May was a great but wild month for us full of wedding celebrations, hosting friends, a well inauguration, and Lanaïa’s birthday! Our home and hearts have both been full! There are multiple ceremonies when it comes to weddings here. First there is the traditional wedding, then the court wedding, then the church ceremony. This specific wedding also had events like […]
Alright guys, I can’t keep up with everything going on here these days so it’s a bit tricky for me to keep you guys in the loop – sorry! Last week we were blessed to host our dear coworker/leader/friend KJ. She works tirelessly in the background for Justice Water and we are very thankful for her endurance in missions, her […]
Can you imagine being a part of a 2 century old community that has never had local access to safe drinking water? Can you imagine someone coming up to your community and promising you accessible clean water, but all they ended up doing was taking your money and disappearing? Women had to travel 5km + carrying buckets of dirty water […]
What was once their reality is now their history. This is an excellent example of why we are here and do what we do. Having clean and sufficient water should not be a privilege but sadly in some parts of the world it is. We are thankful to be a part of something much bigger than ourselves and are thankful […]
The other morning I was having a great time with the Lord and while listening to Driven By Love by Lindy Conant and The Circuit Riders (youtube video added at the bottom of the page), I imagined someone asking me … “What got you into missions?” My hearts first response to this question is always “Jesus” but during my worship […]
Imagine being in a classroom where the teacher was speaking in a language you didn’t understand, with friends translating to you in your second language meanwhile trying to hold onto your first language in a classroom that the majority of people present are not fluent. Are you lost yet? Ha! Imagine being in a classroom where not only does all […]
Coordinating the Relational Fundraising Workshop may have been the most challenging thing I’ve done as work since becoming a mama. I constantly felt torn to be with Lanaïa as I heard her screaming in the background while I tried to pay attention to the teachings and the organization of each day but boy, was it worth it! I am so […]
Have you ever felt as if you needed to write something out but had no idea what it is that you needed to write about? One sentence down and I already feel as if I am blabbing. Since being back from Burkina our lives have been hectic, exciting, challenging, emotional, joyful and well basically everything it could be. I can’t […]
We had a great time in Banfora with friends and although we were aiming to be an encouragement there, we were definitely the ones that were encouraged. The week started off with a common family cold and allergies and it ended with sharing our symptoms with another family. How great it is to be generous. 😉 😔 Besides sharing colds, we […]
** For all those who aren’t interested in reading everything but would still like to pray for us, please scroll to the end of this post to see our prayer requests! ** Wow, how are we already 3 weeks into our time here? I thought I was sitting down to write about week 2, until I looked at my calendar. […]
