Our First Full Day in Maputo, Mozambique!!!I’m not sure if it’s due to getting older or the recency effect of 48 hours of travel, but time seems warped to me recently. The fact that it has been two ye...  Read More

Hey Mom! We Made It!It feels like a long awaited family reunion. You're driving with your family, you’re tired and want to lay in bed, but you know the prize at the end – to be reunited with your fami...  Read More

Let me first start this post by assuring all of our family and friends following along that after two flights, one short hour and fifteen minute flight and one looooong fifteen hour flight, we, along ...  Read More

I'm writing this in the car as we head to the airport. If you're reading this after 6:30PM EST , Lord willing, we'll be somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean on our way to Cape Town, South Africa.Yesterda...  Read More

Every Mozambique trip begins the same way. Packing day.Tonight our team gathered at the Ministry Center with suitcases spread across the room and piles of donated supplies stacked on tables.We do this...  Read More

We want our kids to be equipped and know that prayer is not a one time event but rather tangible, ongoing conversations with God. We want them to truly know praying helps our hearts let go of our own ...  Read More

Hey there, kids and parents!We are beyond grateful for your presence within our church family. This past week, students were sent home with invite cards for our upcoming Easter service. Throughout the...  Read More

A number of years ago I visited a church that's out of state. I actually knew the pastor, so I walked in expecting it to be a pretty comfortable experience.  (This church does not have any connection ...  Read More

“Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one [the only God]! You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and mind and with all your soul and with all your strength [your entire being...  Read More

Today is the day after Martin Luther King Day.Maybe it’s just me, but the day itself doesn’t feel like it used to. Increasingly, the question doesn’t seem to be how we should remember Dr. King, but wh...  Read More

Last week our family set our goals for 2026.  Let me tell you how it all went down:We gathered our family around the fireplace. The kids sat quietly, hands folded, eyes attentive. They listened with j...  Read More

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. For some families, Thanksgiving is a single day. But for the Jones family, it’s a season. Thanksgiving doesn’t start when the turkey hits the table. N...  Read More