Five years ago, at this moment, I was on the last leg of our move to Kathmandu. I was equal parts scared and exhilarated, terrified and…
Nepal
After a summer spent concentrating on domestic ministry details and planning trainings on the other side of the globe, Christopher leaves U.S. soil again this…
August
I wrote out the August schedule on the dry erase master calendar I keep on the side of our fridge yesterday. Wiping away July was…
FREEDOM
Yesterday we celebrated Independence Day, and it stirred a lot of thoughts in my mind about freedom. I’m grateful to have a US passport. I’ve…
The Darling Buds of May
I looked up, and it was June. Not just June, but the actual middle of June. And here I am, wondering what happened to May.
Take Two
As gut-punch challenging as this year has been for our family personally, ministry has thrived. It’s a balm in the moments when we start to…
While You Were Sleeping
Maybe you were literally sleeping. Maybe you were in your bed, secure in the fact that no insects or wild beasts would interrupt your night.…
House to House
I’m sitting here, early afternoon, out of the country, trying to overcome jet lag, and all I want to do is take a nap. But…
Who Will Go Next?
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. —Jim Elliot I’ve been surprised by the ongoing dialogue regarding John…
The Long Return Home
I’m sitting in a coffee shop, 7:30 in the morning, in downtown Phnom Penh. And so begins the transition home following two weeks of training…