The Hardest Question

by | Jun 19, 2013 | Faith

My husband and I recently returned from a mission trip to Swaziland, Africa. When a person comes home from a trip such as this, the obvious question from friends is “How was your trip?” Even after nine mission trips I find this an incredibly hard question to answer....

No Fear?

by | Oct 17, 2012 | General, Life Issues

My first and second times in an airplane were international flights. Both times I flew from Minnesota through Houston and onto Guatemala City for mission trips. The first trip was a huge success and had gone smoothly. I had come to love the Guatemalan people, so when...

Endings and Beginnings

by | Jun 9, 2011 | Faith

This is a guest post from Olivia Puccini, a missionary serving in Estonia. This morning I found myself awake and restless at 5 am. I laid there for a few minutes, tried to shift position off of my very sun burnt arm, listened to Oliver’s deep breathing (yes, he had...