My colleagues at MAF have created some awesome stories, videos, and interviews that give a small glimpse into what it’s like to live and serve in Haiti. These are some of the people we worked… Read More »Stories of people we served with in MAF – Haiti
My colleagues at MAF have created some awesome stories, videos, and interviews that give a small glimpse into what it’s like to live and serve in Indonesia. These are some of the people we worked… Read More »Stories of people we served with in MAF – Indonesia
Well, what have our three days in Jakarta been like? Contrasts. Of course. Between the disorienting opulence and manicured landscaping of the Lippo Village township, which closely matched the carefully controlled public areas in central… Read More »Jakarta – 3 Days
It turns out that this summer we have ended up with a 6-week period of “in-between” time, between when we left our home in Tarakan and when we arrive at our home back in Idaho.… Read More »Indonesia Tourist Trek
A few months ago, the maintenance team successfully replaced the engine on the PK-MEB Kodiak plane at our Kalimantan base. That story is described in the video linked below, which features the plane maintenance team,… Read More »Plane Maintenance
This morning, the first broadcast I heard from the bullhorns of the nearby mosque woke me up at 1:50am, through the earplugs I was wearing. It seems fitting, given that my heart is restless at… Read More »Calls to Prayer
This week begins the last week before the end of Ramadan, which culminates in a holiday and celebration called Eid al-Fitr. It feels as if, collectively, the world around us has just endured a grueling… Read More »Breaking the Ramadan fast
It’s the morning of December 26 here, the day after Christmas. And as I write, I know it’s the evening of Christmas day in most of the United States, for most of the people who… Read More »December 2025 Email Update
Classes are back in session at Peningki School in Tarakan, Kalimantan, Indonesia. The school for MAF MKs was closed for two years after the previous teachers departed in March, 2023, and no one has lived… Read More »School reopening
On a recent walk at our new home on Peningki Hill, I began wondering to myself how many times we’ve actually moved since we left Haiti, and how long we’ve been uprooted until we’ve just… Read More »Uprooted for six months
