Just a quick note to say that we’re doing well! We’re gearing up for some changes next week – the other kids in the building head to...

To say that there are cultural differences between what we know (American/western culture) and African culture would be a vast...

“I don’t even have the words to describe this trip. What will I say when we get home?” … a question Mom has asked so many times in the...

Now that we've been here for a few months, I've really gotten into the flow of things at work. And I love what I get to do here! But it's...

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...