It’s rainy season here and, while that doesn’t necessarily mean that it rains constantly, when it does rain… it pours. We’re still...

As part of my involvement with the Abouré team, I get to sit in on their consultant checking sessions. This step is relatively far down...

“I’m still me.” This is a phrase that has been running through my head over the past year. I’ve shared my (faulty) thinking on the blog...

We can hardly believe it, but we've been in Côte d'Ivoire now for one whole year! On May 5 last year, we left Switzerland and landed in...

Nearly 100 years ago, in 1927, two of the first protestant missionaries arrived in the little French colonial village of Sassandra on the...

What a weekend to celebrate! Here’s a little peek into our lives recently… My favorite Easter tradition for the past few years has been...

Bible translation is so much more than just translating the Bible. Through decades of experience, organizations like Wycliffe and their...

As you know, the primary aspect of my job here in Côte d'Ivoire is working with the Abouré people to help analyze and develop their...

“We are the ones who wonder if we are actually capable of changing the world while the worlds we are changing are eating pancakes at our...

Before we even get to this week's post, I want to thank you for all your prayers while I was sick with malaria. I'm happy to say that I...

Hello friends and family! This update is arriving a bit late because… we forgot to write it. This past week has been a whirlwind and a...

This week, we had some friends with us from the US! And while they were here, we wanted to make sure that they got to visit the Abouré...

Interested in hearing about a Bible translation project going on in South Dakota? Well, the people working on it are there, but the work...

As we prepare for the start of a new year, we just wanted to write a quick post to share ways that you all can be praying for us and how...

This Christmas season has felt so different from any other we’ve ever experienced. It’s hot and we’re constantly sweating. We have no...

Work with the Abouré team continues to move forward! You can find out so much about the way a group thinks by the way their language...

Happy December!! Our lives and schedules are filling up like crazy this month, as festive events are added and normal life things don’t...

Probably the most striking difference that I have experienced while being overseas comes around Thanksgiving every year. Being a...

Jack arrived safely back to us last week and he jumped right into work, meetings, online class, and even presenting at a meeting with an...

This has been a bittersweet week for me. Two Saturdays ago, I got the call that my grandfather had passed away. His name was also Jack...