Life in Liberia
The Reality of Missionary Burnout
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG) I’ve always loved the way the Message paraphrase of the Bible puts those well-known verses – come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I
We’ll Be Home For Christmas
Sort of. Home means something different, in these days of living in a country that’s not your own. When we’re in the UK, we always refer to going home to Liberia, but the same is true the other way around. This Christmas, we’ll be at home in the UK. It’s the first time since 2016 that we’ll be outside of Africa for Christmas. It’s not a trip to raise support. We won’t be speaking at any churches. We’ll be taking twelve days to spend some time with family, to attempt to unwind and to enjoy our first cold Christmas
A Dereliction of Duty
You may notice that there haven’t been many updates on our website of late (or any, in fact). In our defence, life has been a bit busy since moving to Liberia almost two years ago. With our brand-new website in place, we are going to attempt to keep this blog a bit more up to date. We do attempt to show a snapshot of our lives here on our social media profiles from time to time, but it’s sometimes helpful having the space to delve a bit deeper. This is a great place to give you a better picture
