Arizona
- Dec
- 10
- Posted by Dylan
- Posted in Being a Missionary, Culture Shock, Homesickness, VLOG
- 2

In this episode, we fly out to Arizona for a missionary debriefing retreat designed to help missionaries coming off “the field” to process the emotions and frustrations with life back in the US.
read moreThankfulness
- Nov
- 25
- Posted by Dylan
- Posted in Being a Missionary, Communication, Culture Shock, Homesickness, Life Changes, VLOG

Happy Thanksgiving! We talk about a few things we are thankful for and take the opportunity for some very much needed self-care.
read moreArriving in the US
- Jul
- 19
- Posted by Dylan
- Posted in Adventure, Culture Shock, Guatemala, Life Changes, Villa Nueva, VLOG

Missy goes offroading and Cate goes to her BFF’s house. We arrive safely in the US and Missy gets a hot rod!
read moreMissy Gets Tested
- Feb
- 16
- Posted by Dylan
- Posted in Being a Missionary, Culture Shock, Guatemala, Prayer, VLOG
Paperwork in Guatemala
- Oct
- 14
- Posted by Dylan
- Posted in Adventure, Being a Missionary, Culture Shock, Guatemala
I know this video might seem a little long, but trust me, it’s a lot shorter than the process it talks about! Many people want to know, “what exactly do you do down there?” Here’s a perfect example of one of those things to which I say, “try putting THAT in a newsletter!”
read moreA Ministry Day with Missy
- Mar
- 22
- Posted by Dylan
- Posted in Being a Missionary, Culture Shock, Guatemala, Serving At Risk Families, Villa Nueva
One of the single mothers we serve in ministry was recently diagnosed with diabetes. We took her to a doctor we trust to begin the process of getting her medicine but then we found out that a local clinic supported by the government offers the treatments for free. Even though the doctor had consulted with […]
read moreImpromptu Mission Trip
- Apr
- 18
- Posted by Dylan
- Posted in Being a Missionary, Culture Shock, Faith, Guatemala, Prayer

Back in March, Missy and I were forced to move out of our house for about 5 days. It was the result of a string of fires in Guatemala that hit us a bit closer to home than usual. As we are in the tail end of the dry season here, there tends to be […]
read moreFurlough # 2
- Sep
- 06
- Posted by Dylan
- Posted in Being a Missionary, Culture Shock, Guatemala

Missy and I learned a few things last year when we were on furlough. As many of you recall, it was very fast paced and tiresome for us. We remembered that there are many more summer hours in a day in the U.S. than there are in Guatemala because of our relative closeness to the […]
read moreDia De Independencia
- Sep
- 17
- Posted by Dylan
- Posted in Adventure, Culture Shock, Guatemala, Iglesia Ciudad de Reugio, Linda Vista

So, I had an interesting experience this past Saturday. It certainly isn’t one I should keep to myself, especially given the difference between Guatemalan culture and that of the U.S. I should start by explaining that the church invited us to do this celebration of theirs with them by saying, “we are going to climb […]
read moreFear
- Jun
- 17
- Posted by Dylan
- Posted in Adventure, Being a Missionary, Christianity, Culture Shock, Faith, Fear, Guatemala City, Life Changes, Serving At Risk Families, Spiritual Warfare, Villa Nueva

As we start winding up the end of language school and start preparing for the future, I’ve noticed an odd emotion creeping up: fear. We’ve been having more frequent meetings about next month and what is going to happen: moving into our new place, organizing projects for the team that is coming to work serve with […]
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