Easter: One Great Party
Easter is more than one day of celebration, it’s fifty days! Do you know how you will be celebrating? I’d like to share some possibilities with you…
Lent & Eastertide Seasonal Devotions Spiritual Formation
Tag: missions
As we wander in transition Living as a wanderer
Returning Home-side: The Path Unintended
I recently had this story published on the ChinaSource blog and I thought I would share a bit of my story with you. It’s a reflection on the process of leaving a calling, transition, and grief. (Link below) “We never choose to leave the field. We may be asked to leave by officials. We may have to leave for the sake of family needs or safety. Sinfulness may force us from the field, or we…
Guest pilgrims sharing their story
I’m not a Savior
Guest blogger, Mandy, has been working in Cambodia since March 2011. She’s been a full-time teacher, Country Director, and now Regional Director for her international organization. In her free time, she frequents coffee shops with former students and Khmer girlfriends while laughing, crying and sharing life with them. In the evenings, because it’s unsafe to be out at night, Mandy spends time watching Netflix and working on crafty quilts and cards. She enjoy reading and walking around…
As we wander in transition Learn by Paradox
Letting Go Without Control: Leaving China
I am not much of an adventurist. I don’t take many risks and honestly, I’m scared of more than I’d like to admit. I don’t ski because I fear heights. To ski, you have to jump off the lift to go down the mountain. I can never let go. I’d rather ride the lift around until I accidentally plop into a mound of snow. In summary, anything involving letting go without control is not my…
As we wander in transition
Rising Anew
Making all things new The time to leave China arrived. As a person of imagery, the only picture in my spirit was darkness. A girl standing on a path unlit and shadowed. Where did the light unto my path go? Where do I go? I thought I’d be in China for years to come, but God’s holy flame that guided my calling and life began moving. Like the Israelites, who followed the cloud by day…
