What had we done? How to live above rejection
Stepping off the plane for the first time in Burundi, I wondered what we had gotten ourselves into. After our plane landed, I stood on the airport tarmac with my…
Missions work has gone from being a part of the Great Commission to the great omission.
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About fundraising, a necessary skill I’m not good at
I said in a recent post that my husband and I are not good fundraisers. Learning how to fundraise should be taught as a class for misisonaries. Logic says that…
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Professional marriage tip, when you get to know someone
I mentioned in a recent post that in July last year (2024), we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. That's a lot of time to get to know someone and become…
Typical girl dreams, and then I wondered how I got here.
When I was young, I had all the typical girl dreams. I wanted a handsome husband, a home, a career, and kids. Like anyone else, I dreamt of a beautiful…
A journey of hope and healing – Clinic in Malawi
I want to share a bit of my life as a missionary. This entry is from November 2023, after I returned from a community clinic we hosted in Malawi. It was a…
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How much is this going to cost? When normal isn’t interesting
Growing up, I thought about my future. I wondered what I would do, where I would go, and who would be my husband. I had the usual dreams: to get…
How did I know?
"How did you know what you were supposed to do?" My 11th-grade daughter asked about my choice to be a missionary. What a loaded question. "You always seem to know…
What’s a visa? When you live at the mercy of immigration.
Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich on Pexels.com Do you ever feel like you are always at the mercy of what is happening around you? I have, many times. For nearly 38…
Born to leave
This is something I wrote 21 years ago this month. I am remembering the firstborn. And I am remembering that our children are born to leave. I watched my son…
It was good
When we first landed in Africa in 1987, the wonder of our surroundings took our breath away. The setting was picturesque. We lived on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika,…
