The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. ~John 1:14 (The Message) We’ve always loved this translation of Christ made flesh. It’s so personal and intimate. A perfect image of the way our servant-Savior desires to be with us. Like a hen with her chicks, He wants to gather us in closely….
Category: Expat life
Celebrating Goodbye
Missionaries say A LOT of goodbyes. To short-term mission teams who move in and out of the ministry. To friends and family who visit for a week or two. To summer interns. To nationals who move on. To fellow teammates who leave the field permanently or for weeks or months of furlough. When every hello…
More Than Feeling All the Feels
There’s a popular phrase in urban slang that’s used to describe feelings— “to feel all the feels.” It essentially means to be overcome by intense emotions, a heightened awareness of yourself and your personal feelings. People often assume that in working in the mission field in a foreign country, we must be “feeling all the…
Wonder
One month ago, we were boarding a plane with six suitcases, two plastic storage containers, carry-on luggage, and backpacks to fly 16 hours (not counting lay-overs) to Kenya. Now the journey to get here almost looks like a blur in our peripheral vision as the sights, sounds, smells, and texture of Nairobi race before us…
A Life Called to Love 