“We had sand floors, sand roads, and no electricity. But Playa back then was a real jungle! I’d see those birds with the big beaks, what were they? Oh yeah,… [Continue Reading]
Category: People Stories
The bus hadn’t come. Maybe it never would. My mom had already decided to forge her own path and leave the bus stand, instead of wait for the unknown. I… [Continue Reading]
We got picked up from the Auckland airport by a Saudi Arabian couple. For the next five days, we learned from our hosts what life in Saudi was like for… [Continue Reading]
One bright afternoon, on a small island in the middle of the ocean, where palm trees dropped coconuts and crows squawked and played, an ordinary day was taking course…. [Continue Reading]
Headphones in and head turned towards the window, I sat on bus rolling through the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. I had already fallen in love with Malaysia on previous… [Continue Reading]
My mom and I wanted to remember all the Christians we had bumped into and fellowshipped with in our last 13 months of travel.
Kampot, Cambodia Pheakdey greeted us with a smile and a big hello as we approached her restaurant, Sister’s II. Before her door sat a squeaky clean display case with fresh… [Continue Reading]
When we left Turkey with much of the country unexplored, I had hoped to soon return. My mom was more sensible in realizing that Turkey would likely, and quickly, turn… [Continue Reading]