Thank you for your confidence. We will tell you if there is an open door. May God lead it all for His good. In Him Corine for Evelyne Confidence? That was something that I could not find on Monday. Anywhere. The above e-mail was from the French Language School in Albertville. After they told… Continue reading Confidence
A seasoned missionary once said that she was very careful how she used the word ‘home.’ She would say, we are going to our ‘home in ____,’ and fill in the blank of the location where they were staying. At the time I didn’t quite understand this, but after our month in Brussels it really… Continue reading Home
With Brussels and Emily’s wedding now behind us, we are back on the support-raising-trail full time. I’ve sent something in the neighborhood of 20 emails today already, and that’s with Oliver busting his head open. (He’s fine, it’s just blood…) If you haven’t gotten an email from me recently it either means that A. I’m… Continue reading Support status
So, we just spent 31 days in what used to be an old paper factory, with 8 other missionary couples and their children, along with a few interns and instructors, all living on top of one another. It was one of the most wonderful experiences of our lives. MTW spent as much of this time… Continue reading Community
‘Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God. For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting… Continue reading Brussels, Babies, and Brothers
We’re a few days away from a month long trip to Brussels. I won’t let Donnette get the suitcases out yet, but I’ll probably lose that battle sometime tomorrow morning. What to take? How much room to leave for bringing stuff back? *1* Can I get a small keg of Trumer Pilsner in a carry-on… Continue reading Packing
We spent this past weekend with my family at the beach. It was a great time, but one that involved lots of sun and running around and very little napping. Because of this, I decided to have a house movie day yesterday, in which I unpacked our stuff and basically made no demands of the… Continue reading Advice
Our check engine light had been on in the van for almost a week. *1* This morning I finally had time to take it in, fully expecting to fork over several hundred dollars to get our van back in working shape. I don’t know why I worry so much about that sort of thing. The… Continue reading Grace in small things
When we initially interviews with MTW, Avonlea was only 18 months old. So when they asked me if we’d discussed our plans with her, I sort of chuckled. I don’t know if there’s an 18 month child you could have that conversation with, but at that point in her life, the only words Avonlea knew… Continue reading What about the children???
So far this year, our weather has been as fickle as a teenage girl’s affections. Warm, cold, warm, cold, warm, snowing!!! and back to warm again. Just when you’ve been ready to put away the jackets, it’s suddenly below 50 again, and the kids are shivering on their way to school. I used to love… Continue reading Spring
The Brock Family in France 