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When Is a Good Time to Go?
When do you go to the mission field? Do you go when your children are young and not yet as independent as would be convenient? Do you go when they’re older and are making strong friendships? Do you go when they’re teens and struggling with so many other changes? How about family? When is a…
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Outfitting Phase
We’ve continued the kettlebell workouts that we learned during our missions training. The boys have joined in our workout circle. Last month we graduated from The Master’s Mission (TMM) missionary training program and are now in the strange new world of “outfitting.” It’s pretty much just more training in new areas (although some are the same –…
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We Have Our Heading!
An Orthodox Church with the saints they worship painted on the outside. Brazil, Guatemala, Kenya, Ecuador, Israel, China – depending on who you are and when you’ve talked with us in the past few years, you could’ve heard us talk about any one of these countries as a possible destination for our ministry and sometimes…
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Next Up – Outfitting
Lance taking down the greenhouse. Unbelievably we are in the last month of our missionary training at The Master’s Mission (TMM). The time has flown and we are finishing up our last assignments and classes. The year has been a rollercoaster of emotions and hard work and these last few weeks are no different. We’re…
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Fun on the Mountain
If you’re thinking about coming to The Master’s Mission (TMM) for training, you may wonder if it’s all work and no play. Their adage is, “Work hard, play hard.” The following is a short list of some of the fun (and crazy!) things we’ve done this year. September: Mud walks. October: Candidate game party at…
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Mountain Life
Josiah celebrated his 8th birthday in May while my sister, Katy, was visiting from where she works in Brazil. We have great news! Micah had another blood test and the results were great! The Dr. said if he was seriously ill there’s no way he would’ve bounced back that high nor that quickly. He continues…
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Our Ministry
I love how the Bible talks about our ministry. “Our ministry” as in your’s and mine. I’ll show you specifically where I’m talking about in a minute, but let me tell you why I’m so excited about how succinctly this is written. People sometimes say to me, “I could never do what you’re doing.” And…
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A Day in the Life – of the Boys
After an initial “How’s it going?” the question we most often get is “How are the boys doing?” Thankfully, despite the first answer sometimes being dire, the second is always “They’re doing great!” The boys love it here on the mountain and with good reason – most weeks include multiple four-wheeler rides and random excursions…
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A Month in the Life of the Boys – February 2015 at TMM
Alex and Micah using their tape measurers as fishing poles to play “fishy” with Daddy. Homeschool at the table, Science Fridays. Homeschool on the floor, math time. Micah got tired during school so his brothers joined him for a rest. Alex, Micah and Josiah made Valentine’s Day boxes for a mini Valentine’s Day party we…
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A Day in the Life – of Ruth
Alex hanging out with the stuff on our steps. We finally have something to share with you about Micah. His blood tests show that his immune system is overwhelmed and his intestines are inflamed. Because of this, his body is attacking most of the food he eats as if it were harmful substances or toxins.…