Tagged With: Reflections
Cultural Inadequacy
Let’s be honest, I feel pretty culturally inadequate most days as a missionary. Language is of course how I mainly feel inadequate, every day. Even when I feel I am having a good “Spanish Day”, it is still pretty pathetic. …
A Recharge…Una Recarga
Recently, when we were up further into the mountains with the team from Coshocton (we were in 4 lote, a small Quechua village). We were there listening to a local worship band who played pan flutes, drums, etc…The windows …
Harvesting changed lives
The final crop of wheat has been harvested, now this land will be utilized to help harvest changed lives for the Kingdom of God. Pray for us as we grow and build together a new ministry for extending His …
Puzzzled???
Are you puzzled by where in the world we are??? Well, the way our lives have been all over the map recently, we are too!!! So, much so recently when Simeon asked “Where are we going?” and we responded “Home,” …
The Process
Usually when you remember (for me, usually at the last minute) that you need to renew your license or your license plates or some other yearly type errand, you think to yourself, “Oh, that’s annoying,” and then you go to …
Between THERE and HERE…AGAIN
Though I have tried to put together some thoughts for writing this blog, for some reason the words just haven’t come very easily. Maybe it is because there hasn’t been a whole lot of time TO put any thoughts together. …
An altered response
I’ve noticed something recently… my response has changed.
During this year (or more!) of Home Assignment, we have been asked a lot of questions of what it’s like to be a missionary, what Ecuador is like, etc, etc, etc. There …
Update on Ruthie!
Joel’s whole family (parents and siblings) and Kim and Simeon all traveled out to Chicago yesterday. The positive thing on the day is that we were able to get our Visas for returning to Ecuador. Praise the Lord for that!…
Christmas Newsletter
Happy Advent, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!!!
We wanted to share our Christmas newsletter with all of you who have not received a paper copy.
Please click below to download our newsletter in PDF format:
Newsletter_December_2013
…Being Inspired
We were incredibly inspired and encouraged today and we wanted to share that with you! A little girl by the age of 9 or 10 came up to us today after church, after we had shared our story and said …
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