Wow, so it’s been like 10 months since we’ve written here. OOOOPS! I’ve been thinking a lot about vision, goals, and mission, so I thought I would share with you the things I’ve been learning. Not too long ago, … Continue reading
It’s been a ridiculous amount of time since we’ve updated this blog. Life happens and sometimes it’s just difficult to put things into words. I’ll take this opportunity to update everyone on recent life and ministry happenings, then maybe I … Continue reading
January was packed full of travel, we visited Programs and prepared for our visit to the States. The first week of January, we traveled with my mom to see the country and to Freedom’s Promise’s various Programs throughout Cambodia. Our … Continue reading
Did December already really come and go? And is it REALLY 2016?! It seems as though it were merely days ago that we were stepping off the plane in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, excited and anxious for what lie ahead during … Continue reading
November came and went. We find ourselves on the verge of completing our first month of language school. It goes to say that learning any language is not easy, but we are having a great time and making progress. Somebody … Continue reading
It’s kind of silly really. Last week, we attended a soccer game with some friends. As I was looking out amongst the crowd, my eyes brimmed with tears. I felt ridiculous that I was holding back tears as I … Continue reading
If you have checked out our Prayer Requests and Support Page, then you have seen that Thomas and I are in the process of raising support for the year 2016 (yay!). Ideally, most missionaries try to be fully support-raised for … Continue reading
October seems to have come and gone in the blink of an eye! We were very busy the month of October, which was a great change of pace for us. A team from the States came to do a medical … Continue reading
“When did you become so role oriented?” My wife’s words strike to the core of my fumbling statements. “I don’t know.” I shrug off. There is a tug-o-war at play in my mind most days, something that originally I attributed … Continue reading
Did you know that karma is technically pronounced like the word comma? I had no idea of this until we were talking about karma with one of our friends. Phanet laughed at me when I said I thought it was … Continue reading
Warning: This is raw and it’s real and it’s things I’m processing through. No, my hope is not gone and no I’m not going to jump off a cliff from despair. But, yes some things are harder than others and … Continue reading
Thomas and I recently posted that we found an apartment to call home! We are so excited about having a place where we can invite people in and send them away more loved and encouraged than they came to us. … Continue reading
I think sometimes we forget to remember. Lessons we’ve learned, situations we’ve walked through, how tiny details of life have unfolded, and the sweetness of opportunities we’ve been given. These things seem to drift away from our memory the more … Continue reading
In May, I began to explain to my students that I would not be returning as a teacher; there were hugs, lots of tears, and questions. So many questions. There was relief and there was anxiety. There was excitement and … Continue reading
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