Life As Missionary Appointees
Preparations
I Will Be With You
A few days ago I read these verses from the book of Judges: “‘But Lord,’ Gideon replied, ‘how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!’ “The Lord said to him, ‘I will be with you. And you will […]
If Not Us, Then Who?
I have written and rewritten this blog post for four days now, and I am still unable to grab the thoughts that are swirling around inside my head and put them into coherent sentences. I could blame it on a thousand things but instead of fighting to try to make myself understood, I want to […]
The Value of Team
As Michele and I have gone out talking with people about supporting our ministry, one consistent theme has been on our mind: building a team of people who desire to invest in Senegal and our mission there. Since the day we were appointed, we have talked about how we will build our team, keep it […]
Our Latest History Lesson: The BOH
Last weekend, Michele and I spent time visiting with Don and Jan Kuhn. Don and Jan were missionaries in Senegal in the late 1960's and early 1970's. During that time, they ran the Home of Hope (HOH), which was an orphanage for Senegalese children. We hope to write more about the history of the Home […]
Leap of Faith
Trust (noun). Firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. Faith (noun). Complete trust or confidence in someone or something. I don’t know about you, but I have struggled with trusting God. I mean the truly trusting, ‘I can’t see where you are leading me but I trust you know […]
Crouching Lion, Hidden Danger
Back in June, after signing on the dotted line to accept the appointment from United World Mission to begin the journey that would ultimately involve packing up our family and moving across the Atlantic to Senegal, West Africa, we received several words of encouragement and warning to expect an attack from the evil one who […]
Fear
When we started to think about moving to Senegal, there were some minor fears that surrounded our decisions: how will we survive without our grocery stores, will we be able to actually speak French when we are in Senegal, will we be able to become world-class barters when trying to buy things in the markets? […]