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Time to Slow Down
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...

Lindsay
Jan 31, 2023


A Visit to Bonoua with Friends
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...

Jack
Jan 16, 2023


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

Lindsay
Jan 2, 2023


Praying for the New Year
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...

Jack
Dec 26, 2022


Merry Christmas!
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...

Lindsay
Dec 19, 2022


Reasons to Celebrate
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...

Jack
Dec 12, 2022


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

Lindsay
Dec 5, 2022


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

Jack
Nov 28, 2022


Family Updates - November 2022
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...

Lindsay
Nov 21, 2022


Grandpa Jack
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...

Jack
Nov 15, 2022


New Testaments Arriving
In our work here in Côte d'Ivoire, we have projects at all stages of the process. Some are just getting started or maybe just received...

Jack
Nov 7, 2022


Reformation Day!
During the month of October, the kids and I have been learning about the Reformation. Thanks to generous friends in the states who paid...

Lindsay
Oct 31, 2022


Visiting Teams
I got the opportunity this past week to visit a couple new places around Côte d'Ivoire, traveling with my supervisor who was in the...

Jack
Oct 24, 2022


To the Ends of the Earth
"I, myself, I've found more understanding hearing it in my own language - some of the verses have been blown up like a magnifying glass."...

Lindsay
Oct 17, 2022


Rearranging the Furniture
Translation is not just a word-for-word transaction. That's probably the most common thing you'll hear when we talk about Bible...

Jack
Oct 10, 2022


Seasons of Spiritual Growth
Expectations are funny things. We don’t always know we have them, but when they’re unmet, it’s blatantly obvious that something isn’t...

Lindsay
Oct 3, 2022


Prayer and Praise
From the beginning of this journey we have been struck by 2 things that thankfully go hand-in-hand: This whole life of being on mission...

Jack
Sep 27, 2022


It Takes a Village
We got to see our “village” in action when Jack fell sick and I had to take him to a doctor. Things like that happen so fast… you go...

Lindsay
Sep 19, 2022


An Update from the Kids
A Blog from Lucy: If someone in America asked me how my life was in Africa, then I would say… It’s very fun and we have a lot of friends...

Lindsay
Sep 12, 2022


Oral Bible Translation
When you think about Bible translation, you probably jump right to the image of a written text of Scripture that is available for people...

Jack
Sep 5, 2022

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