
By Andy on January 30th, 2010
I sat in the dark in a semi-circle of Congelese pastors and they asked us, “Why haven’t the missionaries returned?”
“Because it’s hard,” we told them. “They hear the news of this place and they’re afraid.”
Then one of the pastors said something I can’t forget.
“In the past there were missionaries who loved us and accepted to [...]

By Andy on January 18th, 2010
Hi friends,
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve shared with you, ok maybe a few months if you don’t follow us on twitter or facebook, but we do have some immediate things we need prayer for:
On Friday, Lesa is leading a group of over a dozen 12th grade girls on a CFS trip (Cultural Field [...]

By Andy on October 20th, 2009
Dear Friends,
We have been grateful and blessed by your prayers and emails and chats and thoughts over the past 10 weeks since we’ve returned to Africa. We have been trying to find time to get an email update written, and are very sorry it’s taken so long! Please know that you have been on our [...]

By Andy on October 16th, 2009
Cramming in the bed of a pickup truck with 21 Rendille women wearing little more than beads is an interesting way to spend your day.
It was my 2nd time in Korr, Northern Kenya, in the desolate desert of what’s called the “northern frontier district.” Frontier is the right word, as this is past the edge [...]

By Andy on June 20th, 2009
Almost a year ago I was tasked with creating a video to be used across AIM to show what the orientation process looks like. Who better to have do that than the video guy whose family was just wrapping up their first term at new missionaries?
Anyhow, we recently released this video, and it is now [...]