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The Mango Gospel
“I brought you some mangoes.” “Would you like some mangoes from my tree?” “I made mango jam. Here is some for you.” Because the weather was apparently very good for mangoes this year, we have been hearing these phrases a lot recently. Everyone seems to have a mango tree bearing…
Facing the Creepy Crawlers
Is it dead? Is it still moving? I wondered. Just when I thought it was over, I looked up, and there it was, staring back at me. For the most part, I did not think I was scared of anything. But reality has a way of making your fears appear,…
Worth Searching For
“And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet” (Deuteronomy 29:5) Half a dozen teenagers from the Ama village escorted me and Orion, my husband, as we followed village leaders through…
Following the Children’s Lead
On a recent evening, our family decided to grab a bite at the street food night market just a stone’s throw from our house. While there, our daughter Selah saw another girl about her age and cautiously approached her. She did not say anything; she just smiled as she took…
Hiroshima English Bible Camp
I’m getting too old for this, I mumbled to myself as I chased after young children, trying to keep them in line. While one gets in the line, the other runs off. “Where is Kota?” I asked the older children in the line I was forming at the ranch. “Over…
Until We Meet Again
Dream was wild and his own little boss when we first met him during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was three years old and living with his grandma at the time. After his grandmother’s passing, we brought him to the children’s home where we were volunteering. Dream is now thriving. He…
Seasons
“Hello! How are you? What is your son doing these days? Did he forget us? We miss him coming over to play!” “Hi friend! How are your travels? Send me pictures! I miss you!” “Hi Beth! I’m so glad to get a message from you! And I’m so happy for…
Getting Back on Track
We recently taught a large group of fifth- and sixth-graders about emotions and how to describe their feelings. We were helping them do an activity where they had to color leaves that described different feelings, cut out the leaves, and then glue them onto their paper trees. Inevitably, arguments erupted…
The Longest Hike
“André, we need to pick up a patient from a distant mountain,” the nurse said as I was passing by our clinic in the Kamantian mountains. I had been on my way home to grab my backpack before heading back to the city, Brooke’s Point, where I was working at…
A Calling Greater Than Myself
I come from Ribeirão Preto, a city in the countryside of São Paulo, Brazil. Since I was a child, I have always heard about missions and how much there is still to be accomplished so that God’s love can reach all people. But it was not until a few years…