Delight yourself in the LORD, and He
will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4

Posts by: Jacob

Favorite Biographies

Recently, a friend asked me for some recommended biographies of overseas workers.  Here are my five favorite in order: 1. Buy Fluoxetine Online Missionary…

Smiles

It only took about 53 photos to get one where they all had their eyes open, but WE GOT ONE!  Every time we asked…

Stacking the Deck

UNO has become the card game of choice in the Broten household these days.  Nehemiah and Evangeline play several games in a series almost…

Friends

One of the questions we always had (and often worried about) when we first left the States and moved to this part of the…

Resolutions

New Year’s Day is a time when we move from reflection and farewells for the previous year into planning and envisioning what the coming…

Boys In Jaalabiiyas

Boys In Jaalabiiyas

We gave each of the boys a jaalabiiya for Christmas.  If you don’t know what that is, just check out the picture.  All of…

Haddasah and Khadiija

Haddasah and Khadiija

Our Email application is on the fritz and we cannot see any of our emails or use the program right now, so NO update…

Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree

Our first Christmas in Chad was wonderful.  As always, we miss our family and friends, but living in another context makes you feel the…

Labor For Hire

Labor For Hire

I have started to equip our children with skills in high demand.  Athanasius, who is healthy and out of bed now, has finished his…

A Purifying Discipline

We read this in our Psalm reading this morning as a family and we (Sonja and I) found ourselves nodding our heads at its…