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little kingdom

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...

Overflowing

I have a serious problem, I thought to myself as the cat food slid from my arms down past the ketchup, rice, stalks of celery, and cherry...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...