My letter to future Goers
My dear potential and/or fellow Goer, We have never met. You have your own set of experiences, dreams and expectations and I have mine. That being said we are family. We both are living the life God has given us and doing our best to grow in relationship with Him. Part of my history with God has been working in the Middle East for a season and God could be inviting you into a 2-year overseas commitment as well. Go for it. Try it out. Enjoy the journey. Don't sweat the small things and in all things seek God. Among the truths I have acquired from my experience abroad is the fact that God… Read more >>
Back in Texas
The Story As I mentioned in my last update the plan was to visit my sister and her family, take some time to process my overseas experience and be back in the U.S. sometime in September. Well, with this in mind, I boarded my initial flight and happily drifted through the following 23hrs of travel. However my drifting came to a halt at the airport of my final destination were, because of a few documentation errors and what I believe was a good deal of "stick it to the yank," I was denied a visa. *sigh* After a second night in an airport and people telling me a hundred… Read more >>Into the West
Dear Reader, After a year and nine months in the Middle East I have decided to return west. It has not been an easy decision to finish early leaving friends and projects but the wear and tear of being a foreigner in a distant land, far from family and the things I know has caught up to me. I will be leaving tomorrow, the 2nd of July, to visit my sister and her family and hope to be back in the U.S. by September. Thank you so much for your prayers and financial support throughout this journey. I could never have made it to this point without your encouragement and… Read more >>
Ramadan '17
As I count the hours till my flight I'm sitting on my bed listening to (Music) and going over what I'd like to do before traveling. On the list is, of course, to let you know, at least briefly, what's going on these days. At the center we've finished up another term and after a wonderful teacher recognition/end of term party put together by our dear students we are currently on break for Ramadan. During Ramadan, which I believe goes through the 25th of June this year we won't be having courses at the center and a few of the team will be traveling, including M and I. We'll be… Read more >>