Author Archives: aaronwade

Mamusi Allocation Update

Dear friends, It’s been a busy couple weeks of travel for us! We just spent last weekend with our wasfamili (foster family) from POC village living, and we had a great visit with them. Relationships are of paramount importance here, and we really wanted to be able to reconnect with them again before we leave […]

November Update

November 2015 Update We’re so excited to inform you of a new development in our journey.  The Lord has been leading us down a path that at first didn’t seem to make much sense in the context of our expected timeline.  We had thought that Aaron would finish his Masters in Linguistics when we returned […]

An Introduction

October 2015 Update “This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who leads you in the way you should go.”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭48:17‬ ‭HCSB‬‬ Has it only been five months since we left?  Has it already been five months?  We could […]

Village living report, part 3: Perspective

Now that we’ve been back from our village experience for several weeks, we’re remembering our experience with nothing but great fondness. As we mentioned before, we’re thankful even for the challenges that allowed us to stretch and grow in new ways. Here are some of the meaningful object lessons we learned, with some photos/videos to illustrate.

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Village living report, part 2: Practice

Now’s the time to explain how everything worked, logistically.  We know you’re wondering what we did all day.  Some of the everyday things we take for granted in the West become difficult or impossible without power or running water.  We were challenged in numerous ways, both expected and unexpected.  But like most challenges, the Lord […]