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Three Truths One Lie
We’ve been here in Budapest for three and a half years, so what have we learnt?
Temporary Visa
I’m finding hope in the idea of a new balance—one where a steady and happy home life can thrive alongside ministry.
Dirty Water
Natural talent is dynamic and breathtaking, but hard work and discipline can also hold their own. However, we usually dismiss that because it’s so, well, ordinary.
Running Towards Purpose
When we read the Bible and its laws, we should see them as God’s way of breaking down a big vision into achievable steps, both on a large scale and an individual level.
Dear Extroverts
It would be no exaggeration to say I haven’t truly been alone for a very long time. Since I was a young child, I've always craved companionship. In new situations, I would seek it out as soon as possible.
Grief Equals Failure and Other Lies
Now, I find myself on the precipice of another loss, feeling that familiar guilt and shame for my grief.
Guard Your Heart
When something painful wounds us, we need to handle it gently, taking care to assess and clean it out. But then healing needs to follow—hopefully with minimal scarring—but it definitely needs to happen.
Netball Courts
Why am I talking about netball courts and awkward prepubescent interactions? Because now, in 2024, at 36 years of age, I still feel the same way.
When Food Falls from the Sky
I don’t believe God stops talking. I think He’s speaking right now. But the noise of life and the voices in our head get in the way, and His whisper goes unheard.
Preparing a Toddler for Missions
One of the things we can do from this side of the adventure is to be purposeful about certain actions that will smooth out the overall transition.
5 Modern Ways to Prepare for Long Term Missions
Here are just a few of the ways that we are preparing for our journey that missionaries even just a decade ago didn’t have access to.
Kiwi Slang: A guide for our future friends
Grab your togs and go suss out a beach in the wop wops before your friend packs a sad and carks it.