( From Alyssa) Given everyone's different timing considerations during this transition year, we're taking the SPLICE (Spiritual, Pe...

By Jessica Cropsey Two and a half months ago we heard about a teacher who was looking for a long-term placement with a team.  She initial...

In his triple-entendre named "Lit! A Christian Guide to Reading Books," Tony Reinke (Crossway, 2011) outlines a comprehensive and ...

(from Eric McLaughlin) The following video was discovered via our friend Jeff Liou, and strikes a chord regarding African culture and ster...

So, another lesson I (Rachel) learned at SPLICE had to do with goodbyes and grieving.  I thought that this was a lesson that I had already ...

By Jason This is not a typical "Case of the Week" (COTW).  It is also not a case that occurred in Kenya.  I have been working he...

We McLaughlins just finished our three week "missionary boot camp," a session called SPLICE at the Missions Training Institute.  W...

By Jessica Cropsey It was 1987.  John's parents were busy preparing to go back to the United States after their first term of service...

(by Eric McLaughlin) This post has been a while in coming.  Some of you may remember the earlier thoughts on homelessness , as experien...

Last fall I was putting together some advice to give people about living and surviving in a team.  After living for two years as a team, I f...