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The Mixed Blessings of Missionary Life Overseas

A pensive woman in a gray coat gazes through a rain-speckled window at blurred airplanes at an airport, creating a sad, reflective mood.

We celebrated 30 years of being in Italy last month (May 2018). Although our years here have not always been easy, we would choose this path again in a heartbeat. It’s been a good life, and we have seen God’s faithfulness throughout. It’s a life of joy mixed with sorrow Being unable to attend theContinueContinue reading “The Mixed Blessings of Missionary Life Overseas”

God Answers Even Before we Call

Young woman in a white blouse clasps her hands in a sunlit park, eyes lowered in quiet reflection; warm golden light creates a peaceful mood.

The year we spent in a central Italian city in the early 1990s was hard, as we were struggling to live on almost no income ($200 a month). This was especially the case because people were so suspicious of us. Not that we went unnoticed though! The drug addicts and unemployed people we were helpingContinueContinue reading “God Answers Even Before we Call”