About: Mel

Make-up. Costume. Curtains. Lights. Home for me used to be on the theatre stage. Typing this right now I can almost feel the excitement of opening night. The smell of the make-up, so thick yet fresh. The newness of a stiff costume. The fresh paint smell of the sets. The constant thrumming of butterflies in…

This blog has always been about our personal journey through missions. It has been a pleasure to share with all of you our hearts and where we are at in life and how God is working. There have been many ups and downs, have there not? Through it all I hope the message of obedience,…

My first cream soda. I’ll never forget it. My mom bought a six pack of IBC cream soda and put one in the freezer. Just before it froze she took the clear bottle out and popped the top. I could see the light amber colored liquid freeze to soft slush. She put her lips to…

I just wanted to take the time to tell all of you thank you for your encouraging comments and e-mails to me about my “lonely post”. It was nice to hear that I am not the only one feeling those feelings. I have been working to have God’s joy in my life even when times…

The beauty of this blog is to share the joys AND the struggles, so here it goes… Living remotely is difficult. There is no way around it. Especially for a woman. Women need social interaction with other women, it is the way God made us. We like to love, and laugh, and bond, and cry…

A couple of week ago we had the first of four teams from Woodridge Church in Minnesota come and serve alongside us. They were a group of young adults and several young moms. They came to build a house in the village and help with ladies bible study. They also told bible stories to the…

We are entering the busy season here at the Belize Mission and Retreat. We are hosting six teams between the 7th of June until the middle of August. Several teams are back to back! It will be busy but it will be a lot of fun and very challenging in a good way. We are…

Ephesians 6:11-12: Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual force of wickedness in the heavenly…

On Tuesday I asked you to pray for our churches new initiative, to visit each home in the village and talk about life, Jesus, and the church. Wednesday came and no one knew what to expect. We set out with our pastor and his wife and went to the first home. Kenny did most of…

If you were following the blog last year then you may remember the post featuring our sad green colored Easter eggs. What a time we were going through then. I had just found out I was pregnant a month before, it was our first holiday way from “home”, and foreign missions was so new to…