“Always love. It matters not how big the problem, how deep the hurt, how great the injustice, how impossible the circumstances, how unkind the other, we can always choose love.” May found me plunging into Christ’s treasures in the love chap [...]
Summer came to a crashing stop, and we jumped right back into school . . . almost. First, we took our team winners from our teen competition on a prize trip! What better thing to do than to go help start a church?! Nine teens got to go on o [...]
“Hi, this is Fiorela. Thank you so much for taking my call. Is it true you live and work in Lima?” “Yes, ma’am,” I once again answered. “And is it true that you’ve survived the passing of your husband, and you’re really okay? You’re happy a [...]
As I take a quick glance over these past few weeks, I stand in awe and amazement at what God has done. First of all, my hopes of publishing a book have become a reality! FLOW: Living the Dream was published at the end of October, and I was [...]
It was one of those days, “a grief day,” as I sometimes call them. A year and a half after losing my husband, these days come less frequently; yet, nevertheless, each one hits hard. I wiped away the tears once again and set my mind on what [...]
As a child, nothing moved me more than seeing slide shows of pictures from missionaries who went into the farthest parts of the earth to spread the Gospel. I would sit in the pew next to my dad as the tears would fall, and I would beg God t [...]
You know the calm that comes after a long, terrible spring storm in crazy Oklahoma weather? This is what I feel these past few weeks have been for me. I grew up with tornadoes, hail, and storms in Oklahoma, which seem like a ready compariso [...]
After several years of hearing my husband talk and dream about how incredible it would be when his parents and his youth pastor, Randy Youmans, were able to come to Peru, our dreams finally came true. When dreams come true, it might not be [...]
El Niño brought us the hottest summer that we’ve experienced thus far in Peru, and we eagerly await cooler days. Changing of the seasons and times makes me extremely grateful for our God Who never changes but stays constant throughout etern [...]
Looking back on 2015, it is very easy to say that it has been the hardest year of my life. No one ever imagines that something like tragedy will hit, especially when you’re living the dream and serving the Lord alongside your best friend. B [...]
