Acts. In the Bible. What a collection of stories. Hearing all that Paul did, how often and far he traveled, and his unyielding resolve to spread the news of Jesus absolutely blows my mind. I’ve been moving around every week…

Current states: living in a village near Kasungu, Malawi. The house the team and I are staying in comes with a squatty potty, bucket showers, a wall of corn, a family (2 parents, 4 kids, and a granddaughter), the 7…

Today is a Sunday.  A day of rest. Sabbath.   On the field, life can get busy in the blink of an eye. To clarify, by field, I mean life on Earth, because let’s face it, we are all on…

These are my offenses. The table is my heart. This is where He and I do battle together.   I burst into the room and toss the file in front of Him on the pristinely polished wood. This file, well,…

Writing has been harder this season. I’ve felt like I’ve had too much to say and not enough at the same time. I think moving around regularly can do that.  Since arriving in Malawi, I’ve been part of evangelism in…

Do you ever get to the point where so much life has been lived and it’s been long enough between catching up with someone that the task of rehashing all that’s happened feels a little impossible? That’s where I am…

I’m living with a group of women who frequently use the term salty. It’s applied in reference to someone who may be feeling a bit frustrated, irritable, and prone to mild rage…at least that’s my interpretation. We have a running…

Unchanging love. I’ve heard this before. God’s love for us is unchanging. It’s even a lyric in one of my favorite songs: “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.” We can do nothing to earn or lose His love. We simply…

Student. That is a hat I intend to wear for my entire life. I’m a student by nature, even if I’m not enrolled in a particular program.  My desire to learn has been cranked up to full blast these past…