By now, a lot of our friends and family know that we are actively engaged in preparing to move to Kara, Togo, West Africa long-term. But some people may not be aware of our vision, or what we want to do when we get there. So for the next few weeks, I want to cast our vision before you with the hopes of helping you understand what we’re doing and why. Our work in Togo will be three-fold:

• Encouraging churches
• Bible teaching
• Intentionally caring for orphans

Each week, we’ll focus on one of these aspects before painting a picture of how they’ll work together and guide our work and time abroad. So, first up: Read More

In last week’s Friday Favorites, I briefly mentioned our story about border crossing, so I thought today would be a good time to tell it!

Crossing the border from Ghana into Togo is like a step back in time. You pull up to the border station: it’s an old building with a covered porch, two windows through which you work with a crossing agent, a large front room, and a curtain blocking the back room’s doorway. You pull out Passports and get copies of paperwork to fill out. After the paperwork is complete, you hand it over to the crossing agent. Read More