Important moments in our work and personal lives.
We caffeinate like Bangkokians – or at least we’re trying. There is a hole-in-the-wall shop run by two young guys around the corner from where we are staying and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed starting our days there. Mercifully, Thais drink their coffee iced. There’s very little place for hot coffee in this humidity! Cold caffeine has… Read More Fourth Impressions | Day Four in Bangkok
It may sound cliche, but relationship is a high value for us. Really. High. Value. So we enjoyed Day Three by investing in relationships. We spent time with members of the Imagine Thailand team and their families. We lunched with PAOC Global Workers who literally offer decades of experience and insights into Thailand, and we coffeed (yeah, we… Read More Third Impressions | Day Three in Bangkok
We’re just now beginning Day Three here in Bangkok and we’ve done so by reflecting on Day Two. We had lofty intentions of writing last night, but score one for jet lag which hit hard and unmercifully yesterday evening (15 hours is a significant time change). Our days have been filled with spending time with members… Read More Second Impressions | Day Two in Bangkok
When you fly into a new city and it’s already dark, you are afforded a unique opportunity of completely immersing yourself in a place before you actually get to see it. So when you wake up in the morning and look out, you’re in the middle, surrounded by the cityscape. If you land during the day,… Read More First Impressions | Day One in Bangkok
For me (Amber) the process started back in February. I stood in the chapel at Summit Pacific College and God began to speak. We were in the middle of worship, I was singing away and BAM, the Holy Spirit started talking to me. Clearly. This is what was said: “It was in this room all… Read More Thailand | The Back Story: Part 1
A Dream Job is an elusive thing. For years Amber has expressed that being the Assistant Director of Summit Pacific College’s OMEGA Global Program is her dream job. It’s mentoring, it’s discipleship, it’s missions, it’s education – it’s an intense year! It was through her own participation in the OMEGA program that Amber first went… Read More A Major Transition….yes, again
“I don’t think I love her. Do I really feel that? Is that possible? She hasn’t even done anything to me yet” spluttered Matthew to Amber with a mix of panic and disbelief in his voice. At just hours old, our daughter, Zala Mateja, had spent a continuous hour in Matthew’s arms allowing Amber to… Read More Love and the Second Child
We moved to Poland in September, 2010 expecting to build a community centre, demonstrate our faith by tackling civic needs, and bridging the gap (perceived and actual) between the church and the community. Three years later there is no community centre and no civic programs. Our move to Włocławek was part of a pilot project,… Read More Stopping Before the Finish Line you Expected
There is something about finishing well that is very satisfying. This EMERGE conference in Alicante, Spain was my last, and I have to say that it was the best one yet. The woman I worked with in Spain is named Patricia and she is truly passionate about seeing the women in the Spanish church and… Read More EMERGE: Finishing More than Well
As we sat down to write this Matthew asked Amber, “so, how do we say this?”. Her response was simply, “we’ve always communicated honestly”. It’s served us well and we will continue to do so. Stick with us on this – it’s a long one! As we’ve already shared, Amber and Dax will be returning… Read More An Open Letter About What Comes Next for Us
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