3 Lessons on Sovereignty, Forgiveness & Trust

October 10, 2015

Its been over a year since I returned from packing up our house in Papua New Guinea. A lot has happened since then. We raised support, bought a new van and moved to Mexico. A new family joined our old team in PNG, and are settling in nicely on the tiny island we used to […]

The Upside of Change

December 27, 2014

We have now been in Mexico for just over a month. In some ways it feels like it has flown by and in others it feels like it has been a lifetime. This past month has been filled with the new adventures and challenges common to transitioning into life in another country. It has also […]

Difficult News

May 21, 2014

We are deeply saddened to share with you that due to a recent unforeseen change in policy that directly affects some of our personal family convictions, we will no longer be able to serve in Papua New Guinea with New Tribes Mission. Since moving to Papua New Guinea in 2010 we have poured countless hours […]

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 […]

2013 N.I.P. Believers Conference

December 15, 2013

Sitting where I am right now, freezing cold in Michigan with snow falling outside, it is very strange to think about where we were less than a month ago. We were in Papua New Guinea sweating our faces off crammed in to a van along with some of our Tigak brothers and sisters on a […]

All Princess & No More Pirate

December 5, 2013

I can’t believe it’s over! That’s what keeps hitting me: Iris’s surgery is DONE. It’s over, it’s past, she’s healing, her eyes are looking straight and working together. And all this before we have even been on the ground in the States for two weeks! This is simply amazing and such a HUGE praise in […]

Pirate Princess’ Voyage

October 1, 2013

The last three months with our little “Pirate Princess” Iris have sure been interesting! Iris has endured all these weeks of wearing an eye patch covering one eye (alternating sides every three days) all day, every day. There have been good days, ok days and some days where I thought the world would end before […]

Heading Back to PNG

October 16, 2011

Its hard to believe that our maternity leave is finally over. When we left our tiny island in Papua New Guinea almost six months ago it felt like it would be so long before we returned. And yet here we are placing the last few items in our bags, almost ready to head out. Weird. […]

Growing Anticipation

September 12, 2011

If we could have known the future we would not have been surprised by the fact that Iris’ paperwork took longer than we originally anticipated. As things stand right now, we will be back in the United States for another four weeks. For certain, the next four weeks will be packed with experiences and opportunities […]

Seeing with New Eyes

July 29, 2011

One of my favorite quotes is by French novelist Marcel Proust, “The real act of discovery is not in finding new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.” Certainly when Proust made this insightful statement he didn’t have in mind the content of this blog! 🙂 Back in the spring, while we were still in […]