Ministry Updates

One of my favorite ways to partner with you is by sharing the ins and outs of daily life as I walk through this journey God has called me to. This page is a brief glimpse into my heart, mind, and soul as I experience sharing the Gospel in The Gambia, one day at a time.

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Below you’ll find each my blog posts, organized by their theme. They range from ministry life to just some life stories and updates!

Following Jesus

California Christmas

Many times over the last several months I have looked around and been surprised at where in the world I am. At the beginning of 2025, my “plan” was to…

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Prayer Points

As I take a moment to breathe, in a quiet corner of an airport, with praise music in my ear I want to share some specific prayer points with each…

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Back to School

After more than 10 years of prayer God has led and given an opportunity for me to go back to school. I am officially enrolled at Liberty University to obtain…

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Missionary Life

Freedom

The British English definition of “freedom” describes a special privilege or right of access, especially that of full citizenship. A few nights ago, I sat on this…

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Addresses

I am currently at our Urban ministry center connecting with one of my teammates who works in the urban area and meeting with some of the ministry…

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Sending Churches

A week ago, I said see you later to a fabulous team from West Cabarrus Church. This is my sending church in Concord, North Carolina, my church…

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WAWA (West Africa Wins Again)

GPS

Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a training for our new Community Development Ministry. This training was near the urban area and at a place I had never…

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Children

The Wolof word for child is “doom”. In my early language learning I was thrown when someone used the words for mango and child together. It sounded like they were…

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Furlough Ministry

January

I know that we are all busy enjoying December and preparing for Christmas, but January and 2026 are just around the corner. I wanted to share this Save the Date…

Wrapping Things Up

As I begin to pack and prepare for the long journey across the Atlantic, again, I am trying to wrap things up a bit here in The Gambia. My preference…

6 months!

It has officially been 6 months since March 20th, 2025; a date I will not forget. 6 months ago, our ministry vehicle went flying off the road and this adventure…

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Special Requests

Amazon

I think all of us in the USA can appreciate that Amazon certainly makes our lives easier. As I start to prepare for my return to The Gambia in August…

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Diaries of a Wimpy Tubaab

Work

This week the theme of growing, stretching and trying new things continued. Anyone in ministry will tell you that your “work” is very loosely defined, very flexible and basically wherever…

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School

I am busy attending and helping organize our Adult Literacy class facilitator training. The class has been challenging and is definitely helping with my Wolof. Some days I have been…

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Helpers

While on vacation and hauling my luggage, groceries and everything else I really missed our Gambian “helpers”. As the trip progressed and all the walking started taking a toll on…

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