March has been quite a month for all of us! The Coronavirus dominates the news all over the world, and Ghana is no exception. As I write this letter, I am working from home during a two-week partial lockdown. Two weeks ago, the government c [...]
My family is mostly adjusted to living back in Ghana after our short furlough in the States. We were just getting used to the “cold” weather in the 50s and 60s (which really is quite cold here), when we came back to the hot season in Ghana! [...]
September started our new school year, and on top of all of the busyness that comes with a new academic year, my family added preparations for a two-month furlough! I am so blessed in the people with whom I get to work. They added responsib [...]
August was a great month! Every August, our church has its Pastors’ and Workers’ Conference. This year the theme was on the Great Commission. Most churches in Ghana preach works salvation, but even among the Gospel-preaching churches of Gha [...]
Just imagine that you are a child, and almost every day your parents tell you, “If you do that, you will go to Hell. You have to be good to go to Heaven.” Many Ghanaian parents regularly threaten their children with Hell for disobedience. T [...]
I am so excited about what God has done in the month of April! Missionaries Mark and Sabrina Holmes, Assistant Pastor Adewale Adesina, and Evangelist Babatunde Ajayi came from Nigeria to help our church with our second S.M.I.T.E. (Student M [...]
We are excited to announce that Ezekiel John Christiansen was born on February 3, 2019. He was a week and a half past due, but when he decided to come, he didn’t waste any time! He was born only half an hour after Abbie’s contractions becam [...]
Harmattan is in Ghana! Harmattan is a dry wind that comes from the Sahara Desert at this time of year, and it brings a lot of fine dust with it. When I look out into the distance, it looks like there is fog—but it is actually a haze of dust [...]
As we live in a country with a different culture, language, and customs, misunderstandings are inevitable. Some of our more recent misunderstandings concerning the language are laughable. I recently resumed taking Twi lessons—my first attem [...]
God has decided to bless Abbie and me with another child! Baby Christiansen is due to arrive in late January 2019. We covet your prayers for Abbie and the baby. We would love to have this pregnancy and delivery go as well as the last one. A [...]
