“Shame abandons, encouragement believes.
Condemnation paralyzes, compassion frees.
Exasperation quits, patience prevails.
Yelling silences, communication opens up.
Blame hurts, grace heals.
Faultfinding destroys, praise builds.
Rejection loses, unconditional love wins.”

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At one of our trainings, I saw an image that had the 10 most powerful words in the English language and it stuck with me. Below is a list of them and my thoughts about each word… Continue reading →

While many of you have only had a few months, a few weeks or even a few days to process our decision to become missionaries in Uganda, God has been working on our hearts for a few years. And while we are at peace with God’s call, there have still been many doubts, questions, fears, worries.

Let’s list the top 5 for fun… Continue reading →

At the end of December 2014, a chapter of ministry that started ten and a half years ago came to a close, and a new chapter awaits.

We are full of emotion as we move on to pursue mission work in Uganda. We are sad to not be working with the students and families in youth ministry at Belton Church of Christ, but we are grateful that we’ve been able to build so many great relationships. We are so blessed to have a great support system and are thankful to continue our journey Continue reading →

We went to a Support-Raising Solutions boot camp in December 2014 and what a great experience to learn more about the importance of partner-raising as well as receiving tools to be successful in building a team of supporters to join us in this journey.

We also realized we needed some materials to communicate our vision and work in Uganda. We are blessed by Nicole Holmes Continue reading →

Starting about 4 years ago, we began asking ourselves a very challenging and uncomfortable question: “Is God calling us to serve Him on a foreign mission field?” It’s no secret that we have always held missions and reaching the lost as central to the call to follow Jesus. We have regularly taken personal mission trips and increased the scope and focus of missions within youth ministry.

But when we started asking ourselves this question, the dynamic changed. For a few years we found reasons to put off this question, but time and time again, we felt this question resurface. Through conversations with friends, mentors, Continue reading →