Last month, John and I went on a mission trip to Thailand – sort of. It was actually a Virtual Mission Trip. Our church usually sends out about 45-50 global (AKA mission) teams in a normal year. Once it was clear the pandemic wasn’t going to go away in the “two weeks to flatten the…
On a Mission
Sharing Love and Encouragement
It’s been almost two weeks since John and I returned from a mission trip to Scotland. Every mission trip we’ve been on has been great, but this one made a huge impression on my heart. I’ve been trying to figure out for a week how to put my experience into words. So, let me start…
A Piece of Me
How do you explain it when someone you’ve only met once steals a tiny piece of your heart? When we were on our mission trip to Greece and Cyprus a few weeks ago, we spent one afternoon doing an educational program for kids in a refugee camp. The powers that be (those who had jurisdiction…
A Change of Perspective
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a blog. Let’s just say I was giving my brain a break. John and I just returned from a mission trip to Greece and Cyprus. It was a fabulous trip but it started off a little sketchy. Let me explain. As we walked through the smoke-filled lobby I was…
Sweet Little Faces
Whenever we work with kids on a mission trip there are a few I just can’t get out of my head. That has proven to be the case once again since returning from Kenya a few weeks ago. Most of our time in Kenya was spent helping with kids’ crusades and visiting orphanages. The crusades…