2017 has already been full and we'd love to share a small snapshot of life with you so you can rejoice, praise and pray with us in this journey. Loving God. Loving youth. We have had a busy few months. From teaching at Ukarumpa International Secondary School, to serving as youth sponsors, to volunteering at a local house for kids and continuing to help our kids as they transition to this new country, it has been busy! We are very thankful for the ways we see God working, taking … [Read more...] about What Have We Been Up To In 2017?
Archives for March 2016
Thursdays
Thursday was youth small group. On the day of our ridiculous wind storm and crazy school commutes, the power was out at our dinner hosts house and just before 5 pm, we were given the option to cancel or have pizza by candlelight.I can tell you with all honesty that we DID NOT hesitate. Of course we would go ahead. Of course we would eat whatever was accessible (because who doesn’t like pizza) and of course we wouldn't cancel. Because we love Jesus and we love these youth. You see, yes, we’re … [Read more...] about Thursdays
Tentative
Tentative.2 years ago when we started feeling the stirrings towards missions, we started feeling tentative about the things in our lives. Tentative about the goals we were setting for ourselves, the priorities we were focusing on, the identities we were entrenched in. We started feeling tentative about some things and more certain of others. More certain of God’s word. More certain of His kingdom. More certain that we didn’t want to spend our whole lives living good, comfortable lives and … [Read more...] about Tentative