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    The Heartbeat of Hospitality
    Angelynn Ballew
    • May 5
    • 4 min

    The Heartbeat of Hospitality

    I had really good pregnancies. No complications. However, I remember being able to feel weakness so keenly. I could feel my body not only...
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    An Orquestra in our Home
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 4 min

    An Orquestra in our Home

    Countless books have been written about living, surrendering, and faith. Personal faith. Each person has their own personal faith...
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    Logos
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Sep 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    Logos

    The uninhibited phrase I had uttered was "The Lord said to me..." I noticed the person I was talking to shift uncomfortably. Up until...
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    Being A Missionary Post Covid-19
    Joel Ballew
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 6 min

    Being A Missionary Post Covid-19

    As I sat down at my computer to write this blog I hesitated. Not that I don't have anything to write or am suffering writer's block. But...
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    Eyes to See - Part 1
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 4 min

    Eyes to See - Part 1

    The sun was peaking through the palms and shining on the bunch of bananas like a spotlight. I had separated myself from the group of...
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    Kneel. Stand. Walk.
    Angelynn Ballew
    • May 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Kneel. Stand. Walk.

    I should have seen this coming. These types of scenarios lend themselves to deep conversations. Mostly empty and picked-over plates and...
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    In Tune
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    In Tune

    My chest tense like the viola strings; I wince with each minute turn. I'll never forget the feeling...
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    Wild & Free by Taylor Ballew
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Wild & Free by Taylor Ballew

    Our oldest daughter; Taylor, created a cool video for one of her school projects using all of her new found talents in video work. It is...
    1 comment
    Festivity & Wonder
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Feb 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    Festivity & Wonder

    As Christmas and New Year come and go, most of the world plunges into their work. Barranquilla, however, takes a short breath and...
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    40 and Falling in Love, Again
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Jan 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    40 and Falling in Love, Again

    Anticipation mounted in my spirit as I boarded a plane in 2019 to go to an international women's retreat in Ecuador. I was ready for a...
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    Unraveling
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 5 min

    Unraveling

    In an attempt to find a rhythm, I have made repetition my master and driver. Instead of moving throughout my day with love, I have found...
    1 comment
    Stepping Into the Rhythm
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 9 min

    Stepping Into the Rhythm

    Being newer missionaries, we are constantly learning the dance, the rhythm. Arriving in Colombia we didn’t exactly see there was a jump...
    2 comments
    Extending the Hand
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Oct 17, 2020
    • 6 min

    Extending the Hand

    I am a mess. However, as I sit here all packed in with our family on the airplane to Barranquilla, I recognize that the tears, the panic...
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    Heart Break
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Sep 22, 2020
    • 6 min

    Heart Break

    Tears began to stream down my face, as our hands united us around the room. Chairs, sofas, and benches lay empty like open hands...
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    Financial Update Video
    Joel Ballew
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Financial Update Video

    As the process of home assignment is in motion we wanted to answer some of the questions we are getting...
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    Displaced in the Valley
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Aug 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Displaced in the Valley

    Travelers that we are, we all have a good sturdy backpack and high-quality carry-on. When packing for our Home Assignment in December we...
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    When a Crisis Effects Mission
    Angelynn Ballew
    • May 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    When a Crisis Effects Mission

    Four months after the start of the thing we are now calling CoVID-19,* I find myself wadding through the future of what is to be of my...
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    Hungry and Thirsty in Isolation
    Angelynn Ballew
    • Apr 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    Hungry and Thirsty in Isolation

    Loneliness loomed over me like a heavy blanket. We knew we would be moving to a new country without a team of other missionaries. For the...
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    How to Cancel My TEAM Donation & Start My SAM Support
    Joel Ballew
    • Mar 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    How to Cancel My TEAM Donation & Start My SAM Support

    Steps to get us back to Colombia: Cancel your current giving/donation with TEAM. Contact: donors@team.org There are two different ways to...
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    Church Incubator? Co-working? Huh?
    Joel Ballew
    • Feb 25, 2020
    • 4 min

    Church Incubator? Co-working? Huh?

    These are the questions I hear as I share my heart in talking about what God has brought us thousands of miles away to Colombia and more spe
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