The flurry of activity before leaving on an overnight trip seems to be heightened here. At least, I don’t remember ever hiding my pots...

Like I said… Mold. (This little specimen grew between Thursday and Sunday!) And cockroaches. (Found in the dog’s water bowl. Just so it’s...

Today was a day to get some cleaning done. I started with the laundry. During rainy season, I kind of figure that every minute after 4:45...

We’ve been battling the rain here. Well, not the rain, exactly, but the effects of the rain. For starters, there was the foliage that...

You know the feeling you have when someone drops you off at the airport before a big journey? Except with my parents, there’s really no...

While we’re in the States, we’re loading up on some of the tools we think we’ll need for the next 1-2 years. If you want to help pack our...

#1. I’ll start with my favorite: One afternoon recently, we were studying at the kitchen table and we kept getting wafts of an awful...

Growing up, I remember that the arrival of my grandparents was always a momentous occasion! I think every December we began talking their...

We were at an orphanage the other night. The opening activity was to draw a picture of what you want to be when you grow up and the rest...

We spent the day at a farm that teaches indigenous people life skills that they can use in their communities.  The farmers were ready...

Over the last 2 months, we’ve had the opportunity to share in numerous churches and groups, telling about the work that we’ve seen God...

We recently gathered a bunch of our friends together to say “thank you” and update them on the latest work that we’ve been doing. We had...

If you’re new to our website, don’t forget to sign up for The Trekker email updates here. Although we tell fun stories here on our...

Over the years, Joel and I have developed a little saying that we ended up telling each other quite a bit. A car accident devastates our...

Our hearts are heavy this morning upon receiving even more disheartening news of our friend, teacher and mentor…....

Look who we met! They look like lizards from this angle (I think that’s why they call it a “bird’s eye view,” but these guys were...

So, I have discovered that an entirely different world comes to life while we lay sleeping peacefully…a creepy crawly little world. Those...

So, I (and pretty much everyone we know) have been battling a nasty cough, so I mentioned it while at the doctor’s office. Bronchitis....

Joel’s message on Sunday: What would you think if I told you Krista, my wife, was pregnant? OK, but then what if you found out it was NOT...

We just had a big event at church. It was a great opportunity for about 150 kids and about the same number of parents to hear what the...