I received an amazing book as a Christmas gift from a dear friend.  Seven Women and the secret of their Greatness by Eric Metaxas.  It’s a wonderful book.  In it he gives us seven short biographies of women who made an impact in history.   The author covers Joan of Arc, Susanna Wesley, Hannah More,...Read More

We just completed our third set of shots before we leave for Thailand…good stuff if one does not want to contract rabies or Japanese encephalitis!  As you can imagine, Lori-Ann and I have somewhat differing philosophies when it comes to vaccinations.  For instance, I’m fine with taking the tetanus shot on a when-I-actually-step-on-a-nail basis (to...Read More

One of the hardest things to do is say goodbye.  There are so many good friends who have been with us through so much and it’s hard to think that we won’t see them for a very long time. As we move toward our work with ZOE, each event and interaction has had us thinking...Read More

Someone recently asked me “is it because you don’t have children?”  This question came after I had shared with them that we would be headed to serve as missionaries with ZOE International. I told her that was not the reason why.  She was trying to make sense of what we were doing. What is really...Read More

I still remember trying out for two of the high school sports I participated in, cross-country and wrestling.  Both times I was downright casual about the whole thing.  There was no excitement, no pre-performance butterflies.  The reason for the disinterest:  I was a geeky kid without much coordination and I half-hoped things wouldn’t work out....Read More

  In 2015, we along with two of Lori’s siblings traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand to help their parents relocate to a care resort there.  It was then that we were introduced to ZOE International for the first time. We had known about human trafficking but something sparked in both of us to see the...Read More