Debbie and her husband, Chris, became members of MAF in January 2013. Chris served with MAF as a pilot/mechanic in Pontianak, Indonesia from 1997-2001. Chris and Debbie, who were serving with New Tribes Mission, met overseas during this time and married in 2002. The last 10 years were spent in Sandpoint, Idaho, with Chris working at Quest Aircraft Company. They’ve been blessed with two children, Sarah and Benjamin. The family are currently serving in Papua, Indonesia where Chris is a maintenance specialist.
INvisible… INtrovert… INcognito… INside… IN over my head. INtroducing me.
I love God’s sense of humor. As a girl I was afraid to raise my hand in school, played 2nd chair in band, and always volunteered for the crowd scenes in drama class. Now, as an MAF missionary, I’ve stepped into a life of presenting […]
God’s Word sets boundaries for us that keep us safe and show us His love. I am reminded of how important this is whenever I leave the MAF base and venture out in a place that has few rules for driving, sometimes no courtesy when it comes to staring, and no limits to how many […]
April 2012 was a month that changed our family’s lives. It was then that we heard God wooing us back to the overseas mission field. I still remember my husband looking at me and saying, “I think our time here is done.” We had a home, Chris had a great job, we loved our church […]
O taste and see that the Lord is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!”
–Psalm 34:8
In the two years I have lived in Indonesia I have learned different ways to travel, talk, shop, care for my family, respond to situations, and refuel my life, which often seems drained by living […]
I have had enough, Lord,” Elijah said… Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and […]
With nine moves* in a little over two years, my heart is weary from so much transition. Change has been a word that has come up often, and not the kind of change that rattles around in your pocket. It’s the bittersweet kind that comes with leaving friends and the familiar behind, mixed with the […]