Want to know a little secret about missionaries? Well, maybe not all missionaries all over the world. But, a secret about the ones I know...

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It's not all beaches and pretty pictures here, ya' know? It's not all warm weather and happy faces and "Kumbaya, My  Lord". It's not a...

Something I wasn’t prepared for with missions in Africa is the need of the people to compare you with missionaries of long ago who came...

I’ve been asked to explain what a township is. And honestly, I’m not sure how to do so. I will say that it’s similar, in theory, to the...

"I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has STRENGTHENED me, because He CONSIDERED ME faithful, APPOINTING me to the ministry - one...

This place is home to two different realities: the white, rich reality; and the poor, black/colored reality. In the white, rich reality,...

Back home, birthdays were small. We celebrated the birthday person, and thanked God for them, of course. But I wasn’t raised by a family...

For those who don’t know I’m still a bit homeless. I’m living at my landlord’s flat (apartment) until the work on mine is complete. It...

So I've been here in Plettenberg Bay for a full week. And I love it! It's so beautiful here! And the people are so kind and thoughtful!...

Well, I made it! Safe and sound. It was a very hard trip, but still full of God's blessings. For example: on my first flight (from...

The girl in this picture is only 19 years old. She's only met these children about an hour before this sneaky photo was taken. She...

As some of you know I've been struggling for a few months now to find an apartment I can rent long-term in Plettenberg Bay, especially...

So, I've been asked this question often lately. And the answer is, well, complicated... If you're a co-worker at LifeWay, my official...

Dear Younger Me, hold your head up high! I know the burdens you carry deep inside are weighing you down. But one day you'll see that...

I found this quote online several months ago (before I applied for my SA visa) and I have to say, it's really stuck with me. Whenever I...

This is a post I wrote back in May when we returned from NYC to apply for our visas. Somehow I never posted it. Sorry! Let me start by...

The decision has been made. I'm planning on leaving the US and heading for beautiful South Africa the first full week of September...

It's here! I was finally approved! God is so good!!! Thank you ALL for your prayers and support!! I hope you're doing a happy dance along...

"Be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery." Deuteronomy 6:12 On April...