Since our newsletter this round was focused on teaching, I thought I'd give a blog update on these kiddos. Hope turned 3 and is delightfully hilarious.

She says funny things like calling Snickerdoodles "tickernoodles", and running around on those chubby little legs, ima...

Over the course of our first term overseas we steadily settled into our community and found ourselves seeing needs around us in the community. We wrestled over which of those needs were needs we should strive to meet or if our involvement would cause dependence. Now th...

Before we left Indonesia I went on the hunt for nokens, hand-woven net bags that everyone carries in Papua. They're the favorite local handicraft, not just for tourists but used in everyday life. In villages they use big ones that expand so much that ladies carry huge...

You guys, we love our church. 

The truth is that often going to church is one of the more stressful aspects of life for people working overseas. The culture is different, styles of worship are different, it's hard to understand, it's uncomfortable, you miss your communi...

"Is it a sin to chew pinang?"

"We tell people it is important to read scripture but there are people in our areas that can't read? 

"Do we need to send money to Israel?"

"What about when you have explained scripture and people still don't understand?"

These are some o...

The video above is from the recent celebrations for the anniversary of the college where we work. There's been some changes in our neck of the woods, some big and some small. Some things, like this simple canteen for students, can make a big difference.  Previously man...