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Financial Update
Let me start this post off by saying, “The Lord is good!” As a missionary, especially in the early stages, raising the funds necessary to...

Jack
Feb 28, 2022


Foreign to Familiar
I’m a pre-griever. Even though we’re still over two months away from departure from Switzerland, I’m already gearing up for another...

Lindsay
Feb 21, 2022


Word-for-Word?
If you asked me what the primary thing I've learned in language school was, this is what I would say: Language doesn't translate...

Jack
Feb 14, 2022


Another Step Up
Something was different about this past weekend. We went to church, and it felt like church. It wasn’t a language lesson. We weren’t...

Lindsay
Feb 7, 2022


Celebrating the ASL Bible
Let me share with you something I am continuing to learn about, and it has been opening up a world of language that I knew nothing about....

Jack
Jan 31, 2022


Christ be Magnified
Every morning as I'm cooking breakfast, I turn on music for my boys to wake up to. (Lucy is always, always - since the day she was born -...

Lindsay
Jan 24, 2022


A French Update
This week, we sat down with the kids to talk to them about learning French and to let them show you how much they're learning! This has...

Jack
Jan 17, 2022


Prayer Requests
After our two week break from school (including a few extra days with Grandma due to a pesky virus), we started back to school today!...

Lindsay
Jan 10, 2022


The Finish Line
Each year, Wycliffe publishes updated information on Bible translation projects that are nearing completion. It's exciting to see...

Jack
Jan 3, 2022


A visit from Grandparents!
We’re thrilled to have Jack’s parents here with us for Christmas! They had a (mostly) uneventful trip to Zurich and we took a day off of...

Lindsay
Dec 27, 2021


La Fête de Noël
It has been a fun weekend here in Switzerland as the kids have been taking part in various celebrations for the Christmas holiday. And...

Jack
Dec 20, 2021


Halfway Through!
Hello sweet friends and family! Time for another family update… These first four months of our time here have flown by and we are...

Lindsay
Dec 13, 2021


The Remaining Need
Every year, the Wycliffe Global Alliance works together to identify the need for Bible translation that remains in the world. These kinds...

Jack
Dec 6, 2021


Love One Another
This weekend, we had the privilege of serving at La Rochette, the church we have been attending since we arrived in Switzerland. It was...

Jack
Nov 29, 2021


Merci à Dieu
As soon as Halloween was over, Switzerland switched into Christmas mode - lights are up downtown, stores are FULL of Christmas things,...

Lindsay
Nov 22, 2021


Day of Prayer
This weekend, we had a really fun opportunity to connect with members of Wycliffe Switzerland! Wycliffe has separate organizations that...

Jack
Nov 15, 2021


Crumbling Barriers
I was struck this week by the role that language plays in the development of a relationship. There is a young family living in the...

Lindsay
Nov 8, 2021


Take a Stab at These Idioms
Think about how many idiomatic expressions you use in a day. These are the types of phrases that cannot be taken literally and are used...

Jack
Nov 1, 2021


French... and German?
We are really enjoying the ease of travel within Switzerland! With our Swiss travel passes and our understanding of public transport,...

Lindsay
Oct 25, 2021


Why do Kids Learn Languages Faster?
The most common questions or comments we get about our language learning time are almost always related to our children and their speed...

Jack
Oct 19, 2021

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