Micah and Abbie Christiansen
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 [...]
God blessed our church with a very productive Visitors’ Month in March, and many of these visitors participated in our April program, which helped visitors become faithful church members. Having your own visitor complete the program is grea [...]
January 26th was our one-year anniversary of living in Ghana! This year has gone so quickly, and Abbie and I are so thankful for the grace of God, for a wonderful team of co-laborers, for a beautiful daughter, and for you, those who make ou [...]
Abbie, AnnaBeth, and I have had our first holiday season on the mission field, and we have been so blessed! I know many missionaries find the holidays to be emotionally difficult, so I wondered how we would handle these major holidays witho [...]
AnnaBeth Marie October 9, 2017 On October 9, AnnaBeth Marie Christiansen was born! We know that people were praying for us, because God was obviously at work. Abbie’s contractions started at 9 a.m.—at less than 5 minutes apart! We thought [...]
They say, “Time flies when you’re having fun.” Well, time has certainly flown by these last couple of months. Only two weeks after the busyness of closing the school year, the church had its annual Pastors’ and Workers’ Conference. The conf [...]
Rainy season is arriving in Ghana! We are definitely enjoying the cooler air that is part of this time of year. For the first time since coming to Ghana in late January, I actually wanted a blanket one night! It felt great! Of course, rainy [...]
