Sometime last week, we began noticing little papers taped to our door.  All told, we got three of them.  We recognized our building number and door number so we figured they were specifically and intentionally for us and, as most of the other doors had them as well, we weren’t concerned but were very curious.… Read More The Little Papers Taped to Our Door

Hi Friends, Several of you have asked how you can send us mail.  We finally have answers. Mail is not delivered to homes here.  If you want to get mail, you need to rent a PO BOX.  So today I went to the local post office with my friend Agiimaa and rented a PO Box… Read More You Can Send Us Mail!

We arrived in Ulanbaatar nearly three weeks ago.  I’ve posted a little on FB and a few times on Instagram, I’ve even tossed out a couple tweets. But I haven’t sat down to write a post. It’s not because I’m too busy.  It’s because my brain is too fried.  And my filter is broken…not the… Read More On Why I Haven’t Written Much

As missionaries we’re thrown into a lot of situations that we are unprepared and unqualified for. One of the first is fundraising. None of us get into this because we’re good at or love fundraising.  We get into it because we feel called to a particular ministry and fundraising is a necessary aspect of allowing… Read More A Post about how God Provides and how Awesome Allen is.

Blessings are as varied and as random as the people who provide them.  Here are a few.  There have been so many more.  I hope these simple stories inspire you and give you courage to take risks and bless the people in your lives in whatever seemingly random way the Holy Spirit leads you.  A… Read More Blessings On the Journey, Part 4

My biggest fear in moving to Mongolia: How it’s going to impact my child.  So when other people express interest in her and care for her in practical ways it melts my mama’s heart.  Here are a few ways people have done that. Linda There are a lot of great Linda’s in my life.  This… Read More Blessings on the Journey, Part 3

To celebrate reaching 100% funded I’ve curated a post with stats and random information for those who are interested in things like that.  If you don’t think stats and charts are interesting…just close this window right now;  it is not worth your time. We have spoken at 15 churches in 7 states and provinces. We… Read More A Boring Post about Partnership Development Stats

I’ve been struggling for the last few weeks.  It’s been easy to blame it on so much travel and the uncertain waiting but I finally realized it was more than that (although that would have been enough for me). I’m embarrassed that we aren’t leaving when we thought we were (this coming weekend).  I’m embarrassed… Read More Real Talk: Shame on the Journey

We’ve had some beautiful opportunities to see God work through kids.  Kids see way more than we sometimes think they do and hear way more from God than we often give them credit for.  “Let the children come to me!” Jesus said.  Let’s show them the way (and watch as they show us the way!)… Read More Blessings on the Journey, Part 2

When people offer what they have to God, it’s amazing what he’ll do with it.  Here are a few of the ways people have used what they have for God’s glory in ways that have benefited us and our ministry in Mongolia.  We share them in no particular order in hopes that they will bless… Read More Blessings on the Journey, Part I

Real talk. The process of getting into a foreign country legally right now feels like trying to put together a puzzle but you’re missing half the pieces and don’t have a picture of what it’s supposed to look like. Different people are telling us different (conflicting) things.  They are using words we don’t know or… Read More Real Talk: Our Immigration Process Non-Update