In last week’s blog I promised you a couple of stories from our trip to Kenya. While the safari was awesome and all the most important days of our trip were spent working with kids – some in neighborhoods, some in orphanages. As you might expect when visiting a third world country all was not…
On a Mission
I Can’t Believe I Get to Do This!
“I can’t believe I get to do this,” I thought to myself as we ended a week of mission work in Nairobi, Kenya followed by a safari in the African plains. It’s been two-and-a-half years since John was diagnosed with cancer and I’m blown away by the goodness of God. I never imagined a trip…
A Win/Win Gift Guide
Thanksgiving is over – cue the Christmas shopping. I suppose that’s how the whole black Friday thing got started. People woke up on the Friday after Thanksgiving and thought, “Oh my stars, Christmas is just four weeks away. I’d better start shopping!” What if, however, instead of running around frantically from store to store you…
God Sees
There is a story in Genesis 16 about a woman named Hagar. Hagar was Sarai’s (later called Sarah) servant. Sarai had this hair-brained idea that since she wasn’t getting pregnant she’d let her husband, Abram (later called Abraham) sleep with Hagar so he could have the heir God had promised him. Sure enough, Hagar gets…
Hands and Feet
Whenever John or I tell someone that we are going on a mission trip the question right after “Where are you going?” is usually, “What will you be doing there?” If we are going to a third world country people may wonder what the exact nature of our work is but never question the need…