Something exciting happened this month for our family: Amber was able to submit her notice to her part-time remote work for the end of February! We have been prayerfully waiting for when the Lord would allow her to be able to step down from this position. For our family, it allows us more time to… Continue reading

Worship and discipleship. These were the words we felt pressed into our hearts at the beginning of the year. Over the course of 2023, a lot of the time it felt a little like we were asked to go into the wilderness. While we remain in Wake Forest, much of our circumstances have changed and… Continue reading

Our family has been created by an intentional design. How likely would it be that a girl from a corner of Nebraska would be paired with a man from Papua? Our hometowns are over 8,000 miles apart! We can only ascribe our story to the faithfulness of a God who has woven our stories together.… Continue reading

Something incredible has begun in September: we have had a chance to experience a taste of what life on the mission field will be like. It will be together, and that is something we aren’t taking for granted. Getting to share our stories and how God has called us into this ministry has given us… Continue reading

Happy August! In July, we learned more about Cru, meet fellow New Staff who will serve in various ministries across the world, trained in how to communicate our vision, and more. The weeks we spent at Winter Park were full of God’s faithfulness at work. We were struck by how the Lord has been equipping… Continue reading

Happy Independence Day! Last week was a really good week for me. To recap, it was my first week back at being more mindful in my eating patterns which looked like: tracking my food via My Net Diary app daily, intentional physical movement daily, and following my meal plan for the week. Using my DRI,… Continue reading

Here is everything I plan on eating this upcoming week. My DRI to maintain my current weight is 2,381 calories. For this first three months, I aim to eat 250 less calories (2,131) and then exercise about 250 calories to equate to losing a pound a week. My aim is to add 1 Mediterranean style… Continue reading

Key Verse: “In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.” Ephesians 1:13-14 (ESV) Teaching: We live in… Continue reading