When we arrived in Mango at the end of August (2023) everything was green! Rainy season lasted through September. October is known as “Bug Month” – but it wasn’t too bad this year. Harmattan is the “cool” and dusty/dry season from December to February. March and April have been brutally HOT months. The land is...CONTINUE READING

This spring, our students at the MK school participated in a Living Wax Museum. Each student was required to select one person (living or dead) who had made some kind of significant contribution to history or culture. The were required to research their character’s life, complete a biographical lap book, design a table display, put...CONTINUE READING

We got to experience a little taste of what Heaven will be like when we attended the 5oth anniversary of ABWE’s ministry in Togo. Saturday, March 23rd, was an unforgettable day as we gathered with over 3,000 Togolese brothers and sister in Christ to celebrate all that God has accomplished in this small west African...CONTINUE READING

We just got back yesterday from an amazing youth retreat in the south of Togo. Last Saturday, Valerie and I, with the teens from the north, made the 8-hour van ride down to the Southern Hospital, where we were able to meet the MK youth group from down there, which was a really encouraging experience....CONTINUE READING

Our ABWE colleagues here in Mango have recently voted to approve our extension of service as teachers for the missionary kids in northern Togo for the 2024/2025 school year.  We will have a record number of MKs at the school next year since all the families who serve at the Hospital of Hope and at...CONTINUE READING

I’m not gonna lie… I was kinda dreading this first Christmas in Togo. Mainly because, for the first time ever, we weren’t going to have Sierra with us. That, and the fact that we hadn’t really come prepared to celebrate Christmas in any of the “traditional” ways. No tree, no stockings, no gifts. But, while...CONTINUE READING

Looking back over all that God has done in the last year leaves us in awe. We know that we could not be here in Togo if God had not flung open the doors for us. As we look ahead to 2024...CONTINUE READING

Rejoice with us! The schoolbooks and supplies that we thought were lost have been found, expedited through customs in Lomé, and delivered to Mango! We have to laugh at God’s timing. The second order that was placed after all hope seemed lost arrived in Mango on Friday, November 3rd. The first order that was placed...CONTINUE READING

It hardly seems possible that our Ally Grace is a senior in high school! She has grown into such a fun, compassionate, smart, athletic, musically gifted, hard working and godly young person. We could not be more proud of her! She is still making some difficult decisions about what life will look like next year....CONTINUE READING

It is hard to put into words all the events and emotions of the last month.  We have experienced some very high highs and some very low lows.  We have seen God’s faithfulness through it all. Sierra and the War in Israel: Two week ago, while the IBEX students were touring Petra in the country...CONTINUE READING