Welcome

We’re Mike and Renee. Missionaries in Africa from 1997 to 2014, we now live in the Atlanta area and continue to serve with Africa Inland Mission. These pages offer some of our stories, family updates, and perspectives on the missionary life. (Karibu!)

Crux

Crux

Even if you don’t usually pay much attention to the stars, you would notice something amiss if you happened to be transported far over the equator and glanced upward. It would feel foreign even if you didn’t know why.

Windows and Doors

Africa’s youth may one day be the largest “people group” in the world.

Journey of the Distant Boat

Journey of the Distant Boat

But what if this film, with its aim to awaken the African church to get serious about sending missionaries, was more lasting than all that? We may never know, but Ted could be right. He was certainly right when he said, “God made this movie.”

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Between Heaven and Earth

Essays from 12 years as a missionary pilot in Africa