The palm tree bathing in the hot tropical sun. The mango tree decorated full with its own delicious ornaments. The desire for an ice-cold Coke to cool oneself off from the blazing heat.
Yep, it’s Christmastime in the tropics!
The first Christmas that my family spent over here was a bit rough. A bit sad. My mind […]
Liz’s son, Benjamin, enjoying a playground this past summer.
As our furlough in the United States nears an end, I marvel at how rich a time these past months have been. When we arrived back on home soil in July, we were tired and soul-weary. We had completed three years abroad, spent time learning […]
I get to spend roughly ninety minutes with new MAF candidates—an hour and a half to to hear their hearts and the calling that God has put on them and their families.
I am often amazed by what I hear during that short time.
It is a habit of older generations (myself included) to bemoan […]
Are you ready to “Do More in 24”?
Boys greet the MAF airplane in when it lands in Sefoidi, a village in Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Mark Hewes.
NAMPA, Idaho — On Tuesday, December 2, non-profits around the U.S. are joining the #GivingTuesday movement and challenging individuals, families, churches, and businesses to give and give back.
“Black Friday […]
This was the report that the 12 Israelite spies brought back after they explored the Promised Land—a land of milk and honey and … giants. Since moving to Indonesia six months ago, I have encountered some giants of my own in this new land. My giants’ names are Driving, Shopping, Cooking, and Language Learning. Things […]
I have a bicycle here in Nampula, Mozambique, but I haven’t been riding it because I needed to register it, and carry this registration in case the police stopped me. First, I had to come up with a receipt that would prove the bicycle was mine and that I wasn’t trying to register a stolen […]