I’ll just come right out and say it. Life in Togo is hard. That’s not to say that it’s always hard, or that there are not enjoyable things about it and enjoyable times, but in general Togo is a challenging place to live. Overall, we have adapted to living here and have made a decision(…)
Family Updates
Family Update from Tiffany
Being back in Togo has been so good for our family. We all love it here and love being home, but most of all I think we all—especially Jesse and I—love what Africa does for our family. It provides ample time for us to spend time with our kids and each other because we do(…)
Finally Home
“Home” is a very fluid and hard-to-define thing for a missionary. While back in the States, the question we got asked more than any other was, “Is Togo home to you?” That’s actually difficult to answer. In one sense, yes, it absolutely is; we have our house here with most of our belongings, we have decided to(…)
Jesse / Family Updates / family, prayer request /
Miracle Tickets!
No, don’t worry, I’m not selling tickets for miracles, but I do want to tell you about our latest mini-miracle. Many of you have been praying about our crazy airline ticket situation, and we have some great news for you! If you don’t know anything about it, read the end of this post to catch up(…)
Jesse / Family Updates / answered prayer, faith, travel /
Missionary FAQ
Is it strange that I love FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)? Whenever I want to know more about a company or online service, one of the first places I go to is the FAQ page because it answers the most common questions people ask about them. Well, we have been in the States for three months now,(…)
Four month recap
OK, so I am officially the worst blogger ever. I always have great intentions, but for one reason or another time seems to get away from me. I looked back at the last post I wrote and was shocked to see that it was from nearly four months ago! No excuses for that. So you might(…)
Jesse / Family Updates /
Special Need and Prayer Request
Click here to download a PDF copy of this letter. Dear friends, supporters, and prayer partners, We first want to say thank you so much for your ongoing love and support you show us in so many different ways. Hardly a week goes by that we don’t receive some sort of encouragement via Facebook, email,(…)
Jesse / Family Updates / need, prayer request, truck, vehicle /
Refreshed and Ready
Let’s just be honest: life in Africa wears on us. This is a reality shared, to one degree or another, by all missionaries we know here. For us, we have made Togo our home and have chosen to enjoy and embrace our life here in spite of any difficulties, annoyances, or frustrations we might face.(…)
Jesse / Family Updates / family, life in togo, travel /
Safely home
Hello from Togo! As you probably already know we have finally made it home safe and sound after a grueling, delayed, and rerouted 50 hour plane trip followed by an 8 hour drive from Lomé to our house in Kara. Since we arrived late Saturday night we have been doing a lot of unpacking and(…)
Jesse / Family Updates / friends, partners, prayer request, travel /
A long road ahead
Hey everyone! We just wanted to write one last quick update before we head out tomorrow morning. Wow, it sounds strange to be saying that we are leaving tomorrow morning! We’ve been waiting for 14 months for this day to arrive and now that it’s finally hear it seems a bit surreal. We have been(…)
Jesse / Family Updates / prayer requests, travel /
On our way!
There’s simply no way to describe everything that has happened in the past few weeks in our family. The biggest news is that we have gone from not knowing when we would ever get back to Togo (and being a bit discouraged about it, honestly) to reserving tickets for May 30! How did that happen?(…)
God is providing
Eleven months ago when we came back from Togo and lost all of our monthly financial support we had no idea how or when we would return to Africa. It’s a scary thing knowing that God wants you to go somewhere, to do something, but not having a clue as to how it’ll ever happen.(…)
Jesse / Family Updates / faith, fear, Living Water Church, prayer request, provision, support, worry /