Late in the Ugandan afternoons, when (…most of) the homeschool supplies had been shelved and as dinner simmered, a friend of our househelp would come in the gate, leaning her hoe against the brick wall of our compound before she began her trek dow...

Thirteen people wedged themselves into a tiny college dorm room, sitting on beds, desk chairs, the floor, and eating spaghetti made in a hotpot. Nothing elegant here, nothing even pretty. It was bring-your-own- fork…and plate. What started as a me...

Today in church, our pastor was preaching about Gospel-focused churches and welcoming people into church. He said that a couple once told him that whenever they saw new people coming into church with that “deer in the headlights” look, they consid...

I remember feeling like I was drinking from a firehose during our 8-week orientation before heading overseas. I wrestled with information overload. Thankfully, I kept good notes to review later.