Be Ye Perfect
In college, I had a jogging partner, a compassionate, deep-thinking woman with a generous smile. She also had a really…
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Morning Comes Again
This article first appeared on A Life Overseas. Here’s how I wanted to start my book about our years in…
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Some Thoughts on Compassion Fatigue
I can’t share many photos from our time in India because of security concerns, but the photo above, like the…
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Celebrating TCK Mamas
This article first appeared on A Life Overseas. “Your new baby is beautiful,” I said to my sister last week….
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Fireflies
This essay first appeared on A Life Overseas. I walk down the quiet halls of Grandma and Grandpa Follows’ house,…
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Are You Afraid of Success in Your Ministry?
I have a friend who lives in darkness. Her giant house has armored doors. There are snarly dogs in her…
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Seeking Buddha, Finding Jesus
There are so many amazing books about how God is moving among Muslims and Animists. And there are scores of…
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For the Doubting Missionary
Alex and Anna I’ll never forget meeting Alex* and Anna.* For me, it was like meeting Beyoncé or Michael Jordan….
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10 Things I Love About Being a Missionary
My Dream Life I used to want to raise a tribe of kids on a big farm. (I know nothing…
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Is His Burden Light?
This essay originally appeared on A Life Overseas. “Lord, give me a burden for souls.” That’s the last line of…
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In Case of Emergency
This essay originally appeared on A Life Overseas. “Hey.” My mom’s voice sounded otherworldly—either because I was talking to her…
