Visitas y Viajes

August 13, 2016

One of the great highlights of our summer was having visits from family and being able to see people we dearly love. Now that we serve as missionaries here in Mexico it is much easier for people to visit us and we are so thankful that some have! Even though Jude was off school for […]

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 […]

THANKFUL for: One full year in Mexico!

November 30, 2015

As of this past week we have officially lived in Mexico for one year! This last year has flown by. In honor of the past 12 months we decided to share a bit about them! 🙂 After one year in Mexico we have experienced a lot, learned a lot too and are growing to love the country […]

Let’s Go Home

February 7, 2015

For a long time (about a year) in the life of our family we have not been able to say we were going “home.” First it was, “We are going back to Grampa and Grammas house”, then it was “Time to go back to Uncle Russ & Aunt Debi’s house,” then there were assorted hotels […]

Don & Chrissy

August 3, 2014

Recently, I was reading a study on the statistics of global missions, and I was once again staggered to learn that over 2.2 billion people on the planet remain isolated from the gospel! That’s just under a third of the world’s population! Its easy to get distracted by whats going on in our own lives […]

Heading South…of the Border!

July 31, 2014

Its been over two months since we officially resigned from our work among the Tigak in Papua New Guinea. This transition has felt like a lifetime as it has been one of the most challenging things we have ever faced. We loved the Tigak, had great fellowship with our co-workers and felt confident that we […]

Jude & A Tapestry

June 17, 2014

“I don’t live here, I live in PAPUA NEW GUINEA!” is the fact that Jude has been energetically interested in telling countless people ever since our return to the States for Iris’ surgery. It doesn’t matter who they are, if we know them or even if they care, Jude cares and wants everyone to know […]

Why in the World?

February 21, 2014

We are very grateful for Tom to have had the opportunity and privilege to preach on missions at our home church, Grace Point Evangelical Free Church in Adrian, Michigan. The topic was “Why in the World?” touching on the Biblical basis of missions and why we have chosen to do what we are doing with […]

Sporting a Man-Basket

February 16, 2014

Having a man-basket back in Papua New Guinea has grown on me. At first, I felt stupid. Now I feel silly without it, carrying around all my stuff in my hands and pockets?! What was I thinking? The woven basket, called a “tapa” in Tigak is a main accessory for people in our area of […]

Jeff the Boar

January 15, 2014

It was just over a year ago, last October, that we acquired our baby Wild Boar. I had gotten a fence made in the meantime, as one of the requirements in our village to look after pigs is to have a fence. (Even so, I am pretty sure that we are the only ones who […]