Our Journey

Philippians 2:5, “Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus.”
“Becoming like Christ is like learning to dance with Jesus,” our pastor said yesterday, comparing this transformation to learning ballroom dancing.
At first you show up and the instructor points out the footprints pasted to the floor. And you dutifully [...]

My flight is booked for a two week trip in February. Nashville to Atlanta to Joburg to Lilongwe — a quick 9850 miles (or 20.5 hours flight time) and I’ll be there. The focus of the trip will be to research logistical items such as housing, transportation, health care, and school for Claire. [...]

[an email from the pastor with whom we will be working in Malawi]
Dear Kara -
I send peace and grace to you and Jeff and the family in Christ’s Name.
I want to say thank you for the step of faith you have taken and God will not let you down. When Abraham was told to move [...]

Last night Jeff, Claire Marin and I had dinner with our friends Herb and Sue to hear about their experiences in Malawi and to look at their pictures. We asked more questions. We saw glimpses of the country through their pictures – the people, the beauty, the humor, the poverty, the roads and the [...]

Amidst “the forest of my own wanderings’I see the path that has brought me here – beautiful, manicured and solid.I have walked with giants and saints, who have inspired me to seek more.
I stand in a clearing now as if at the heart of God.I bask in the holy [...]