Family Visit to Mexico City

March 26, 2017

At the end of February our family made a trip down to Mexico City to check out the ministry at our mission Bible Institute down there. This was my second trip to the institute (third to Mexico City), but the first time that Beth and the kids could visit. It was a great trip and it […]

To Mexico City?

June 3, 2016

As you know Beth and I are looking to our future down here in Mexico and are trying to determine where the Lord would have us serve Him long term. During this time we have considered many of the different areas of ministry that the Lord has opened up to us as potential avenues of […]

Return of the Pirate Princess

October 10, 2015

She is so sweet and cute but to be honest, we never wanted to see Iris with this “look” again. We had done our best to get her through a really difficult time in the past by helping her feel like her eye therapy was something fun and could be like she was dressing up […]

Last Post-Op for the {Pirate} Princess!

October 10, 2014

It was a sweet moment when Iris smiled at her ophthalmologist and said, “Thank you for fixing my eyes!” I felt pretty choked up as the doctor smiled and told her it had been his privilege to treat her. And that was that. The end of Iris’ VERY LAST appointment before we move to Mexico. […]

Bright-Eyed Princess

April 6, 2014

What do all the things in this picture have in common you might ask? Well. They are three of Iris’ favorite things about her eye checkups she has been having for the last 4 months! The fly is usually the image she looks at on a tablet device through 3D glasses as the doctor tells […]

Tigak Island Fun Facts

December 23, 2013

A while back, we shared some fun facts about our tiny island in the south pacific via our twitter account- The Carlton Fam @ThatAllMayKnow, and now we want to share them with you! You can check out our latest tweets by following us on twitter or by taking a glance at the sidebar of our […]

Check it.

June 21, 2012

For the last month or so we had been making frequent jokes with our Tigak friends about the impending “TEST” that was coming up for us in our language study. We were able to make our friends laugh as we jokingly talked up being “terrified” of how we would do when our Culture & Language Acquisition […]

??? Days to Departure

July 1, 2010

According to the official countdown, we have only eighteen days to go until our estimated departure date for Papua New Guinea. Wow. Even though we are scheduled to depart in a little over two weeks, there are still two hurdles that we are facing to reach our goals for departure. Waiting on Visas– One of the […]

Caps & Gowns for Sisters

May 25, 2010

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (II Timothy 2:15) I can’t help but gush with pride a bit and say a big CONGRATULATIONS to my sisters upon their recent graduations! My sister Chrissy […]

How Beautiful Are The… Shoes?

February 16, 2010

Things are pretty crazy these days as we continue to tackle paperwork (poor Tom) and begin to dive into the complicated task of packing. As you may imagine, when you are moving to an island half way around the world there are things you would need. Add to this the fact that this island is […]