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Trips to Bali
Indonesia is absolutely beautiful, and the beaches of Bali are some of the most awe-inspiring in the world. The best part of visiting Bali was that we could just pretend to be normal tourists when we wanted to. But then… Continue reading
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Hospitality
Samantha’s favorite person to visit in Palangkaraya, Indonesia, lived in a house across the street and two houses down. Most of the houses on our street were made from concrete and ceramic tile, which helped keep the people in them… Continue reading
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Romance
My husband and I got married the day before my birthday. The next morning, I think I was hoping for something super romantic. The gift Jason presented was a beautiful study Bible in a rugged, practical cover. I was looking… Continue reading
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How a cell phone saved our marriage, or be willing to do what your spouse needs
We had been in Indonesia long enough to start to learn how time works, or stops. So when Jason’s friend asked him to visit his village with him one Saturday, telling him it would be 2 hours, I knew to… Continue reading
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Faith over Fear
As a teen, God gave me the seemingly random opportunity to hear Marjorie Saint Van Der Put, my first exposure to Mission Aviation Fellowship, and suffering for the cause of the Gospel by people more recent than the New Testament.… Continue reading
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What To Expect
I was pregnant with both of my girls on the mission field, coming ‘home’ to give birth at 32 weeks with each of them. I had no experience in this world, and had one doctor’s visit with each of them… Continue reading
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Vulnerability
I wanted my word this year to be gentleness, a good word, a fruit of the Spirit, and something I need more of. But God told me, and then proceeded to give me practice in, vulnerability. This word isn’t even… Continue reading
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Following Him
After working for two years to pay off our school loans, with a whole lot of help from family and church family, we were ready to apply to Mission Aviation Fellowship. We moved to cheaper and more central housing for… Continue reading
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Resourcefulness, or trying to look at trials as adventures
One of my favorite pictures from our time in Indonesia is of a diaper that my resourceful husband used to secure a broken rearview mirror when we took a trip out of town so that the mirror didn’t break or… Continue reading
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Celebrating Holidays
Overseas especially, but anywhere we are, holidays are the hardest time to not dwell on what we don’t have and can’t do. Readjusting my expectations while still finding something I can look forward to is the challenge. Our first Christmas… Continue reading

