We’re learning as we go and we’d love to share some of what we’ve learned.
In life, there are going to be seasons of feasts, seasons of regular meals, and seasons of snacks. It sounds simple but this insight from John Caplin, an organizational coach who has encouraged us greatly, has shaped much of our thinking in recent years. We’ve used this lens in how we parent, how we engage… Read More Skimming
Matthew here to talk about a potential growth moment I’m navigating that started with my language class buddy dropping the class and then the country. We’ll call him Q (because, thanks to Bond, it sounds mysterious). Q and I have sat together in class for about 2 months now. We talk on breaks and we… Read More Why I’m NOT Writing my Language Exam
It was 11 years ago today that I (Amber) signed my first contract with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) to be a Global Worker. Writing that out… makes me feel old. In working with PAOC, I’ve served as a Global Worker overseas and with Summit Pacific College’s OMEGA Program. When I truly reflect on… Read More A DECADE +
It’s an amazingly vivid childhood memory – listening to Global Workers when they came home to Canada, sharing about their lives overseas, and thinking to myself “wow… what an incredible life!”. Fast forward a number of years and here I (Amber) sit at my dining room table on a warm Tuesday morning in Bangkok. So… Read More It’s a Glamourous Life
Eat the watermelon, spit out the seeds. Cherry pick the good stuff. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Buy the trail mix, only eat the chocolate (or maybe that’s just Matthew). Regardless of how it’s said, we human folk have an understanding of the word discernment – take what is good and FILTER… Read More FILTER | SPONGE | FUNNEL
Though standing in the foyer of the middle school where our church-plant meets, we found ourselves in a familiar situation we haven’t encountered for awhile. It came during a conversation with a lady we had struck up a conversation with while getting coffee. It progressed though all of the usual “nice to meet you” questions… Read More Just Like Riding a Bicycle
Learning organizational culture or community standards is a core element of moving into a new apartment building, accepting a new job, or meeting your significant other’s family. We do it all the time. So it is special when something from this acclamation process stands out. When we were preparing to move to Slovakia – our… Read More Put Down the Carving Knife
