The New Normal
DONE WITH LANGUAGE! I am excited to announce that I am officially done with the language portion of my time here! I have felt very encouraged and empowered by how much I’ve learned and how much I am now able to communicate. In order to maintain my current communication level, I will continue to meet with Turkish friends and practice conversations. Phase 1 of Re-opening Country My host country has handled the virus very well, which has resulted in comparatively low cases here. Praise the Lord! After being in a restrictive lock-down for about three months, things are to return to “… Read more >>
Theology of Suffering
I entered the room for the first time, fully aware that the women here have experienced so much more in life than I could even imagine. Their faces tell stories. One woman’s head hung low as her children played. I sat next to the woman who began to pour her heart out to me. She had moved to this country for a reprieve. She had recently married and was separated from her father and mother who still live in her home country. She began to cry as she shared how hard it’s been living here, how civil war has killed family members, and how she yearns for acceptance… Read more >>
Strength in Weakness
This month has been significantly busier than the summer months. Other workers have returned to start programs up again, meanwhile I’m still in the full swing of language learning. In my language responsibilities, the Lord has been providing new perspective and energy. A couple weeks ago I was sitting at church listening to the service. The pastor spoke about purpose in the city and shared, “Everyone has a job they have been called to do here, a job they must be faithful to through the power of Christ.” This was about 2 weeks after I had returned from Athens and just felt really doubtful… Read more >>
1/2 A Year Overseas
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials… Read more >>