Oh Babel.. It doesn’t take long in a foreign country to become VERY aware of the challenge of languages. Maybe you know a little, maybe not a word. The first thing I did when I stepped out of the car in Kigali was fall in the gutter. I don’t mean trip on a little concrete curb, I mean step straight down into a 3ft deep trench. (Don’t worry, Mom, I look a bit like I was learning to rollerskate but I’m fine!) it was only after I embarrassedly climbed back out…Read On…
More Than We Know
“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…” Ephesians 3:20 ~ Despite the weather in Newark and getting separated from the group in Brussels with limited time to change planes, our entire team arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, with all of our luggage around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening…Read On…
Faith Over Fear
Fear is something that still exists in the hearts of Rwandans today even though the country is stable and safe. I began to pray that the people we meet in Rwanda would simply experience the peace of Jesus—that every fear, every doubt, and every worry would be covered by the blood of Jesus and removed from their lives. As I began to pray this, I felt the Lord confronting me about my own fears. How can I effectively….Read On…
Read Up & Praised Up
I originally had an entire different blog post written and ready to send off to Charlie, but I couldn’t press the send button. I had a whole lot to say as usual… it was so much longer than what this one will be. It was clever, funny in all of the right spots, and had just enough Bible verses to make it an official missions trip blog. But it was all wrong….Read On…