We continue this week with our closer look at the guys God has allowed me to disciple here. My former neighbor and namesake. Daqm was baptized shortly after we left in 2016. When we returned this year I approached him first about engaging in intentional discipleship. His story is one of fighting, drinking until he … Continue reading Go into all the world pt2
Termites, Theft, Uno
3 stories one blogpost. Today after working with my story crafters we introduced them to the wonderful game of UNO. It was so much fun to play and speak in Ju'/honasi. Right before that while we were working on the story, one of the crafters got up went over to a pole that had termite … Continue reading Termites, Theft, Uno
Elephant round 2
Here we wake up and open the door and pray. God give us the knowledge we need today and the flexibility to see needs. This morning that prayer was needed. We were suppose to start with language at 9. Our language helper called and she was waiting for some medicine at the clinic. So I … Continue reading Elephant round 2
Good from bad
This morning was a day if I could have been magically transported back to America I would have said yes. The smell of fall, the change of seasons, oh how I miss those simple things. As missionaries we have those days when you just want life to be normal again. Clock in, Clock out job, … Continue reading Good from bad
Compassion
Jesus saw the crowd and had compassion on them. I admit compassion isn't a natural spiritual gift for me and I'm a missionary. Yet we are called to have compassion on all, even those who want to harm us. We don't feel threatened here but we saw a real need here. I'm not a big … Continue reading Compassion
