Dec 17, 2024
Celebrating Small Victories
“It’s done!” I exclaimed with a huge sigh of relief. Several months ago, Ariana and I received a Togo sign language book. The book was...
Oct 25, 2024
From Tears to Smiles and Laughter
We were driving to say goodbye to Clarisse. She was getting ready to leave for her teaching job in the north of Togo. We were meeting her...
Sep 23, 2024
Bingo!
“Joyeux anniversaire, Clarisse!” We all clapped and cheered as Christy cut the cake. This was a reunion that I had been waiting for. We...
Aug 9, 2024
Bats, Batik, oh My!
“Je te comprends,” my tutor told me. A felt a sigh of relief, I was understood. Learning languages doesn’t come easy to me. It is a fear...
Jun 17, 2024
Flexibility
On one of my first missions trips with ABWE back in 2015, a missionary told me, “One of the first rules about missions is be flexible.” I...
May 1, 2024
Old Friends and New Ones
A young girl came over to greet us as we pulled up next to the school for the deaf. Christy turned to me, “Do you remember her? It’s our...
Apr 2, 2024
Remembering and Celebrating
“Hey, do you need to go to market?” my neighbor, Hannah, asked me. “Yes, I do.” Hannah smirked and handed me the car keys. “Good, because...
Mar 2, 2024
Joy Day: A Joyous Reunion
We pulled up next to the school and got out of the car. Christy asked me, “Ready?” I closed the car door. “I think so.” We were at Jonas’...
Feb 17, 2024
Stepping into the Plane
Four years, two months, and one week ago, I was returning to the United States after spending over a year in Togo. As I stepped into the...
Jan 1, 2024
À la prochaine Québec!
It was my last day walking to the language school. As I took my seat in class, my professor told us that he wrote our level of French on...
