Holi spirit bin sutim bel bilong me

November 17, 2017

Holi Spirit bin sutim bel bilong me. (The Holy Spirit has been shooting my belly [i.e. heart].) Since beginning our E2 language and culture learning, we have had the great privilege of joining our national employees as they work through the Foundations teaching of the Gospel. They have heard it before but this time our […]

One game, many countries

November 17, 2017

Recently I watched our high school boys soccer team take on a local men’s team made up of our employees, friends, and neighbors. It was a great game! The field was wet, muddy, and very slippery. The players slipped and slid, and missed kicks and blocks, and got in kicks and blocks all in valiant […]

Wait, it’s been how long?!

November 17, 2017

I know this question has come to my mind when I ponder when I last updated you here. So here I am to rectify that! Things have been in constant flux and motion with our language sessions so I have been feeling a bit more discombobulated these past two weeks. I am at a very […]

“Rejoice in the Lord!”

October 27, 2017

This morning God showed me something new so I thought I’d share with you what God is showing me. The Pauline epistles (Paul’s letters) are my favorite books of the whole Bible and I’ve been reading through them again. This morning I was reading and Philippians 3:1-11 really stuck out to me. In verse 1, […]

My Cup Overflows!

October 15, 2017

This morning was a very special time of reflection begun during a conversation yesterday. So many people have asked over the last few months, “So are you getting excited yet?” If you are one that has asked this you probably heard something like, “Yes, but I am still so wrapped up in my to-do list […]

Oceans of Grace!

March 29, 2017

I realized recently that I’ve been thinking of God’s grace as a measuring cup–I only get so much for today and my prayers for grace during a difficult day are to beg God to add a teaspoon of grace more. But the reality is that I’m in a vast ocean of grace! A never-ending supply […]

Retro Post (01-2013): “A Fruitful Death”

March 17, 2017

A fruitful life is often talked about in Christian circles but a fruitful death rarely so. A fruitful life is a life which through its deep-rooted life in the Vine (Jesus Christ, Jn. 15) feeds and nurtures others. A fruitful death is likewise a death through which others find life and encouragement. We can think […]

Retro Post (12-2012): “Drawing a Blank”

March 17, 2017

That awkward moment when someone has asked you a question and you’re about to voice your answer when your mind goes blank. Gone. You got nothin’. You sit staring with your mouth hanging open as if to say something, a long pause ensuing while your mind scrambles to remember what it was that you were […]

Retro Post (12-2012): “A Whole New World…Sort of”

March 17, 2017

I knew coming back would be different. It always is. I always get culture shock coming back. But though I expected it to be different, some things just catch me off-guard. For example: ~I was in awe when I landed in Brisbane and saw miles of paved freeways surrounded by huge cement buildings and shiny […]

Retro Post (12-2012): “Last Days”

March 17, 2017

Can you believe that my ten months here are already up?! And these last days have been madness! We successfully wrapped up our end-of-year inventory in the Clinic, filled several orders for medications for our bush missionaries that last week, and overall I had a good last week of work. I then had a busy […]