Over twenty years ago, we went on our first mission trip. Nervousness was a main ingredient concerning the prospect of going on the trip. This story is an attempt to share about the experience so that others can have a small window into the struggle and uncertainty that can accompany God’s call to service. It doesn’t matter how far away from home or how different the circumstances might be from your own community, there are personal situations and feelings that impact each individual in their desire to serve. 

This is a story about going to the mission field and...

Over twenty years ago, we went on our first mission trip. Nervousness was a main ingredient concerning the prospect of going on the trip. This story is an attempt to share about the experience so that others can have a small window into the struggle and uncertainty that can accompany God’s call to service. It doesn’t matter how far away from home or how different the circumstances might be from your own community, there are personal situations and feelings that impact each individual in their desire to serve. 

This is a story about going to the mission field and...

FOR YEARS, MARIAN has been spending time in nature and taking photographs during many of these excursions. Sometimes she would be spending time in prayer and reflection, and other times she would just be pointing her camera and snapping pictures, only to find amazing visuals when she would get them developed. This book has been on her mind through years of seeing spirit in nature and in photos taken on these excursions. This book is written in a poetry format as a piece of children's literature. The words allow a lilting pentameter, which is enhanced by paintings of real photographs that...