Many may think all countries in Latin America are alike. At first glance, Dominican Republic (DR) and Mexico may appear to be the same, but as my husband Nate and I adapt from the DR to our new home and culture in Torreon, Mexico, we discover more and more differences between the two countries every [...]

Last Tuesday Luke and I were eating lunch after his morning class when the doorbell rang. It was one of our neighbors. He said, very nonchalantly, “Your car is burning. Maybe it makes sense to put it out?” My jaw dropped to the floor in shock, both to the news and the way he delivered [...]

Earlier this week I got a new oven!!!!  The apartment we moved into had a few furnishings and included a very old stove and oven.  From the beginning I had trouble using the oven, but I figured it was my inability to convert the Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit.  Well, after nearly three months of burning [...]

Beautiful Saviour, Blantyre, Malawi, has a rare privilege.  We have brothers and sisters in the faith from various African countries.  Our English worship is the common language that brings us together.  In this multi-language African city we feel the curse of Babel.  So often there is confusion of tongues, and from that comes misunderstanding and [...]

We ended up at the Doctors office this week.  Maria came down with a fever on Monday night and was complaining that her ear hurt.  She did not sleep well Monday night and by Tuesday morning I knew she was not well.  She saw the Dr. that afternoon who was very friendly and nice.  I [...]