Ethiopia 2013 Update
Dear Friends and Family, Thank you for your prayers. God is strengthening me as I write this. It’s 1 a.m. Sunday morning in Addis. I’ve got jet lag (awake in…
Dear Friends and Family, Thank you for your prayers. God is strengthening me as I write this. It’s 1 a.m. Sunday morning in Addis. I’ve got jet lag (awake in…
Read part one of this post by clicking here. The second thing I did as a single parent was: remind myself of my identity in Christ. There’s a big difference between…
October 17, 2009, I became a single parent. My husband of 28 years, Pastor Paul Giesbrecht, was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident. From the horrible day he died, I…
“How could church people be so mean?” I thought to myself. Just a few hours earlier, my pastor-husband had been told to turn in his resignation. Now, I was the…
October 17, 2009, I said goodbye. Pastor Paul Giesbrecht’s motorcycle accident was horrific, unexpected, tragic. It was my worst nightmare; I was the one to find him, a crumpled heap…
Dear Family and Friends, Ethiopia Fall 2013 is just around the corner. Our theme: “To prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be…
I believed a lie for two decades. It was something I had been told when I took ballet as an 8-year-old, and some of the other students commented on my…
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles.” Isaiah 40:31a There are ways to increase your chances of survival in…
Remember Susan Boyle? At 47 years old, Susan’s wild card performance on Britain’s Got Talent came to international public attention when she appeared as a contestant on the TV program…
Do you want to overcome hurts, habits, and hang-ups? All of us do. Somehow, we think we aren’t worthy of the abundant life. The imaginations of the enemy can haunt…