About: Mel

In my last post I shared that I am receiving IV antibiotics. Usually the antibiotic kicks in within 48 hours and the symptoms subside. Well, it’s been over 48 hours and I still have a high fever. I get it about every 12 hours. I spoke with the nurse tonight and she said usually around…

Before I share with you our prayer request, I would like to say a very HUGE thanks to Woodridge Community Church in MN, and Mike and Marcia Flinchum (our Field Representatives) for coming here and encouraging us greatly. Thank you both! You made a world of difference. Both of them watched the kids while we…

All of our training said this day would come. The day of days, the day when as a missionary I would inevitably make a big culture mistake and I would be embarrassed by it. I have made tiny mistakes here and there but nothing to be too embarrassed about. In fact, last week I was…

It has been raining here for the past 48 hours almost nonstop. This morning I woke up and I heard the rain pounding on our zinc roof. My mind quickly went to the village and thought of those villagers who are missing all or part of their roofs. I said a familiar prayer, “Lord, thank…

Our blog posts have been so heavy lately that I decided to post some cute things that Evangeline is saying right now, Enjoy! -Every time she bumps into something she asks herself “Are you okay?” and then she follows up with “Yes, I okay.” -“I want to hold you.” -When she is earnest about being…

Are missionaries, or ministry workers for that matter, allowed to be depressed? I think at one point in my life I thought that missionaries were all fulfilling their God-given dream and if something bad happened they said, “The joy of the Lord is my strength”, bucked up, and moved on. I know better now. Certainly…

We are safe, however, took a hard personal hit from the storm. Here is what happened: Village: Roofs were torn off houses and a couple of houses are destroyed. We will need a couple of teams to come down and rebuild these houses. The base: Everything is soaked! We have a busted window in the…

Tropical storm Richard is heading right to us. The wind speeds right now are at 70mph but are expected to be at least 85mph by the time it makes landfall, that means we are facing a category 1 hurricane. Our apartment in Belize City is the bottom floor of a three story house. Every time…

I’m so overwhelmed by the events of the past few days! Overwhelmed with happiness and God’s graciousness. Thank you all for your prayers throughout my whole pregnancy and the day of the birth of baby Ellis. Here is the story: I woke early that morning, around 4:30, knowing that I would be meeting a bundle…

Today was one of those days for me. A day when my heart is sad. Please pray for John and I and for wisdom. We are fine, nothing is wrong with us personally, we just need God’ guidance on a few issues. My spirit was burdened today and worried. I prayed a lot. First, I…