JANUARY NEWSLETTER
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ICC
OK, the site seems to be working now… lets try ICC update 5.4
We have spent the last 10 days out in Waxhaw. NC attending the Wycliffe Inter-cultural Communications Course. It has been a challenge and a real growing experience. The classes, teachers, and subject matter is all very good and useful to all who have been or are going to work cross-culturally.
We are gaining insight into our own spiritual vitality, cultural and language acquisition, [...] Continue Reading…
ICC Week one
freedom of speech
I am sitting here writing this and chuckling to myself. This is the 5th time I have written a newsletter in the last 3 months. I have my doubts that this one will make it to the presses…but I can hope. Writing about what we are doing is not always easy. There is always the pressure of wondering what events in our life is “newsletter” material. It is almost a joke amongst missionaries… but [...] Continue Reading…
Big States and Southern Cooking
We find ourselves on the road again once more. We left yesterday afternoon and headed to my dad’s new home in Edenton, NC. I know we have a South Carolina address but only we live a few miles from the North Carolina border. Fort Mill is basically a suburb of Charlotte. I could not believe how long it took to drive across this state. It took 5.5 hours. Even with all the traveling we’ve [...] Continue Reading…
Early Christmas
We celebrated Christmas early again this year. Early Christmas had become an annual tradition when we lived in the states before. We would always have our own family Christmas morning a week or two early before going to share Christmas with our families – it has been a fun tradition that we reprised this year. Buying gifts can be tough when you don’t know exactly what the future holds, but we went musical this [...] Continue Reading…
Thanksgiving
We all have many things for which to be thankful. This year I was overwhelmed with thankfulness for all the people God has put in our life. From old friends form grade school who are still a part of our lives to new friends that we make everywhere we go – no meeting is accidental. God keeps me forever in awe of his ability to have the stories of our individual lives intersect at [...] Continue Reading…
Thanksgiving and prayer
Happy Thanksgiving to you. I write this morning with a lot of praise in my heart. We want all of you to praise the Lord along with us for the great emotional, mental, and spiritual renewal and healing that has taken place over the last several months. If you want a more detailed insight into our heart read the update on our web page (thelistros.com), if not, just know that God is good and [...] Continue Reading…