The longer we are here in Mango, the more we realize that we are the students and not the teachers. Every day we are learning more about the language and the culture; but more than that, we are learning what it means to surrender our lives to Christ. We may be involved in lesson planning,...CONTINUE READING

Psalm 100 exhorts us to present ourselves to God with thankful song and joyful service because “He is good and his steadfast love endures forever; his faithfulness to all generations.” Northern Togo may not be on anyone’s top travel destinations list, but we are so thankful that God has directed us here. He has given...CONTINUE READING

This is our ultimate goal at the MK school in Mango: to tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD. Whether that be His awesome power and design in creation, His sovereign control over history, His order in mathematical patterns, His creativity through human language, or His perfect plan of redemption…CONTINUE READING

We have been back in Togo for almost six weeks, and they have been busy as we adjust back to life in Mango. After landing in the capital city of Lomé, we spent a day shopping for groceries and car parts that are not available in our region. Then we hired a Togolese driver to...CONTINUE READING

The last three months have been exceptionally busy and full of answered prayer!  In May we completed our doctrinal exam for ABWE.  The interview lasted nearly three hours and happened to be on our 27th wedding anniversary – but it was a very good experience and a relief to have that task accomplished. In June,...CONTINUE READING

On February 26th, the Hospital of Hope employees, along with the missionary medical staff, celebrated ten years of service here in Mango.  It is amazing to think about the platform that this hospital has given to the Gospel in this region of the world.  Tens of thousands of patients from Togo and neighboring countries have...CONTINUE READING

Kara is a town about 2 hours to the southeast of Mango. It’s an “easy” day trip if you need to do some grocery shopping, file some paperwork, or just get away. We packed in a LOT on one day trip last month while Sierra and Ally were here. We loaded 16 people into two...CONTINUE READING

There is a separate living area next to the Hospital of Hope for patients (and their families) that have been discharged from the hospital, but yet require ongoing treatment or wound care. The buildings have a long central hallway with partitions on each side where the patients can sleep and keep their personal belongings. There...CONTINUE READING

One of the fun TNT traditions is a disc golf tournament on New Year’s Day. There are sign-ups weeks in advance. A map of the course is drawn and starting locations are assigned. Trophies are polished off. Cold sodas are loaded into a cooler. Competitors and spectators gather excitedly. And after the scores are tallied...CONTINUE READING

The last couple of months have been full of prayer and soul searching.  When we wrote our last newsletter, we believed that the Lord was directing us to go to language school next year.  We thought that it made sense to leave Togo while there were fewer families in Mango (due to multiple overlapping furloughs...CONTINUE READING