by Janel Breitenstein | May 26, 2017 | community, prayers, relationships, sharing your faith
It’s probably good that you can’t see my house this week. I actually said to a visiting friend yesterday, Mi chaos es su chaos. We’re moving out on Tuesday. As in, to very soon leave this stunning continent. It’s some of why I’ve been...
by Janel Breitenstein | May 23, 2017 | children, Family, friendships, Home and Hospitality, kids, love, relationships, sharing your faith
Right now, scooter wheels are rattling past my bedroom window. Ugandan kids are out of school—and once 3 PM hits, they know they’re free to knock at our metal gate. They pour in from the neighborhood, sometimes even slinging their legs over the shoulder-height brick...
by Janel Breitenstein | May 19, 2017 | Africa, faith, helping others, prayer
Quick role-play. Let’s say you, your spouse, your kids—you’re all headed back to the Western world from some distant land. You’ve been missionaries somewhere; Africa, maybe. (You pick.) You’ve been helping people gain clean water, maybe, or teaching refugees, or...
by Janel Breitenstein | May 16, 2017 | Africa, challenging, difficulty, discouragement, emotion, encouragement, enduring love, faith, fear, God's will
Missed the first post? Grab it here. In three weeks, my family and I will quietly glide across the line sectioning our lives into before and after. And it will be as innocuous as stepping onto an air-conditioned airplane. With an escapade like living in Africa—and...
by Janel Breitenstein | May 12, 2017 | Africa, challenging, faith, Home and Hospitality
I’m already bracing myself for it, even as open duffel bags, plastic storage bins, and carry-ons line the walls of my house. Maybe the question will come at church, shaking hands as we walk in from the parking lot, or when we’re handing over a loaf of banana bread to...
