“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”Proverbs 3:5-6 For this next little tidbit from Freely Given, I would like to share the lesson of total abandonment that God has brought to us repeatedly…
I don’t know about you, but God has apparently placed me on the slow track. How slow? So slow that Freely Given may only need one update this year. So slow that we haven’t posted on our Facebook page since 2018. So slow that I cringe when Nic tells people we “are” missionaries, when I…
The next stop in our medical missions was the tiny village of Ol’Kalou. This town was of particular interest, being the hometown of Fr. Gabriel Waweru, who coordinated our entire trip. While there, we had the privilege of being hosted by his mother, affectionately known as Mama or Sho Sho. Several years ago a mission…
Today we’d like to tell you about our medical adventures in the breezy, high-altitude town of Nyahururu, where we were surprised to learn that some places in Kenya have 50 and 60 degree weather! The lack of sweltering heat was a pleasant surprise most of the time, though nighttime often left us wishing we had…
We are thrilled to finally begin chronicling about our adventures in Kenya! Not only was this our first mission trip as a family, but it was also our long-anticipated first venture into medical missions. We returned from this extraordinary trip with countless memories that can’t possibly be condensed into one blog post, so we’ll…
Good afternoon to all y’all back home! Just wanted to update you on our day. Today was the designated “fight the jet lag” day. Christian really loves soccer (hitherto referred to as “football”) and has expressed his desire to play random pick-up games. Well, this afternoon, I couldn’t find him and I walked out…
Jacelyn has known since she was ten years old that she was going to be a missionary. I often say that I’ve known since I met her that I was going to be a missionary. Many of you may know that not long after we were married, we moved to China for 2 years to teach in…
A quick update for you all: Jacelyn’s residency is finally coming to an end and we are excited to have a few new adventures on the horizon. First stop: Seward, Alaska! Jacelyn has a month-long rural rotation in July and we will be taking our clan to this beautiful spot on the southern coast of…
