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Outdoor School
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” (Proverbs...
Read MoreJuly Update from Mozambique
July is always a special month for Kim and I. This year, we celebrated our eighth wedding...
Read MoreJune Update from Mozambique
June marks a significant milestone in our lives here in Mozambique. Kim and I have officially...
Read MoreMission in the ELCJHL Schools: Partnership for Peace
The Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) are the...
Read MoreSkyscrapers, Churches, and the Future
Bangkok is among the top 15 skyscraper cities in the world now, ever since the technology has been...
Read MoreApr/May Update from Mozambique
Well, we have had an eventful past couple of months here between our last trip to Gogoi, hosting...
Read MoreHumanity is the Biggest Commerce From Guatemala to Mexico
I'm not from here, nor from there I have no age, nor future And being happy is the color of my...
Read MoreA New Beginning
“And the Lord shall guide thee continually. -Isaiah 58:11 KJV When we arrived in Kuruman,...
Read MoreA New Assignment!
The new year brought a new assignment for the Westras. We moved to Yoro, Honduras in the middle...
Read MoreThe sounds of Port-au-Prince
“Once our eyes are open, we cannot pretend we do not know what to do.” - Proverbs 24:...
Read MoreCarnaval in Ecuador
I write this letter as a delinquent. I’m embarrassingly late turning this into the patient folks...
Read MoreCompleting the Mission
Graduations are so much fun! To see and feel the joy of someone completing a difficult task or an...
Read MoreWalking Along the Path
As I write this, I can hear the laughter. It echoes through the halls of Caminante’s office in a...
Read MoreI am fearfully and wonderfully made!
(by M.C.E.P as shared with Elena Huegel) I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully...
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