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I’ve been thinking about Jesus lately—how he lived among humanity and the kind of people he cared about.  I see him with the poor, the outcast, healing the sick, ministering to women, and blessing children.  He reached out and touched … Continue reading →

Remember the dandelions globes we blew as children into the breeze?  Remember setting those little things free and thinking we were doing a marvelous thing as we watched them float and flutter?  That was before we had lawns of our … Continue reading →

Have you ever noticed how amazingly individualistic all of creation is? Think about it. The snowflake is said to be completely individual, with no two alike. The stripes of zebras, again no two exact.  Every human born has an individual … Continue reading →

  “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to … Continue reading →

Just two of the many orphans cared for by the Woliso Ethiopian Kale Heywett Church in their newly built children’s home.  WORLD ORPHANS is partnered with this church and several other churches to rescue and care for orphaned children in … Continue reading →

So, years ago Rick and I had a conversation about how often we can return to the US while on the mission field.  The conversation was spawned out of my struggles with the cost of being a missionary.  I saw … Continue reading →

There’s a story going around about a person who becomes frantic with saving starfish that were washed ashore after a storm.  She works tirelessly tossing each one back into the sea.  As the story goes, a man sees her and … Continue reading →

So many have asked, “When are you leaving?” When we reply, “Next summer,”  you would think we had all the time in the world by their responses.  But really, we don’t.  This summer it all begins to ramp up.  According … Continue reading →

Remember the transistor radio with the little AM/FM dial?  Remember how often we would strain to listen to ‘our’ song?  We’d listen until the static was just too much and then have to change the station to find a signal … Continue reading →

Speaking engagements are exciting opportunities!  God uses them to move hearts.  They are the open doors for support raising.  For us, speaking and sharing is definitely the best part of being missionaries because we get to experience God firsthand as … Continue reading →