by Tara Livesay on May 2, 2013
More than ten years ago I got to watch my oldest son Isaac take his first steps. He was 11 months old at the time. Considering we lived in two different countries at that point in time, it was great timing on his part. I was in Port au Prince visiting him toward the end of his [...]
by Angie Washington on April 22, 2013
We sat in the booth at a sandwich shop. By divine serendipity our paths crossed on “home” soil. She was back from Africa and I was up from South America. As we picked at our oversize, overpriced deliciousness stories poured out. “Things are so rough in the village. The ladies tell me I need to [...]
by Chris Lautsbaugh on April 8, 2013
Have you ever found yourself asking, “What am I doing?” “Is this worth it?” “Is this what we signed up for?” If so you are not alone in your emotions, although these feelings can make you feel very isolated. Missions and any form of leadership carries with it an aspect of loneliness. Ordinary friendships become [...]
by Angie Washington on March 9, 2013
I arrived at the restaurant way too early and waited in the foyer Wednesday morning. Part of me still expected her to show up with an entourage. A driver and bodyguard at least! She is that much of a rock star to me. Over a decade ago Gracia Burnham, author of ‘In the Presence of [...]
by Angie Washington on February 19, 2013
You can win one of 3 hardcover books sent to ANYWHERE in the world! How far does your forgiveness reach? That was the question pulsating in my heart as I read the harrowing true story of Gracia and Martin Burnham, ‘In the Presence of My Enemies’. During my first year in Bolivia, Gracia became a [...]
by Chris Lautsbaugh on February 6, 2013
Do I have your attention? (if not, keep reading…there will be a giveaway later on!) Do you really think missionaries view themselves as a Messiah to the people they reach? No, but this complex starts with a small thought, attitude, or even temptation. That temptation is rooted in arrogance. What!? Missionaries being arrogant? Aren’t the words [...]
by Richelle Wright on February 4, 2013
“Men and women enter ministry for various reasons. ‘Because I want to be a deep disappointment to others as well as to myself’ is rarely listed among them.” ~ Jeff Manion The Land Between Why are you, as an international worker, doing what you are doing? And do you feel as though you are accomplishing what [...]
by Editor on February 3, 2013
The New Year is upon us and many of us find ourselves wanting to see some things happen differently in 2013. Diets are started, churches attended, gyms joined, addictions abandoned as part of our resolutions and then within a few weeks we slowly revert to our old habits and behaviors. I must admit that I’ve [...]
by Michele Perry on January 16, 2013
I sit here in the night time silence and remember. The air hung swollen that day, pregnant with rains ready to be delivered. The dry blowing out with fits and bluster begrudgingly making way for the wet to come. I watched the winds blow the first real cloud cover we had seen in months onto [...]
by Lisa McKay on January 14, 2013
National Public Radio in the USA used to do a segment called This I Believe, featuring short pieces on people’s most passionate and strongly held beliefs. The essays that resulted from this project span topics ranging from life as an act of literary creation to being nice to the pizza delivery guy. They are united [...]
by Adele Booysen on December 28, 2012
This is true of me: I don’t typically make New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I try and live by a motto of resolving what I want to accomplish on a particular day, a specific week, or during a particular season. It is, however, that time of year when we reflect on the blessings of the past [...]
by Angie Washington on December 26, 2012
A missionary friend shared this little video with me. Maybe us mission minded folk here at A Life Overseas can talk about it too. Take a walk in our town and you will pass by large green trash bins, usually overflowing. If you see the lid of the dumpster propped open with an empty [...]