Hello Jonathan and Elizabeth we are Jeff & Cheryl and we have been following you since finding you via Life Over Seas about 2 years ago while preparing for our own move to northern Thailand. We have found the humor, trials, and encouragement in your posts to be bits of light to help us prepare for the change. We will leave for Thailand in October this year. Is the mail reliable there? Sounds like you need an American blender 🙂
Hi Jeff and Cheryl! So nice to e-meet you! Mail is fairly reliable for care packages, yes, although I know Denise James over at Taking Route recently tried to bring an American blender to Southeast Asia, and it promptly broke too. C’est la vie, right? 🙂
In all seriousness, though, I’m glad you’ve found A Life Overseas and this blog to be helpful in your preparation! That’s so exciting and encouraging to hear! ~Elizabeth
I need help…I handled an abuse situation all wrong…for so many reasons…it never happened again after I found out but it could have because once he passed a lie detector test…we moved back in together…because my child had a history of fabricating stories I believed the lie detector test BUT over a few years I didnt….and I have apologized for how stupidly I handled the abuse…but my daughter still holds hate in her heart.
Hey there, Melissa. I’m so sorry this happened to you and your family. These types of things are really best dealt with with local people. Is there a pastor or counseling service anywhere close to where you live? Someone you trust who can walk with you through all of this? Again, I wish I could meet with you, because this issue really needs to be discussed face to face. Peace, Jonathan
Hi Elizabeth, trust your week is going well. Your name has been provided to me by Melissa Hicks, the Business and Operations Lead at William Carey. I am the daughter of pioneer missionaries who served in Bolivia for 50 years. My parents are no longer with us; however, seek advice and contacts for a writer/publisher to bring to life the journey of their work. They were in many ways different from your typical missionaries, as their focus was targeted to all groups and citizens, including Governments, institutions, and the poorest beautiful people. Importantly, they provided local community service/support, with their faith opening doors and opportunities to gospel work from remote locations to towns where the gospel was not heard. Not sure if your company can assist me, as I would appreciate feedback. Dad was from Australia and went as a single (very practical, as he could build churches; he was a carpenter, mechanic, electrician, through his life skills and a gospel preacher and could relate to anyone; his name was Ned Meharg. He met my mother in Bolivia; she was from Israel (this is another fascinating story, as she was stateless) and had left from London to answer the call to work in the Bolivian Andes as a nurse to an NZ Dr Roger Brown and his wife Adele. Dad and Mom met and got married shortly after meeting; this is another very interesting story. For my part, I have all the letters Dad wrote back to his mother in Brisbane, Australia and information, plus slides and other information capturing a legacy of both community and spiritual service to all who they met. As missionaries, they worked with governments, communities and importantly, the needy poor citizens. They also founded a group of native amazons first nations peoples and set up their official land rights, etc. I look forward to hearing from you, and thanks for your time. Many thanks.
Hi Pauline! It’s so nice to meet you and hear all about your family history. I’ll send an email with more information next week! (I’m currently on a writing retreat.)
Hi again! I sent you an email with some info about my writing services. You can also fill out my book coaching intake form, and I’ll get back with you as soon as I can: Stories Set Free Coaching Intake.
Thanks for sharing your lives. You are an inspiration.
Hello Jonathan and Elizabeth we are Jeff & Cheryl and we have been following you since finding you via Life Over Seas about 2 years ago while preparing for our own move to northern Thailand. We have found the humor, trials, and encouragement in your posts to be bits of light to help us prepare for the change. We will leave for Thailand in October this year. Is the mail reliable there? Sounds like you need an American blender 🙂
Hi Jeff and Cheryl! So nice to e-meet you! Mail is fairly reliable for care packages, yes, although I know Denise James over at Taking Route recently tried to bring an American blender to Southeast Asia, and it promptly broke too. C’est la vie, right? 🙂
In all seriousness, though, I’m glad you’ve found A Life Overseas and this blog to be helpful in your preparation! That’s so exciting and encouraging to hear! ~Elizabeth
I need help…I handled an abuse situation all wrong…for so many reasons…it never happened again after I found out but it could have because once he passed a lie detector test…we moved back in together…because my child had a history of fabricating stories I believed the lie detector test BUT over a few years I didnt….and I have apologized for how stupidly I handled the abuse…but my daughter still holds hate in her heart.
Hey there, Melissa. I’m so sorry this happened to you and your family. These types of things are really best dealt with with local people. Is there a pastor or counseling service anywhere close to where you live? Someone you trust who can walk with you through all of this? Again, I wish I could meet with you, because this issue really needs to be discussed face to face. Peace, Jonathan
Hi Elizabeth, trust your week is going well. Your name has been provided to me by Melissa Hicks, the Business and Operations Lead at William Carey. I am the daughter of pioneer missionaries who served in Bolivia for 50 years. My parents are no longer with us; however, seek advice and contacts for a writer/publisher to bring to life the journey of their work. They were in many ways different from your typical missionaries, as their focus was targeted to all groups and citizens, including Governments, institutions, and the poorest beautiful people. Importantly, they provided local community service/support, with their faith opening doors and opportunities to gospel work from remote locations to towns where the gospel was not heard. Not sure if your company can assist me, as I would appreciate feedback. Dad was from Australia and went as a single (very practical, as he could build churches; he was a carpenter, mechanic, electrician, through his life skills and a gospel preacher and could relate to anyone; his name was Ned Meharg. He met my mother in Bolivia; she was from Israel (this is another fascinating story, as she was stateless) and had left from London to answer the call to work in the Bolivian Andes as a nurse to an NZ Dr Roger Brown and his wife Adele. Dad and Mom met and got married shortly after meeting; this is another very interesting story. For my part, I have all the letters Dad wrote back to his mother in Brisbane, Australia and information, plus slides and other information capturing a legacy of both community and spiritual service to all who they met. As missionaries, they worked with governments, communities and importantly, the needy poor citizens. They also founded a group of native amazons first nations peoples and set up their official land rights, etc. I look forward to hearing from you, and thanks for your time. Many thanks.
Hi Pauline! It’s so nice to meet you and hear all about your family history. I’ll send an email with more information next week! (I’m currently on a writing retreat.)
Hi again! I sent you an email with some info about my writing services. You can also fill out my book coaching intake form, and I’ll get back with you as soon as I can: Stories Set Free Coaching Intake.