Note: See more photos from the trek here.
Hello family and friends,
Well, the trip is done. We are so thankful that God allowed us to be part of this journey, and we are also so thankful to you, our supporters in prayer and finance, for playing such a crucial role in how He made it possible.
We [...]

It’s finally over … we have lots of stories to tell, lots of rest to catch up on, lots of pictures to sort, and lots of highly offensive laundry to wash (multiple times), but the hike is over (we agreed a few days into it that the name “hike” isn’t as appropriate as climb-leap-crawl-balance-run-inch … [...]

This being Country X (can’t name it for security reasons on this site), many travel plans cannot be taken care of ahead of time. The only airlines that fly to some of the more remote towns only have offices in certain parts of the country, so we literally aren’t able to buy tickets until we’re [...]

The literal translation of the Sera phrase is given first, with the idiomatic meaning (what it would mean in context of a conversation or situation) given second.
1. His face is dry. = He is lazy. (no perspiration)
2. I bit his foot. = I bribed him.
3. He has a bad heart. = He is stingy.
4. His [...]

Gardening is a very important piece of Sera survival. However, don’t picture climbing roses on trellises with foxgloves and delphinium, amidst smooth paths.
You’re probably thinking, “Oh come on, Katie. I’m a little more intelligent than THAT. I KNOW that delphinium don’t grow in the tropics!”
But wait. Don’t even picture tropical flowers like orchids and neat [...]

Today we reached 100% of our fundraising goals.
Yeah, that’s the silence of my jaw dropping to the floor too. The phrase I keep repeating like a babbling monkey is, “I can’t believe it … I just can’t believe it.” (15 years of working on this whole faith thing, and that’s what comes out of my [...]

I wrote this article for our church’s monthly newsletter, and thought I’d stick it in here to share with you all …
“You guys must desire the face of the Above‑One, your Great Above One, with your whole liver, and your whole vision, and your whole strength, and your whole ingenuity. Then also you must desire [...]

The Sera people of the inland areas are semi-nomadic, by choice and by outside force. Many have both a garden home and a village home, traveling as hunting and gathering requires. Villages are more like hamlets, with six or seven homes and a “sacrifice house.” Second homes are common at gardens, sago-processing sites, or hunting [...]