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Then & Now: The Home We Lost in Nasir, South Sudan
DECEMBER 2013: LEAVING AMIDST AN ATTEMPTED COUP On December 17th, 2013 we locked the door to our beloved home in…
7 Things Not to Say to Your Returning Missionary
I originally wrote this blog post, 7 Things Not to Say to Your Returning Missionary, in June 2015, when we…
The Need to Settle In | Re-Entry After Missions
The day we evacuated Tonj 3.5 years ago, we both felt strongly that we would be back there soon. We…
A New Season.
I cannot say when it happened for sure. One year after re-entry, we were really still transitioning. I wrote this…
Missionary Re-Entry & Why We Need Grace
A little over one year ago – on June 13, 2015 – Blaise, Mr. One, and I landed in America…
The Strangest Week.
It’s been one week since we landed in the United States. Seven days. And it’s been the strangest seven days…
You Gave Us Courage | A Letter to Our Fellow Missionaries
Dear Missionary Friends, As we prepare to leave this week to head back to the States for an indefinite amount of…
Be Gentle with Us.
Dear Loved One, As you know by now, we are on our way back to the States. This is an early…
The Hardest Decision | An Announcement
To say that these last couple of years have been filled with adventure, challenges, grief, and joy would be to…
Flying into the Storm.
We sat on the dirt runway as we waited for another plane to land, and just minutes later it was…
72 Hours.
It started with a fever on Sunday. It wasn’t terribly high, only 102 degrees, but there it was. Our baby…
Burned Out.
Monday afternoon, Blaise, Clark, and I climbed aboard a Cessna Caravan and flew out of Tonj. I waved at our…
Missionaries: Ruined for Life.
It’s decision time for Blaise and I. We are currently in the middle of deciding whether or not we are…
Is There a Way?
After a long blog hiatus and only sporadic posts before that, I thought I would try to pick back up…
8 Days in South Sudan.
I promised I would give you a report of Blaise’s recent trip to South Sudan…and I’ve successfully been able to…
But Then I Heard His Voice.
A couple of nights ago, I wrote about how this transition to Tonj has uncovered some areas of brokenness in my heart.…
Marks on My Heart.
Do you know those times in life when you think you’ve gotten over something and it’s in your past only…
Mission Aviation Fellowship and Us.
We recently held our Second Annual EV-MAF Mixer, a night in which we celebrate the Mission Aviation Fellowship missionaries and…