Traveling through New Mexico
We had it all plotted out with precision timing. Olivia and I would pick up Marci, Elliot, and Cor around 4:30 PM — and then zoom south down I-25 towards New Mexico. I thought we may even make it to … Continue reading
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Reconnecting with Old Friends
It’s been a full week since our arrival in Colorado! The ministry components of our time here have been going well (I hope to write more about all of this sometime soon). But one of the serendipitous parts of being … Continue reading
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Road Trip with Olivia
Olivia and I just finished a three-day road trip — driving from Kent (Ohio), to West Chicago (Illinois), to Rapid City (South Dakota), to Estes Park (Colorado) — and my heart is happy. I love the wide open spaces of … Continue reading
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The End of Our Week in Stockholm
We made it to the end of our time in Stockholm. It’s been an incredible week. Our team worked together well and discovered new levels of trust, experience, and vision for church leadership and church planting. The city of Stockholm … Continue reading
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Södermalm, KTH, and the City
Over the last couple of days, our team from H2O Kent has been gradually shifting our time and attention from the refugee communities of Tensta to the center of Stockholm. We’ve enjoyed brilliant blue skies and golden sunshine as we’ve … Continue reading
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Vaxholm
It took about an hour to ride the bus from Stockholm’s Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (Royal Institute of Technology) to the island community of Vaxholm, on the far outer reaches of the city. As we pulled out of the station, I … Continue reading
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Christian Community in Stockholm
After a couple full days of outreach in the refugee communities on the outer rim of Stockholm, today offered a change of pace: hanging out with Christian friends in Stockholm’s city center. We started the morning by worshipping with a … Continue reading
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Ministry in Tensta
Our first full day in Stockholm started with breakfast at Sarah’s. She works for the same mission agency I do, with a related network of churches. So it felt like a family feast, and a tasty one at that. Sarah … Continue reading
Prom 2019
Elliot went to his first prom this weekend. It wasn’t an enchanted evening of magic and romance — like the Hollywood movies about high school would suggest — but it was a good experience, all the same. I’m proud of … Continue reading
Cruel is the Snow that Sweeps Glencoe
As we draw near the end of our time in Scotland, my brother and I have traveled south towards the more inhabited areas of the country. We’ve encountered more tourists and more precipitation during this leg of the journey, as … Continue reading
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