There was a study done on the leadership of pizza franchises: When it comes to making and delivering tasty pizza pies, who is better equipped to lead a franchise, an extrovert or an introvert? The study looked closely at the successes and failures of several restaurants for an extended period of time. The answer to […]
Natalie’s parents enjoying their grandchildren in Papua.
Sometimes people tell me they couldn’t do what we do, that it must take a special kind of bravery to face the myriad challenges of life overseas.
But I think my parents have the harder job, and a kind of courage all their own. My husband and I […]
If you’ve read my other posts, you know I love technology: tools that make projects easier and quicker to complete, gadgets that help me keep in touch with family and friends, things that simply make life more “convenient.” These are a big blessing… when they work. This past year has been full of challenges: […]
Ethan Martin with kids in Soba, Papua, during the HIS Outdoor Education mission trip.
I sat on a small rock, barely big enough for myself, with two little Papuan kids, doing nothing. This is supposed to be going a lot better, I thought to myself. We had arrived in the small village of Soba […]
How local workers are making a big difference in MAF programs around the world
Rethabile stopped working. The man leading a donkey past the Kuebunyane health clinic had caught his attention. Rethabile and Maila, another Basotho MAF worker, put down the bricks they were unloading from the airplane and approached the man—a more pressing task was […]
MAF partners with missionaries to reach a small tribe that has been overlooked
Missionary Andrew Claussen lay on the floor of a village hut for the third day in a row, hallucinating. The buzz of his table saw had stopped, and his family’s unfinished house frame was left unattended—all work now at a standstill.
Bamboo […]