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Mission Misfit

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. Maybe I can grab a few more. As each guest arrives, I stop what I am doing, and greet them with a hearty "Como estas?" and kiss on the cheek. Eye contact. Linger.....and......okay.... I can go back to rushing about without trying to look like I'm rushing about. Maribell appears in the kitchen with me and starts washing the dishes and tools u

"Of Whom I Am the Worst..."

Mar 15, 2017
2 min

"Of Whom I Am the Worst..."

15 This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst. 16 But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience, as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life. I Timothy 1: 15-16 NET I was sitting among a group of guys around a month ago, really just hanging out and enjoying company. It was great just to

This is it!

Ballew Update Time

Oct 26, 2016
3 min

Ballew Update Time

Well, a lot has gone on since our acceptance with TEAM International in July! Angel and I have been going in so many different directions with our "double-lives" (missionaries + teacher/mom & CEO) that the getting to sit down and update everyone totally fell off of our plates! God is doing cool things for our family and I get to brag about that almost daily. There is so much to be grateful for and I don't use that phrase lightly. At the same time God continues to bring us i

And So It Begins

Sep 13, 2016
2 min

And So It Begins

Sorry, I had to add a Lord of the Rings pic just to get everyone confused and if you are me, excited about reading the actual content! As the title not so eloquently puts it, our family's been saying this statement a lot over the last two months. Since becoming official missionaries in early July with our TEAM, we have experienced so many different levels of emotions and interactions. All the way from the whirlwind of excitements as well as the lows of doubt and fear have bee

Are You Ready For Missions

Aug 23, 2016
1 min

Are You Ready For Missions

As you all know or have hopefully figured it out based on our "About Us" page, we are appointed missionaries with TEAM. TEAM does a fantastic job of giving practical yet biblical sound information on missions both locally and globally. Take a look at the below post from TEAM's blog and check out just how great a job they do in answering the question, "How do I know if I'm ready for Missions?" “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate th