Bible
Trust as an act of faith
If trust is necessary for good relationships, how do we trust people who seem trustworthy (for any reason)? One answer may be trusting God to be good even when other people are not
Family
Tired
We’ve been back in the states over six months now, so this update is long overdue; sorry. A couple months after our return, and we were having trouble thinking through how to communicate, and someone saw us in church and said Wow, you look tired. This turned out to be Read more…
Family
On a Golden Street
by Anna Rasmussen (TCK 16 years old) To all the friends I’ve left behindTo let you know, you’re on my mind… I met you once; instant friends.I had to leave; friendship ends. I know I’ll see you face to faceIn a different time, a different place And you will tell Read more…
Family
Mr. & Mrs. John Sage!
We were blessed to be able to be physically present for the wedding of Kim’s brother John Oct 21, 2022. We took a thousand pictures and videos, and obviously can’t fit them all here. We want to share a dozen or so for those who didn’t get to attend with Read more…
Family
Snap! Crackle. Boot…
What started as a normal PE class on the morning of September 20, ended as a significant event in the life of our second son Joel. Every few weeks the class learns about and plays a different sport. This was their second day learning about the sport called rugby. Joel Read more…
Family
2022
It has obviously been too long since we have blogged (8 months of silence here is likely a record for us). So what has gone unrecorded in 2022? In January, James navigated passports, visas and international airports on his own for the first time to spend a month at Christmas Read more…
Family
My June 6 Ebenezer
I will always remember where I was that warm Wednesday afternoon, standing in our tiny second-floor apartment in the living room of the married student housing for the University of Oregon. I had just walked in from teaching my sweet Grade 3 & 4 class at Lifegate Christian School. I Read more…
Family
How to Leave Your Kid on the Other Side of the World
This is all new to me. I’ve never sent a kid to college. And certainly never sent one to the other side of the world during a pandemic! There were so many skills I felt he needed. So many supplies, life lessons. So many adult things he knew nothing about. Read more…
Family
Day in the Life: Quarantine Day 11
[Before I journal out what a typical day of Quarantine in Cameroon is like, I want to say there are some big differences between Quarantine here v. in the US with unlimited high-speed internet streaming services, curbside pickups, Amazon deliveries and Door Dash from your favorite restaurant. In Cameroon, power Read more…
Family
Pandemic Super Summer
When James graduated high school here in Cameroon in June, we had little reassurance that he would make it across the globe to begin college. All borders were closed. Europe was closed. The US would welcome us home, but there was no way to get there without going through Europe. Read more…