An Advent Invitation
Do you feel it during the Advent season? The greater weight of others’ expectations? Am I doing all the things to let my loved ones know my care for...
Category: Life Overseas
Community Goes Both Ways
Perhaps like some of you, my Christian college years were colored with lots of language about intentional community, incarnational ministry, and walking with the poor. Due in large part...
In Everything
“In everything, Lord?” I prayed. “Really… everything is a lot right now.” The Lord already knew all the things that made up my circumstances in that...
Questions to Deepen Relationships
One of the biggest blessings of raising support to live and serve overseas is the team of people who come around and alongside our family on this journey....
You’re Not the Only One
Anxiety was no stranger to me when I moved overseas eight years ago. I had struggled with anxiety back during my childhood and while I went...
This Too Shall Pass
I still remember about 15 years ago, I was at a conference for women working cross-culturally, helping to facilitate one of the discussion groups. I do not even remember...
The Change is Normal (But Hard Nonetheless)
“My body is a mess,” I told my nurse practitioner. “I’m bloated, my cycle is crazy off, I’m getting some of the worst headaches I’ve ever had, and I’m...
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Connection Group Registration is Happening Soon!
Romania has become a second home for me over my years visiting and working here. My love for this place and her people has deepened and I found that...
Training Women Well for the Long Haul
Most training for overseas work is front-loaded. This makes sense logistically – people are still located in their home countries and can attend conferences or counseling sessions. There is...
Honest Dialogue with Our Shepherding Organizations
I gently pushed the contract across the table and asked for some revisions. It wasn’t easy, as the only woman in a room full of older...
