As many of you know, we're adopting! First thing I need to say is a huge "Thank You" to all of you that have shown support for us in this...

We can feel the season shifting here… not the weather, of course, but the schedule picking back up and the excitement for a new school...

What a summer it has been! I think there has been enough going on to write a whole book, but I'll do my best to share the key events...

We’re thrilled to announce that… We’re adopting! We’re pursuing the adoption of a sibling group in Liberia , the country bordering Côte...

How Living Abroad Has Deepened my View of my True Citizenship Before moving to West Africa, Jack and I spent decades of life steeping in...

I remember reading stories of spiritual warfare in overseas missions before moving to West Africa. The stories were crazy and almost...

Languages do not live in a vacuum. They are born from other languages, they border other languages, and they mix in with other languages....

This week, I'd like to share a video with you that tells the story of missionaries that gave their whole lives to reach the unreached and...

I’ve asked the kids to each write a little update of their own, telling whatever they’d like to share. Enjoy these updates from our sweet...

When you work in a small office (like SIL Côte d'Ivoire), you often get to wear many figurative hats and play several different roles....

This past Sunday at church, one of our friends got up to give testimony of God’s protection in his life last week. He was riding in a bus...

For the last two weeks, I have been working with three translation teams to start what will become a dictionary in their language! We...

Welcome to the final installment of our series on the process of translation! In these last few posts, we have walked through this...

This week, we are continuing our series on what it looks like to translate a text of Scripture into your language. Last time, we found...

This week, I want to start an exercise with you all that may help you see the process of Bible translation in a little more practical...

The kids and I went clothes shopping today! First stop, the market for fabric. Next, the tailor to show him what we’d like! And now we...

After 14 hours of travel, we are finally back home in Abidjan! We are so thankful for all of your prayers during the trip and as we enter...

We woke this morning to mounds of snow outside and Titus, rummaging through our clothes to find layers to wear, saying, "Today is the day...

Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël ! The end of another year provides a great opportunity to look back and celebrate what God has done this...

If you ask my kids what their favorite Ivorian foods are, one dish on the top of their list will always be attiéké (pronounced like...