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Up There is Important

“Do you like living here?” is one of the most asked questions by locals when one moves overseas. How does one answer that question? “Yes, I like this about your lovely country, but I don’t like that.” In fact, how do we answer that question about our own country, the…

Central African Cuisine: Moringa Sauce

In Africa, each people group has its own favorite sauce that is prepared for meals to welcome visitors. I invite you to discover Moringa, our people’s favorite sauce in Central Africa. Moringa sauce is extraordinary. The Moringa leaves provide its savory flavor and are rich in protein and vitamins, including…

God Works Wonders!

“You’re welcome to stay at the church,” the local Adventist congregation had graciously told us before we arrived in our project city. On the day we arrived, we went to see the church immediately after landing, accompanied by our field director. We quickly realized that, with Helena being pregnant, we…

God Has Connections

“You need to find someone in Greenland to invite you if you want to go for a visit there,” the immigration department here in Denmark offered while helping us determine which documents would allow us entry into Greenland during our March 2024 vision trip. Nearly ten months ago, I was…

We Make Plans. God Decides.

We can make plans, but God is the one who decides. Around 200 young people from across the southern region of Mozambique arrived in Mabil to serve as Advent messengers for the areawide evangelistic crusade we had spent almost a year planning. Many pitched in to make the preparations, set…

Genuine, Willing and Capable

Kemal seemed a bit closed off. He sat in the corner of the room and didn’t say anything. He was quite neatly dressed, and his black-framed glasses gave him a rather educated look. Later, upon further visits to our Sabbath groups, we realized he was intensely observing what was happening.…

Barriers

Oh! I must stop! I thought. Walking along a busy street, I noticed seven Muslim men gathered before me. One man was facing Mecca, kneeling on a prayer rug. I didn’t want to disrespect his worship by walking in front of him while he was praying, so I stopped. Then,…

Becoming Home

Home is an interesting concept when you live overseas. For so many years, the last country where I resided was home. During those years, when I made trips back to the States, I often felt confused and out of place. But when I left to return to my host country…

Like a Scientist Searching

Hmmm, broccoli or lettuce? I thought to myself as I browsed the vegetables in the produce shop a couple of weeks ago. “Hello! Where are you from?” I heard a woman speak to me in English and looked up to see another customer smiling at me and waiting for an…

Unexpected Basketball Surprise

After Asya’s basketball practice last week, I dropped into our basketball club manager’s office. I wanted to ask him a quick question about summer basketball camp. As per custom, he offered me tea. I was like, “No, I just have a quick question.” I didn’t want to take up a…

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