Broken and Divided
Twenty Indian church planters crammed into our small apartment. Heat poured in from the blistering sun and body sweat created quite the aroma. Though hot, the fifteen male church planters and the five female church planters engaged in the teaching with eager energy....
Stinging Hope after a Miscarriage
The brutal sting came on December 8. For four days I knew the sting might come, but I fought with prayer and bedrest. Chad fought with prayer and fasting. “Please, please, please Jesus help our child survive this pregnancy.” But on December 8, the call came. “Leslie,...
God Shares Power with Humanity
A jagged 1.5 inch circle imprinted her face – the scar revealing where Sima’s husband bit a chunk out of her face for preaching the Gospel. I sat with Sima as she recounted the story to me. She shyly beamed as she recounted how God came to her defense (another story,...
Unleashing Equal Strength
We said “I do” and lived happily ever after. Well, not really… “I cried much of our first year of marriage believing I had made a mistake.” – Leslie “Usually I had the reputation of building people up. But with my wife, I felt that I was the reason for so much...
Delivered… Into Our Arms
I am sorry for the limited posts. Things have been busy since getting Phoebe. She likes to be held! There was no need for an alarm clock on Monday, March 9. Phoebe’s Gotcha Day. We arrived at the place where we would receive her. A mixture of emotions bombarded...
Expecting You
So tomorrow is the day. I am an expectant mom to my fourth – two on earth with me today, one in heaven, and one waiting for me in her province. Today as I reflected on my fourth coming into my family, I admit I wept for my second. At this moment, I have two kids right...
