Walking in my neighbourhood one day I heard a group of women behind me speaking the language of my Focus people group. I turned to greet them, and they all gathered around me to chat, excited to hear their language spoken by a stranger. With their faces covered, the only one I could see a …
Recently, in order to attend the wedding of a friend’s relative, we spent a wonderful couple of nights in a village. My wife brought a good friend who had not yet been to a village. It was quite the new experience for both of them, having to sleep on small cots together with all the …
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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 …
Just as the cold and snow was beginning to fall over much of the country, we set out to fit in one last outreach trip before taking a break from traveling for the winter. We visited a major city in the southeast of the country, an area known for its incredibly strong hospitality culture. With …
Overall, we are doing well. The fears of the unknown have lessened. We have many positive experiences here of people being kind to us. My husband was feeling a bit homesick around Christmas. He was also quite ill and our apartment very cold, which tends to make things seem worse. For myself I haven’t felt …
As the taxi stopped, I handed the driver the money, grabbed my bags and stepped out of the car. I walked towards a coffee shop I frequent to meet up with my ride home, but as I walked, I realized that my hand felt strangely empty. I did not have my phone. I searched my …
