this space. I used to write about our everyday happenings, new recipes I was loving, big things I was feeling. And then I stopped. I found that I couldn’t really tell you everything I was feeling, or everything that was going on — I could never […]

Diamonds In The Rough

August 29, 2018

An important principle in disciple making is to find the hungry hearts and feed them (2 Timothy 2:2.) This was Paul’s admonition to the hungry hearted Timothy (Acts 16:1, 2) as he handed the ministry baton to his spiritual son. The context for this treasure hunt, though, is a larger group of witnesses. Paul ministered […]

Rude Cultural Signal OR Is”Christ Is More Important”?

August 18, 2018

Recently in a team meeting, I was reminded that rude gestures are NOT the same in different cultures.

Excited and Proud

August 8, 2018

I don’t know better words to use right now. Today, August 8th Jason & Tami Hughes, Drew & Leasa Decuir and Nicole Cogan are on a separate planes, all heading to the country of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Why are we excited? Why are we proud? These guys are all from the missionary training class […]

Chaotic Peace

July 22, 2018

Chaos. Peace. How can both of these things exist simultaneously in my life? However, my life in these last few days before I depart for Papua New Guinea has a high degree of both. Chaos because my room in my parents’ house has clusters of leftover knick-knacks, miscellaneous articles of clothing, books, and papers through which to sort. […]

Sometimes you need to reconnect

May 27, 2018

It’s that time of year again, when the school year ends and many of the support workers who serve at the school go back to their home countries for a well-deserved rest. Some families are returning to their home countries to get their graduating senior settled into their new school, while some of us remain […]

Rejoice with the Menya and pray for us!

May 23, 2018

//If you’re interested in watching a video version of this update click here// News about our family, what we’ve been up to and what we’re praying about doing this summer. Let’s start somewhere else though… On the other side of the world in Papua New Guinea, the Menya people live. They’ve had a team of […]

¿Realmente podemos estar confiados? (Video)

May 5, 2018

Den gracias al Señor, porque él es bueno; su gran amor perdura para siempre. Den gracias al Dios de dioses… Den gracias al Señor omnipotente… Al único que hace grandes maravillas… Al que con inteligencia hizo los cielos… Al que expandió la tierra sobre las aguas… ¡Den gracias al Dios de los cielos! ¡Su gran amor […]

Lo Normal Ahora.

March 5, 2018

Para nosotros lo “cotidiano“ se ha vuelto muy diferente. Ya no es habitual decir “buenos días” en las mañanas, ahora decimos “good morning” o “monin tru”. Funcionamos en dos idiomas (o al menos lo intentamos), Inglés y Tok Pisin. Aveces escucho a Jacob hablando inglés mientras juega sólo en la casa, supongo que era de esperarse ¿verdad?, sus […]

Somewhat Suffering Missionary

February 15, 2018

“We’re suffering here,” Bill joked over the phone to the pastor from our home church, as he described the late December* weather here in Papua New Guinea. We were having another 85 degree day, while our home state of Wisconsin was getting snow again. Bill was sharing about our life and work here, and highlighted […]