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Light in the Darkness

Paris has long been called the City of Light (La Ville-Lumière). It is said that this nickname started because Paris was among the first cities to install gas street lighting and, probably more importantly, because it was the birthplace of the Age of Enlightenment and the center of education and ideas throughout Europe. Today it is still…



Thankful and Prayerful

Greetings from France and a Happy Thanksgiving to you all (just a bit late)! We love this time of year as it is a time to pause and reflect on the goodness of God in our lives and all that He has provided for us. Last week we were so thankful to have the opportunity…



The Consolation of Israel

The Consolation of Israel “Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Moved by the Spirit,…



African missionaries

Please follow the link below to read my biography published in ABWE’s Message magazine! Anna and I are excited to be serving the Lord in Togo!! https://message.abwe.org/stories/2016-new-missionaries-to-africa  



It’s official!!

Today was an awesome day!! I celebrated my appointment as an ABWE career missionary and my parents’ 40 years of missionary service!!



The Work of the Lord

Despite my best intentions I have not provided the updates on this website that I was hoping and planning. And so I realize that it’s been almost a year since I’ve provided any update. My goal is to go back and add information that I sent to supporters and prayer partners so that you may…



March Madness

March Madness To many Americans this refers to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament that is held each March. For those of us in Mango this March, the madness has nothing to do with basketball.  The long awaited opening of the Hospital of Hope occurred on March 2nd and we have been running non-stop since that…



Tsiko Update

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 2 weeks since we arrived at Hopital Baptiste Biblique (HBB) in Tsiko. It has been a busy 2 weeks full of hard work, sadness, joy, fun and adventures. As I mentioned before, the purpose of our 3 weeks here is for us to experience nursing in Togo and…



Merry Christmas!

Dec 27, 2014 Joyeux Noël! I hope you had a very Merry Christmas as we celebrated the birth of Christ! Though the weather didn’t feel very Christmasy here in Mango, I had a wonderful Christmas celebrating with my teammates. I enjoyed a Christmas Eve dinner hosted by the DeKryger family and then joined several of…



Mango

Dec 15, 2014 I made it to Mango safely last week after a long 12 hour trip. Thanks for your prayers! I have been busy settling into my living quarters, learning my way around Mango and getting to know the Togo North team. Today we had the opportunity to help unload a shipping container full…