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When we became missionaries five years ago, Joel and I were in our late 30s. Joel is an entrepreneur and I have had quite a few different...
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Kat Guild
- May 24, 2022
- 7 min
5 lessons I learned in my first year in Colombia
As May comes to a close we wanted to highlight one of our team members Kat Guild. She's on the website but this was a unique...
Angelynn Ballew
- May 5, 2022
- 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Angelynn Ballew
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
The Land of the Pretty Things
Every place I have lived has its fair share of pretty things. Items, places, experiences that feel luxurious. While gazing upon them or...
Joel Ballew
- Nov 22, 2019
- 3 min
The Reality of Home
As we prepare for the 1st Home Assignment (furlough) I am left with a growing set of odd feelings. We haven’t experienced this process yet.
Angelynn Ballew
- Nov 22, 2019
- 1 min
#GivingTuesday
All non-profits, religious organizations and even us missionaries focus on the "end of the year giving" as a very important time...
Angelynn Ballew
- Oct 28, 2019
- 1 min
Staying Connected with Us
The world is so interconnected today that even though we live over 1,000 miles away from home, loved ones and our ministry partners there...
Angelynn Ballew
- Jun 15, 2019
- 4 min
A Year of Mangoes
One year…. Two seasons…. Mango season, and non-mango season. The first morning when I stepped out of our AirBnB and onto the street, I...
Angelynn Ballew
- Mar 29, 2019
- 3 min
Church Planting: An Insider's Look
Church planting in the United States is not for the faint of heart. Add in a 2nd culture and you can forget the faint of heart......
Angelynn Ballew
- Mar 18, 2019
- 2 min
Semana Santa: What is it?
Cathedrals, churches and plazas will be crammed with congregations in Colombia for Holy Week, or 'Semana Santa' in Spanish; for a lot of...
Angelynn Ballew
- Dec 11, 2018
- 3 min
Mission Misfit
I feel the sweat beading down my back as I rush around. Did I remember to put the ice cubes on the table? Do we have enough chairs? Yes....
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