Missionary Life

Slips, Trips and Falls

Ok, for those of you who know me you are probably chuckling about this title since I tend to be a little accident prone. Don’t worry, I do not have a new injury and I am recovering well from my existing ones. As I was reading in Proverbs 4 this morning about focusing on theContinue reading “Slips, Trips and Falls”

Saying Yes

Over the last several weeks God has provided many opportunities for me to connect with ministry partners and share with many new people about not only the Lord’s work in The Gambia, but also my journey with the Lord and to serving Him overseas. Throughout these great conversations one theme resonates, “Just Say YES! MyContinue reading “Saying Yes”

This is What It’s All About

Yesterday, baking cookies and enjoying time with two precious girls from the village was amazing. We managed to not make as big a mess as I thought we would and there were no fires (some of you know my cooking reputation). They were great helpers and we made almost 100 sugar cookies. As I watchedContinue reading “This is What It’s All About”

Home Sweet Home

From the moment I first set foot on this compound two years ago it felt like home and now it really does. I have finished unpacking my 20ft shipping container from the US. I do feel like a spoiled Tubaab (white person), but I know that all this shiny new stuff will become dirty andContinue reading “Home Sweet Home”

Changes

I cannot believe it, but I have officially been in The Gambia for 6 months! In many ways it feels like I just arrived yesterday; especially when I struggle through what should be a basic Wolof conversation or cannot do simple tasks without help. In other ways it feels like IContinue reading “Changes”

Star Trek

Ok, I know you are wondering what Star Trek has to do with this ministry or life in The Gambia. I will start by offending and maybe alienating some of you by saying I do not like Star Trek; although I have to admit I have never watched an entire episode. Now, I will moveContinue reading “Star Trek”

All For Him

We had a great time last night with 15 people, 3 mission agencies (WEC, ABWE, BIMI), 4 nationalities (Gambian, Canadian, American, Korean) and one common ground a love of the Lord and a heart for the unreached Wolof of Senegal and The Gambia. Ok, maybe we had two common grounds and the other was aContinue reading “All For Him”

Merry Christmas

I have never been one to hold tightly to traditions, which is a good thing as Christmas overseas in a country that follows another religion is definitely different. This marks my second Christmas season in The Gambia and this year there are only two of us here which makes it very quiet. The quietness hasContinue reading “Merry Christmas”

Rest

Sometimes we all need to take a good day of rest. One of the things that we learned a lot about in all of our pre-field training was missionary care. Unfortunately, ministry burnout is very high. We learned about taking care of our relationships with the Lord, our families and ourselves. I knew this wouldContinue reading “Rest”

The New Year

A friend shared this blog today and as I read it I found myself so thankful for the eloquence of the person who wrote it and how he captured so perfectly what I would like to share with all of you. The blog entry is a few years old, but everything in it rings trueContinue reading “The New Year”