Stories

“How are you doing?” I asked, feeling a bit guilty because I didn’t know the answer. It had been too long since we were together, a…

I got a text one Saturday night from the leader of the dorm saying, “Ravy’s mom died today.” Ravy is one of the young people at the Student Residence…

I love the Psalms. They are real, personal, heartfelt, and include so many emotions. COVID-19 has been a bit of a roller coaster ride. I have mixed f…

Please note: This story relates to COVID-19 and death. It was 2014 in Spain when we met a dear family, Allan and Maria and kids. Allan is a Spanish H…

On a typical Monday evening we would be headed to our language exchange group. This is where we can practice our Spanish, and Spanish speakers can pr…

Through our church planting project in Bergen, we got to know Tony, an exchange student from Hong Kong. Being a natural leader, he brought a group of…

They come early, eager to see if their names are on the list, eager to see that the food has arrived. They line up and take a handful of hand sanitiz…

I live in the same condominium as Happy*, a Buddhist grandmother who is living with her daughter’s family (son-in-law and a 12-month granddaughter). …

Ivan resonated with the message given by our Canadian Seamless Link church pastor. The pastor had come with one of his board members to provide leade…