Before going to the field, I used to watch skin divers from the beach in Southern California. Some could stay down mere seconds before coming up for air, and others (my husband among them) would stay down a full two minutes without resurfacing, with my fears mounting as the...
I felt as though lava was searing my heart as I stood and gaped at my mother-in-law. She’d just told me that she had sold all my worldly possessions. Four years earlier, when we’d left for our overseas assignment, I’d sorted through my things and packed them away until...
I stood at the sink washing dishes and listing all the reasons why I don’t like being a global worker in Ukraine. Only a partial list, mind you, since it would take too long to review everything. Stress on the family. Separation from loved ones. Inconveniences. Unexpected outages of...
For my family, normal is living in foreign countries. We have been global workers for several decades and though I love and enjoy the life the Lord has given to me, there are times when living so far away from my family makes me wonder if this lifestyle is...
