Just a quick note to say that Mimi and G-Daddy (Lindsay’s parents) made it here safely! We’re so thankful to be able to spend time with...

We’ve been here almost three months and we’ve already said goodbye to many missionaries who have been here for years and are moving on to...

After a bit of a hiatus, the Bible Translation Podcast is back up and running! We took some time off while we lived in Switzerland to...

Last Friday, we finished a two-week workshop on Narrative Discourse. Four translation teams from all over Côte d'Ivoire came to learn how...

It's incredible to be able to build relationships with Ivorian Bible translators as they travel into the city for workshops. We are so...

In English: Discover Your Language This is the name of the series of workshops that translators go through to help train them in...

It feels like we’ve just recently crossed the line from short-term-missions-trip to we-live-here. Little things like rearranging the...

This weekend, I had the opportunity to visit the Abouré language project in their town of Yaou. This town is only about an hour or so...

I read recently that the reason that transition is so tiring is because in a new place, nothing is automatic. Every little detail of life...

My first week in the office is in the books! Now that our orientation is over, work has started for me, and the kids are doing some...

“Entering a new culture is like dying.” That’s the opening of a chapter in a timely book we’re reading right now called Global Humility:...

Our journey from Switzerland to Africa took us 3 days, and we came by 2 trains, 2 planes, 2 cars, and 4 taxis! The Goodlin family...

We are here!! Thank you SO much for praying for us and sending sweet notes of encouragement over the past week! We truly felt like we...

Our time living in Switzerland has come to a close. This week, we will finally board a plane for Africa! We said so many goodbyes these...

I'll start this post with a short verse from 1 Thessalonians 5. "Brothers and sisters, pray for us." That's it. We're just a few short...

Holidays have all been a bit different this year for our family, but we’ve loved figuring out how to adapt our traditions to what’s...

A week ago, I ran the Paris Marathon! It was an absolute blast. We ran by so many famous places, like the Eiffel Tower and within sight...

We’re a month away from living in Côte d’Ivoire! I’d appreciate so much if you would pray for some specifics for our family this month…...

Approaching the end of our time here is very bittersweet. We have loved our time here and it is hard to say goodbye. But...we are...

I’ve been feeling so encouraged these past few days. (As I’ve said before, it’s a daily swing of emotions!) For example… Things I can do...