On a short-term trip to the Middle East in 2022 I met a family at a WEC conference who asked if I would be interested in helping them for a short time to teach their eight-year-old daughter who was to be homeschooled. They lived in a neighbouring country in Central Asia. God opened the door …
While I was on the Greek island of Samos, I got to know a man from Gaza who speaks English well enough for me to communicate with him. He is a Muslim, but he is interested in learning about my faith in Jesus. We are still messaging on the phone. At the end of July, …
I went on a few trips to other parts of the country this summer. I met up with people who have recently come to the Lord. In a city of over a million people, along with several local believers, we met people who had ordered Bibles online. One man we met had read the Bible …
The following stories are from workers in various countries of Asia. Office conversation: “But if my wife exercises, she will be easier to steal!” is an argument that oneof our male staff has against me starting up a fitness class. I guess if your wife is difficult to carry, sheis more likely to remain with …
Most missionary families tell us that their children are a great blessing and help when serving cross culturally. Children open doors for meeting other families and can find it easier learning the local language than their parents. They can ask direct questions of people their parents wouldn’t think of doing. Adults are drawn to the …
At school assembly yesterday the principal asked our son J, six-years-old, to come up on the stage with him. Without J knowing it the principal was leading the whole school in worship to the goddess of education and arts. The principal bowed and all the children followed, except for J. Standing with his hands at …
Homeschool has been going well for the most part. The heat demands lots of water and juice to keep the children doing their work well. Maria will finish grade 5 in mid-June. Elsie grade 4, Ethan grade 2, and Andrew is finishing kindergarten. Kevin and Jared are content to play with or fight over their …
We were extremely grateful to have my wife’s parents visit us this month. One day we decided to take them to a local bazaar. We normally would take a taxi there, but we felt like we should go on the local metro bus (which adds almost a half hour to the travel.) The metro bus …
Early in the course I was teaching we discussed the fact that many things we do in our daily lives can be done as acts of worship to God. On our last day of classes, the students planned and led a contextualized service including communion for everyone. They chose to act out the story of …
“Where are you from?” is a question MKs tend to dread. They dread it not because there is not an answer, but because the answer is complicated. Often, the question assumes a simple answer – I’m from Canada… …. I’m from the US. But the MK has to deal with details such as their birth …
