Morton, Illinois

We stayed for four nights with Reuben’s good friends Jeff and Janet and their awesome kids Cameron, Cosette, Conner and Calvin. We had so much fun hanging out with them as a family, going to an Irish festival, going 10 pin bowling, playing Settlers of Catan, eating amazing food cooked on their grill and reconnecting…

Omaha, Nebraska

After a long day of driving, we arrived at my (Karen’s) friend Laurie’s house. Laurie and her husband Josh live in Omaha, Nebraska – I met Laurie five years ago when living in Ethiopia, so I was really excited to see her and catch up on the last five years. Laurie took us out for…

Vancouver, Canada

From San Francisco we headed up to Vancouver, where we had seven nights with my close friend Monica, who I worked with in New Zealand. It was awesome to see her life in Vancouver and explore there.  Some of our highlights were: Eating Ethiopian food at one of the three nearby Ethiopian restaurants – I…

Gente Maravillosa

One of the highlights of our time in Ecuador was spending time with people and experiencing the different ministry work that Julieta is involved in. On Sunday morning we went to hear her preach at a little church that met in a temporary building which they are using while they get funds to build a…

Cusco

Cusco (also spelled Cuzco or Qusqu) is a great town, located high in the mountains (at around 3400 metres). We were really grateful to be able to stay with our friend Bronwyn there and have an insider’s view to Cusco.   Some of the highlights of our stay were: Hiking up the hill near to Bron’s…