Posts filed under: Thankfulness
Thanks for Giving Attention
I think it would be easy in moving across the ocean to begin to feel invisible to the community you left behind. Out of sight, out of mind, right? People carry on with their lives and you carry on with...
Thanks for Giving Time
One of the questions I am asked the most as a missionary living overseas is, “How can I help?” While supporting missionaries financially and in prayer are very important, another impactful way people help is by volunteering or serving on...
Thanks for Giving Resources
“I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deaconess of the church in Cenchrea; that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have...
A Day of Thanksgiving
Thank you! That’s what you are supposed to say on this day, right? Well, yes. But do we actually mean it? So often, we get stuck on the things that have gone wrong. Well, maybe I should say, I as...
Thank You for Sending
“I think God has called me to be a missionary!” That’s what I, a punk middle school kid, said to my parents after going on my first mission trip. When a missionary is sent to the field, people usually assume...
Thank You for Coming
This coming spring, Jonathan and I will have served with OMS for nine years. Over the years, there have been many changes—where we live, what the ministry looks like, the make-up of our team. The process has taught me a...
Thank You for Giving
God and I had a deal…at least I thought we did. The deal was that I would follow him, as long as he didn’t make me rely too heavily on him or other people—specifically in the area of fundraising. About...
Thank You for Praying
Some years back, Corinne and I were enjoying lunch after sharing at a church in Montana, when a gentleman from the congregation came up and sat down next to me. “I have something to show you,” he said as he...
