What does it mean to invest in your community, as a missionary? There are endless answers and options, but we as a family, have found
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‘Filling in the Gap’ with hope
“Filling in the Gap” was the phrase used by our program manager during our visits to distribute aid to the IDP camp over the last
A ‘Perspective-Changing’ Event – the IDP Camp in Eastern DR Congo.
What do you think of when with the phrase, “Life-changing event?” Marriage, a birth, buying a house, perhaps even a death? Yesterday I experienced what I would call a “life-changing event” or “perspective-changing event” when I visited an ‘Internally Displaced Peoples’ camp’ just outside of our neighboring city of Bunia.
I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.
Do you know that Christmas time is often the hardest, most emotional time of the year that can be filled with grief for a lot of missionaries? Do you know it can be one of the most confusing and challenging times of year for those of us on the field? Let me give you a glimpse into my mind during this time of year in hopes that you will know how to better support the missionaries in your life.
September-December Recap 2017
To say this is the busiest time of the year is an understatement. Reflecting on this last year reveals just how eventful this last year
A change of Ministry
Reading back through my posts of late to see what I needed to update everyone on for a ‘Homestead Happenings’ post, I realized just how
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